Paedophile Jailed After Hacking Into 11-year-old’s Webcam To Spy On Her As She Showered

One girl was blissfully unaware that the predator was spying on her while she showered and undressed via her webcam.

On his computer, officers discovered this, as well as 27 other indecent photographs and films of youngsters.

He also catfished victims by posing as someone else for years and building a relationship with them through chat applications.

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Davies was discovered by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in 2019 after he purchased dubious cybercrime equipment and utilized an internet marketplace called weleakinfo to sell stolen credentials.

During the inquiry, officers identified and visited over 30 shocked victims, some of whom he knew personally.

"Davies had amassed what can only be described as a cyber criminal’s toolkit," said Andrew Shorrock, operations manager from the NCA’s National Cyber Crime Unit.

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"Not only was he using these tools to break into peoples” devices, but he was also using them to spy on his unsuspecting victims and to steal naked images of them for his sexual gratification.

"Even more disturbing is the fact that at least one of his victims was a teenager and we found a collection of images and videos of child sexual abuse on his computer."

Davies admitted to 24 Computer Misuse Act offenses, voyeurism, three charges of possessing indecent photos of minors, producing indecent images of children, and possessing extreme pornographic images on September 2.

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He was sentenced to two years and two months in jail at Nottingham Crown Court.

According to BBC News, Judge Julie Warburton told the court: "This was a campaign of offending of a serious nature with devastating impact on 25 individuals who you exploited over 10 years.”

"The extent of the damage you have caused is immeasurable and constitutes a total violation of their privacy."

Davies has now been added to the list of sex offenders.

He was also given a ten-year restraining order against five of the victims, as well as a ten-year sexual harm prevention order.

Davies sent malware to victims via a link that bypassed antivirus software.

Jake Moore, former Head of Digital Forensics at Dorset Police and now an expert for ESET, said: “Sadly what has occurred here is remarkably easy and highlights the emotional and psychological manipulation used to hack a device.”

"Even with the right software to mitigate this sort of abuse, victims are often walked through procedures into overriding any programs used to stop this from occurring.”

"Therefore, it is vital that parents share best practices with their children and help them spot such manipulative behavior and how to take the necessary steps into stopping this from occurring."