Android users and enjoyers of porn: you need to read this.
A bunch of Russian hackers have created an app called Porn Droid, which masquerades as a handy app for watching porn on your phone.
But, rather than providing any fun stuff, it’s actually just a front for a scary bit of malware called LockerPin, which resets the pin used to lock your phone.
This then locks the user out of the phone, which triggers an official looking pop-up claiming to be from the FBI.
The pop-up screen, complete with the FBI logo, tells the user that ‘some suspicious files have been found’, and accuses them of trying to access ‘forbidden pornographic sites.’
It then asks for $500 (around £330) to unlock the phone.
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