Porn app films you, demands ransom

09 September 2015 - 02:25
By ©The Daily Telegraph

Security researchers have warned about a malicious porn app called Adult Player, which secretly takes photos of the person using it and then blackmails them. The Android app is, in fact, a virus, known as "ransomware", which disables your computer or phone, and demands payment in exchange for restoring it.

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