| Can hackers see through your webcam?
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A Which? Tech Support member recently contacted us for advice after receiving a scam email that claimed their webcam had been hacked and that compromising footage of them had been stolen.
Most messages like this are fake and designed to make you panic into paying a ransom quickly, but our experts have outlined some practical steps to
ensure the webcam on your computer is secure.
If you'd benefit from 1-to-1 help to keep your tech secure, you can join Which? Tech Support and chat to our friendly experts on the phone or by email as often as you need.
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| Windows 10 scam warning |
Last week, Microsoft ended its support for Windows 10, and our experts predict scammers will use this as an opportunity to target people with their schemes.
We've rounded up the five tricks fraudsters are most likely to use to target Windows 10 users, plus more information on what you should do if your PC still uses the old operating system. |
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| Are you sharing your photos with Facebook? |
With so many settings across Facebook’s desktop and mobile apps, you might have enabled certain features that use your data without realising.
If you’re not happy with Facebook having access, the good news is that you can turn it off in your device settings. We explain
how to stop Facebook from accessing your phone's camera roll and other personal information.
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| Scam sharer tool |
| There's an easy way to make us aware of scams directly with our
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