- the name of the app is "Adult Player"

- App promises pornographic video then secretly takes pictures

- when the app is used, it takes a compromising picture of the user and displays it with a ransom message

- it sends the mobile and operating system information to a remote server where a personalised ransom note is created like the one below



- the app then takes the phone hostage (disables phone or computer) and demands $500 payment to a PayPal account

- The red warning note claims “Your device has been blocked for safety reasons listed below. All your files are encrypted. You are accused of viewing/storage and/or dissemination of banned pornography (child pornography/zoophilia/rape etc.)”

- new term for you guys: ransomware

- the app remains even after reboot and attempt to delete it

- it is recommended to put a "sticker" or something to blind the camera and avoid more pictures taken

- Dr. Suelette Dreysfus from the University of Melbourne says: "Not only does it block your phone but it preserves data you don't want to exist and is more on the blackmail end"

http://www.skynews.com.au/business/tech/2015/09/08/porn-app-takes-secret-photos-of-users.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/mobile-phones/11850395/Porn-app-takes-secret-photos-of-smartphone-users-and-demands-ransom.html

I thought I should warn you guys so that none of you fall victim.

It is pretty obvious that you should not "do things" if there's any kind of camera pointed your way. Come on people

That will teach you... Who watches porn on such a small screen...

Kinect 3.0?

Typical. Android only, no apps for my Windos phone.

Not even ransomware.

Captain Yuri should see this.

so how long will it take till these guys get sued and ultimately fucked up?

this is why I duct taped my camera

That is why i don't install apps that have not been beta tested by people who randomly install apps

There's a reason he hasn't posted for a while.