According to media reports, two men have been arrested in Japan in connection with computer malware which stole personal information and posted it on the internet.
The men are said to have not only created the malware, but also been behind a fraudulent scheme whereby they contacted victims offering to remove their personal data from the internet – for a fee.
The malware was reportedly spread via the Winny peer-to-peer file-sharing network posing as an adult-themed Hentai game. Upon installing the program, victims were asked to enter their name, date of birth, contact details and other personal information. At the same time, information such as browser bookmarks were being stolen from the users’ computer.
The destination for all this purloined personal data? A publicly accessible website.
At this point afflicted users probably didn’t realise anything untoward has…
Read more in my article on the Naked Security website.
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