Six Arrested Over Japanese Android Porn Virus 92
AZA43 writes "Tokyo police have arrested six men, including two IT executives and one former tech exec, in connection with an Android malware campaign that netted $265,000. The men created a piece of Android malware that they disguised as a video player and distributed through an adult website. The app stole personal information and attempted to extort money for data 'protection services.' The malware doesn't appear to be particularly sophisticated, but it convinced more than 200 horny Japanese dudes to shell out $1200 each. And the arrests are one of, if not the, first time a major police force brought down criminals who used Android malware to extort a significant chunk of cash."
Ahem (Score:4, Funny)
convinced more than 200 horny Japanese dudes to shell out $1200 each
Either A) Japanese women don't look at porn, or B) They were smart enough not to shell out $1200
Wait wait wait (Score:5, Funny)
Re:LOL (Score:2, Funny)
No, Android was the subject of the porn. Those crazy Japs!
(sorry)
Re:But /. said Linux don't get malware? (Score:5, Funny)
Linux will get malware when? Ha, we have had malware for years, haven't you ever heard of emacs? It is a nearly fullly functional trojan OS disguised as a shitty text editor. This is nothing new for us.
Would A Porn Virus Be A Robotic STD? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Ahem (Score:5, Funny)
Either A) Japanese women don't look at porn, or B) They were smart enough not to shell out $1200
Or C) They don't use Android.
Japanese women ARE Android.
Re:Ahem (Score:3, Funny)
Dermatologist here. Posting as AC via TOR for obvious reasons - if my fellow professionals found out I am breaking the code and talking about this, they would kill my family and make me watch. We are doing everything we can to stop this woman, but the truth she has uncovered is just too powerful. We're not doing this just to protect our profession, but because the first-world economy is dependent on our spending. If this gets out, and people stop going to dermatologists, it could mean the end of civilization as we know it. Damn that woman!