The webcam light on my laptop just turned on - does this mean someone has hacked into my webcam?

I know some people are hyper-secure about this sort of thing and cover their webcam with tape or blu-tack... but is it really likely it's been hacked like this? What other reason would it have turned on for?

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MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

It is probable, we can't say if that's the case or not. Possibly it could have just turned on for some kind of feature in your computer, but always stay safe.

Randomlygenerated · 26-30, F

@MartinTheFirst Yeah, I'll cover it over to be sure, but do you know of any specific features that would cause that?

MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M

@Randomlygenerated No idea...