Hackers can see what you’re doing in VR via Big Brother malware

Hackers can see what you’re doing in VR through a piece of malware called Big Brother. Well, sort of. There’s 171 million people worldwide using some sort of VR setup. Some of them are using Android-based systems, like Meta’s Oculus or the HTC Vive.

Those users are the ones at risk. ReasonLabs identified a new attack vector which can connect remotely to Android-based VR devices and record the headset screen. Once the malware gets into a user’s computer, it lies in wait until the user starts using a device with Developer Mode enabled.