Why Mark Zuckerberg Covered his Camera and Mic Jack with Tapes? Find it out here!

Earlier this month, Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter, and Pinterest account got hacked leaving both the pages defaced. Following this incident, Marks has covered his camera and Mic Jack with tapes.

3 things about this photo of Zuck:

Camera covered with tape
Mic jack covered with tape
Email client is Thunderbird pic.twitter.com/vdQlF7RjQt

— Chris Olson (@topherolson) June 21, 2016

This came to light when Mark Zuckerberg posted a photo on his Facebook account, during the celebration of his growing user base of Instagram. Meanwhile, a Twitterati who goes by the name Chris Olson noticed this in the image's background.

What's the reason behind tape?

Generally, hackers can gain access to any computer using remote access trojans, which is called as "ratting".

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However, Graham Cluley, an online security expert, and the consultant said, "I think Zuckerberg is sensible to take these precautions".

Meanwhile, this is just a simple step of precaution to protect himself from any anonymous hacker, who may try to access his account via remote access.