New Android malware will leak your private photos to friends unless you pay up

Discussion in 'mobile device security' started by hawki, Jul 11, 2017.

  1. hawki

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    "New Android malware will leak your private photos to friends unless you pay up.

    Thousands of Android users may be at risk to a newly discovered form of malware which attempts to extort victims by threatening to leak a trove of personal information including photos, website histories and text messages unless a 'ransom' is paid to the hackers.

    Dubbed 'LeakerLocker' by experts from cybersecurity firm McAfee, it demands $50 (£39) per victim to prevent the release of potentially sensitive data, which also includes Facebook chats, GPS locations and email correspondence, to the device's stored contact list..."

    http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/new-androi...private-photos-friends-unless-you-pay-1629818
     
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