‘Rapeplay’-style porn games targeted in ‘name to shame’ extortion scam
A Japanese cyber extortion gang is running a new "name to shame" scam by duping users who pirate adult games into installing malware, then demanding that they pay up to keep their names from being publicly posted on the Web.
"The installer asks a whole series of personal questions, including name, date of birth, phone number, mailing address, company name and game passwords," said Trend Micro’s Rik Ferguson. "It also collects information from the PC, including screenshots of Internet Explorer’s Favorites. "
This information is then used by criminals to extort 1,500 yen, or approximately US$16, from the computer’s owner.
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