Question remote access/hack into webcam

[wpshooter]

Is it possible for another computer (remote) to hack into your webcam if you do NOT have any type of webcam application software installed
on your computer or would the mere existence of the webcam/hardware on your computer possibly allow them to hack into and use the webcam ?

 

[Muadib]

Wikipedia cover this pretty well:

Camfecting - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[VirtualLarry]

or would the mere existence of the webcam/hardware on your computer possibly allow them to hack into and use the webcam ?

This.