Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland, 7th September 2022, ZEXPRWIRE<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0Sextortion efforts are becoming more focused as criminals look to victimize users. A new threat, Kurisu, identified by\u00a0PRODAFT<\/strong>\u00a0in May is a particularly dangerous example, with its creators using user photographs to extort ransoms from unwitting victims.<\/p>\n \u00a0 Users install Kurisu as part of a fake \u201cprivate\u201d browser. It functions as a keylogger, monitoring activity for when users visit adult web content, taking screenshots and webcam photos to use as evidence to maximize users\u2019 fears of being exposed.\u00a0<\/p>\n As malware threats are becoming more personalized and menacing for extortion purposes, sextortion is a growing target. Originally criminals sent out mass emails making spurious claims that people had been visiting pornographic sites or watching adult content in an attempt to cajole the guilty-minded into paying up.<\/p>\n Now Kurisu represents a new threat level and\u00a0PRODAFT<\/strong>\u00a0has analyzed the activities of those responsible, identifying the scale, intent, and origin of the cyber attacks, as well as the communications they use and their home nations.<\/p>\n PRODAFT\u2019s\u00a0 threat intelligence platform monitors thousands of sources to identify and prevent attacks, and can help law enforcement identify the actors, while enabling you to respond to cyber security threats that threaten your business and workers.<\/p>\n CTA: See the full report (https:\/\/resources.prodaft.com\/threat-intelligence-resources<\/em><\/strong><\/a>) for more details, and how to protect your business from cyber threats.<\/p>\n Company Name:-PRODAFT<\/span><\/p>\n Email:-info@prodaft.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Company Website:-https:\/\/www.prodaft.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The Post PRODAFT Identifies and Investigates New Kurisu Sextortion Malware<\/a>\tappeared first on ZEX PR WIRE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. Binary News Network and this Site make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. If you are affiliated with this page and would like it removed please contact contact@binarynewsnetwork.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland, 7th September 2022, ZEXPRWIRE,\u00a0Sextortion efforts are becoming more focused as criminals look to victimize users. A new threat, Kurisu, identified by\u00a0PRODAFT\u00a0in May is a particularly dangerous example, with its creators using user photographs to extort ransoms from unwitting victims. \u00a0 Users install Kurisu as part of a fake \u201cprivate\u201d browser. It functions as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3584","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3584"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barcelonatribune.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n
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