How To Tell If Someone Hacked My Mac Free

Mar 08, 2013  If something looks suspicious, it probably is; think before you click, and if someone you know sends you something suspicious contact them just to be sure.

• Hackers don't typically tell their victims that they've been hacked. Most of the time, when hackers gain entry to computers to do their dirty work, they don't want anyone to know. That way, they can come back another time to see what else they can do or find. Because of that, you might not know if your computer has already been hacked.
• #1: Check Your Battery Usage. Presuming somebody has hacked your iPhone and is now listening to your calls and monitoring your mobile activity, this would amount to additional battery usage. If your battery is hot even when you’re not using your phone, this may be a good indicator of hacking.

Not normally. However, certain Adobe Flash pages can be configured to use the video camera, and if you are visiting an Adobe Flash page that is, and you had setup the camera before on another page, it is possible the software is making a call on the camera again. Photobooth, Quicktime, iChat, Skype all speak to the camera in varying degrees. Additionally there is a built-in microphone next to the camera which may be called by any audio-input software. If you want to be secure, just put a sticky on top of the camera. I would though upgrade to 10.7.3 if you are worried about being hacked. There has been a malware that affects 10.7 through 10.7.2, and 10.6 through 10.6.7, and 10.5.7 and earlier: https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3261

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May 22, 2012 5:35 AM