Cybercrime researchers write that, in a study of chatbots programmed to say they were 13-year-old girls, adults tried to entice kids into Whereby video chats.
A section of dialogue between a self-identified adult and the researchers’ chatbot posing as a 13-year-old.Most prior studies of child sexual abuse rely on historical data from police reports, which provides an outdated depiction of the tactics currently used to abuse children. In contrast, the automated chatbots we used gathered data about active offenders and the current methods they use to facilitate sexual abuse.
This method of attack can simplify online sexual abuse. The offender does not need to be technically savvy or socially manipulative to gain access to a child’s webcam. Instead, someone who can persuade a victim to visit a seemingly innocuous site could gain control of the child’s camera.Having gained access to the camera, a predator can violate the child by watching and recording them without actual – as opposed to technical – consent.
Control of the visitor’s camera and mic is limited to within the Whereby platform, and there are icons that indicate when the camera and mic are on. However, children might not be aware of the camera and mic indicators and would be at risk if they switched browser tabs without exiting the Whereby platform or closing that tab. In this scenario, a child would be unaware that the host was controlling their camera and mic.
A lawyer for the company also wrote that Whereby disputes the researchers’ claims. “Whereby takes the privacy and safety of its customers seriously. This commitment is core to how we do business, and it is central to our products and services.”Revoking access to the webcam following initial permission requires knowledge of browser caches.
. Since caches are a more advanced safety and privacy feature, children should not be expected to know to clear browser caches or how to do so.Awareness is the first step toward a safe and trustworthy cyberspace. We are reporting these attack methods so parents and policymakers can protect and educate an otherwise vulnerable population. Now that videoconferencing companies are aware of these exploits, they can reconfigure their platforms to avoid such exploitation.
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