Hackers Play “Every Breath You Take” Through Camera, Freak Out Owner

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This is a good reason to make sure your web camera is secure. Someone hacked into a worker's unsecured IP camera and played the Police's "Every Breath You Take" though its speakers. Sample lyrics: "I'll be watching you."

The unidentified man handles it pretty well, all things considered, and calmly calls the camera company's tech support line. As he's on the phone with the IT worker, the music comes back on.

"That's really freaky, man," he says to the IT guy when informed he was hacked. "That's the song 'Somebody's watching you.' That's really funny. So somebody's looking?"

That's very funny and very unsettling at the same time

 

[Teelie]

It's called RATting. Usually it's used for far more dispicable and abusive things.

 

[NickNitro]

And people aren't worried about Xbox One's Kinect being on 24/7 in your living room.

 

[Teelie]

A number of people I know of are, although most of them are technologically literate enough to realize the dangerous potential so it may be skewed. It's one reason I won't be getting an XBone for the forseeable future.

No one thinks about the security issues behind these things until someone does something obvious like blast "I'll be watching you" from your computer's speakers as they watch you on the webcam.

 

[Duran Man]

He should have called the police.

 

[Pink Ranger]

He should have called the police.

But they might not reunite for another 10 years.

 

[webhead9707]

That's messed up, but it's hilarious.

 

[Wolfwood]

I want this to happen in Person of Interest now.

 

[Slushy]

Anonymous strikes again!

 

[Chance Jackson]

He should have called the police.

totally missed that the first time around

 

[charl_huntress]

And people aren't worried about Xbox One's Kinect being on 24/7 in your living room.

I will admit that has worried me, and it's the reason I haven't bought an Xbox One, and the reason I didn't buy a TV with a built in camera when I bought a new flat screen late last year. As people can probably imagine...I'm overly cautious about things like that.

I want this to happen in Person of Interest now.

Agreed. Though it would seem they could already do this since they can easily listen in from a phone. They did something like this on a show called Scandal...

 

[AnneFan]

That's messed up, but it's hilarious.

Indeed, it's something The Joker would probably do.

 

[SWAT]

I like that the hacker played it so the tech guy could hear it...

 

[MessiahDecoy123]

When a random hacker does it, it's creepy.

When the government does it, it's to protect our freedom from terrorists.

Maybe the NSA should be required to play "Every Breath You Take" when they spy on people.

 

[Teelie]

If they did that we'd always be hearing that song.