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along_the_road ( along_the_road@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 1 year ago

Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn

www.wired.com

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Automated Sextortion Spyware Takes Webcam Pics of Victims Watching Porn

www.wired.com

along_the_road ( along_the_road@beehaw.org )  to Technology · 1 year ago
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A new specimen of “infostealer” malware offers a disturbing feature: It monitors a target's browser for NSFW content, then takes simultaneous screenshots and webcam photos of the victim.
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    So how does this work exactly?

    “Pay up or we tell everyone that you watch porn”

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      Exactly that

    • knokelmaat ( knokelmaat@beehaw.org ) 
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      There is a difference between telling and putting videos on the internet of you masturbating.

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        That only works if you masterbate while watching porn.

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      Blackmail can be very lucrative.

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