{"id":53810,"date":"2016-07-19T18:12:06","date_gmt":"2016-07-19T18:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=53810"},"modified":"2016-07-19T18:12:06","modified_gmt":"2016-07-19T18:12:06","slug":"new-malware-lurks-around-starts-blackmailing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/new-malware-lurks-around-starts-blackmailing\/","title":{"rendered":"New Malware Quietly Gathers Data to Blackmail You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new malware starts to blackmail victims, but not for the usual cash payout&#8230;<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>A new malware, called Delilah, worms its way into your PC from adult entertainment and gaming sites.\u00a0 The malware\u00a0sits on your PC, quietly gathering information about you, your family and friends, employer and even recording you through you webcam.\u00a0 This process is quite labor intensive.\u00a0 The data is collected, then someone goes through it all to find their best target.<\/p>\n<p>What is interesting, is the hackers aren&#8217;t demanding money.\u00a0 Once they find their ideal targets and have the information they want to use to execute the blackmail, the demand made to the victim\u00a0is for insider secrets from their employer.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/article\/3096250\/security\/delilah-malware-secretly-taps-webcam-blackmails-and-recruits-insider-threat-victims.html\">Computer World<\/a>, Delilah has not hit the common black market yet.\u00a0 It is reported the malware is only being utilized among &#8220;closed&#8221; 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