 Camfecting is most often carried out by infecting the victim's computer with a virus that can provide the hacker access to the victim's webcam.This attack is specifically targeted at the victim's webcam, and hence the name "camfecting", a portmanteau of the words "cam" and "infecting".In January 2005, some search engine queries were published in an online forum which allow anyone to find thousands of Panasonic- and Axis high-end web cameras, provided that they have a web-based interface for remote viewing.