A new code has been detected which has been created with the " express intention " of extorting victims . Dubbed Delilah , the malware is a combination of " social engineering , extortion , and ransomware " and was found by Israeli intelligence firm , Diskin Advanced labs . The code can be loaded onto machines from gaming or adult gaming , and gathers personal data to defend against victims , who are targeted at home and at work , even activating webcams to film users without their consent . Delilah is reportedly still " active , " picking up " conspicuous quantities of resources of resources on some victims ' machines and invoking approval . "
A new code has been detected which has been created with the "express intention" of extorting victims. Dubbed Delilah, the malware is a combination of "social engineering, extortion, and ransomware" and was found by Israeli intelligence firm, Diskin Advanced Technologies. The trojan can be loaded onto machines from gaming or adult sites, and gathers personal data to use against victims, who are targeted at home and at work, even activating webcams to film users without their knowledge. Delilah is reportedly still "buggy," using up "conspicuous quantities of resources of resources on some victims' machines and invoking approval messages"