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Police Say Mac Tech Installed Spyware To Photo Women

Posted by samzenpus on from the I-always-feel-like-somebody's-watching-me dept.

CWmike writes "He was hired to fix their computers, but police say that Trevor Harwell instead installed spyware software that took candid photos of his clients in various states of undress. Harwell had been a Macintosh specialist with a Los Angeles-area home computer repair company called Rezitech. That's how he allegedly had the opportunity to install the spy software, called Camcapture, on computers. While working on repair assignments, the 20-year-old technician secretly set up a complex system that could notify him whenever it was ready to snap a shot using the computer's webcam, according to Sergeant Andrew Goodrich, a spokesman with the Fullerton Police Department in California. 'It would let his server know that the victim's machine was on. The server would then notify his smartphone... and then the images were recorded on his home computer,' he said. Police say they've found thousands of images on Harwell's computers and have identified dozens of victims, all of them women in Los Angeles and Orange County. Harwell was arrested Wednesday by Fullerton police." But was he a good repairman?

9 of 235 comments (clear)

  1. In Apple's defense by elrous0 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This guy was a rogue and clearly not following Apple policy. Apple states explicitly in their policy manual that spying on customers in any way--through their webcam, microphone, user accounts, etc.--is strictly prohibited for all Apple employees except Steve Jobs.

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    1. Re:In Apple's defense by sakdoctor · · Score: 3, Funny

      No. The only fix is to wrap your entire Macbook in black electrical tape. You never know which holes, or indeed surfaces are spying on you.

  2. Job skills by i.r.id10t · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently he is qualified to work for one of the school boards in Pennsylvania

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    Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos
  3. Re:Hot Steam by 0100010001010011 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Warning, excessive static buildup detected. Attempt to discharge through touching elbows behind back.

  4. Re:Hot Steam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some victims, tricked by the pop-up warning, did take their computers with them into the shower, Goodrich said.

    That's pure genius. Evil genius, but genius nevertheless.

  5. Move to Philadelphia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    The Lower Merion School District has heard of your excellent work and would like to offer you a position...

  6. Re:Pics of STFU by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Um... here you... go?

  7. Just get laid already by Smigh · · Score: 3, Funny

    This guy seriously needs to get laid. Seriously.

    1. Re:Just get laid already by base3 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Pretty sure he will, now.

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      One CPU cycle wasted on digital restrictions management is ONE TOO MANY.