A California computer repair tech was arrested Wednesday for allegedly installing spyware on users Mac laptops giving him access to the computer's webcam.
Trevor Harwell, 20, was a repair technician for the Orange County computer company, Rezitech Inc when the software was installed, reports the AP. Fullerton police Sgt. Andrew Goodrich said the spyware would send a false error message to the user telling them to “try putting your laptop near hot steam for several minutes to clean the sensor.”
The users, mostly female according to Goodrich, would take the laptops into the bathroom while they were undressing and showering, allowing him to take photos of the victims.
“Harwell then stored the photos on a remote server, and eventually downloaded them on his own computer," said Goodrich.
According to the OC Register, police seized thousands of images and videos from Harwell’s computer.
Harwell is facing at least 12 felony counts of computer access and fraud and additional charges may be added on in the future, said Goodrich.
Investigators say that Harwell installed the software “CamCapture” which allowed the images to be uploaded to a remote server where the images could be downloaded from.
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