JOLIETTE, Que. — RCMP investigators have arrested a 27-year-old Quebec woman who allegedly took control of computers by remote control and frightened people, including underage children in Canada and abroad.
The Mounties said in a news release today the woman was apprehended after they searched her residence in Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, about 75 kilometres northeast of Montreal.
They say she allegedly used a malicious software that allows cybercriminals to control the operations of infected computers and spy on people through their own webcams.
She allegedly used various techniques to harass people, including eavesdropping on private conversations and communicating through the speakers of their computers.
The RCMP says some of the alleged victims were exposed to extreme pornography.
The woman is due to appear in court this afternoon to be arraigned on charges of unauthorized use of a computer and mischief in relation to computer data.
