Are there logs of when the webcam was used?

[Rashid-C]

  Recently I was sent a ransom email which claimed to have taken compromising footage & threatened to send it out to everyone on my contact list. I suspect it was fake, but I would like to know for certain if my computer had been hacked.

  I rarely use the web cam, so if there are logs anywhere which list timestamps of the camera's access, that would be perfect.

   Thank you for any help.

[banhien · Accepted solution]

@Rashid-C 

Sorry, by defalt no such log for webcam, You can try application logs such as Skype or similar. The following article may help you to avoid webcam hack

   https://www.quora.com/How-can-you-tell-if-a-hacker-has-accessed-your-webcam-microphone

Regards.

[Rashid-C]

Thank you, BH.

   It seems unlikely that the computer was compromised regardless. I get a lot of scam emails, but this was the first one that took the webcam claim. I reported the scammer to the Internet Crime Complaint Center and deleted it.