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Flash Flaw Allows Remote Activation of Webcam, Mic
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    Flash Flaw Allows Remote Activation of Webcam, Mic

    A computer science student at Stanford University has discovered a hole in Adobe Flash that could be used by an attacker to furtively enable the victim’s camera and microphone. The vulnerability is not in Flash itself, but the Adobe Flash Settings Manager page.
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    Re: Flash Flaw Allows Remote Activation of Webcam, Mic

    Better privacy add-on for Firefox will fix this

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    Re: Flash Flaw Allows Remote Activation of Webcam, Mic

    u can block Camera and Microphone in flash setting

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