Baby-faced alleged hacker is accused of creating spyware when he was just 14 years old and living with his mum for perverts around the world to secretly watch women having sex
- Alleged baby-faced hacker accused of creating spyware program as teenager
- Jacob Keen allegedly sold to people including perverts who spied on women
- Keen allegedly sold the program for $35 to 14,500 customers in 128 countries
An alleged baby-faced hacker is accused of creating spyware software as a teenager that allowed perverts to hijack webcams and spy on women having sex.
Jacob Wayne John Keen was only 15 years old when he allegedly created the invasive program called Imminent Monitor from his family home in Zillmere, Brisbane.
He is now 24-years-old, charged with six offences and was ordered to face Brisbane Magistrates Court on Friday.
Keen is alleged to have created the software as a teenager but sold it as an adult between 2013 and 2019.
Jacob Wayne John Keen (pictured) was only 15 years old when he allegedly created the invasive program called Imminent Monitor from his family home in Zillmere, Brisbane
![Keen is alleged to have created the software as a teenager but sold it as an adult between 2013 and 2019, while living in his mother's suburban home in Brisbane (pictured)](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/30/00/60860319-11063451-image-a-9_1659137723528.jpg)
Keen is alleged to have created the software as a teenager but sold it as an adult between 2013 and 2019, while living in his mother’s suburban home in Brisbane (pictured)
He allegedly sold the program for $35 on computer hacker forums to 14,500 customers across 128 countries.
Some 201 customers were allegedly from Australia of which 14 had AVOs taken out against them and one was a convicted paedophile, Courier Mail reported.
The alleged targets were tricked into installing the program onto their computer after clicking on emails or text messages.
The spyware then allegedly allowed users to access webcams and microphones on the infected computers – giving them access to bank details, addresses and passwords.
The program allegedly had a keystroke-logger that meant everything that was typed on the computer was also recorded.
![Keen allegedly sold the program for $35 on computer hacker forums to 14,500 customers across 128 countries](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/30/02/60863181-11063451-image-a-1_1659145426770.jpg)
Keen allegedly sold the program for $35 on computer hacker forums to 14,500 customers across 128 countries
His alleged customers allegedly used the programs to steal personal details from their targets or hack into computers to spy on women having sex.
One of the alleged customers was UK man Scott Cowley who was jailed for two years after spying on three women over two years.
Keen is alleged to have made up to $490,000 and used most of the money to pay for takeaway food that was delivered to his home.
The Australian Federal Police launched an investigation into Keen after receiving a tip-off from the FBI and global cyber security firm Palo Alto Networks in 2017.
Police then raided his home in 2019 and seized a custom-built computer that is alleged to have contained the same code found in the spyware program.
![His mother Justine Monica Keen, 43, has also been charged in dealing with dirty money and faces 10 years behind bars](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/30/00/60860323-11063451-image-a-10_1659137854822.jpg)
His mother Justine Monica Keen, 43, has also been charged in dealing with dirty money and faces 10 years behind bars
![One alleged customer was UK man Scott Cowley who was jailed for two years after spying on three women over two years](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/07/30/00/60860321-11063451-image-a-11_1659137874086.jpg)
One alleged customer was UK man Scott Cowley who was jailed for two years after spying on three women over two years
Keen was charged with several offences including dealing with dirty money and faces up to 20 years in jail.
His mother Justine Monica Keen, 43, has also been charged in dealing with dirty money and faces 10 years behind bars.
Keen is now living in Melbourne with his mother and working as a software engineer at US sports betting website FanDuel.
The pair’s lawyer Adam Moschella told the magistrate his clients were unable to travel to Queensland for their court mention as they both had Covid-19.
AFP Commander of the cybercrime unit Chris Goldsmid said outside court thousands of pieces of data had been investigated by police.
‘These types of malware are so nefarious because it can provide an offender virtual access to a victim’s bedroom or home without knowledge,’ he said.
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