Keep An Eye Out for New LeakerLocker Malware

Another kind of malware that threatens to send out your personal images, mail messages as well as web browsing history to your mates has been found out. LeakerLocker tends to be downloaded accidentally through apps on Google Play.

It locks your very own phone’s home screen and claims to have created a copy of any “sensitive information” you have kept on it. Then threatens to leak it to {everyone|every person} you know if you do not pay off the crooks behind it.

According to McAfee, the world’s largest dedicated security technology company, the apps Wallpapers Blur HD and Booster & Cleaner Pro both carry the threat, which has the potential to cause extreme embarrassment.

“LeakerLocker locks the home screen and accesses private information in the background, thanks to its victims granting permissions at installation time,” said McAfee.

“Not all the private data that the malware claims to access is read or leaked. The ransomware can read a victim’s email address, random contacts, Chrome history, some text messages, and calls, pick a picture from the camera, and read some device information.”

Wallpapers Blur HD has been downloaded between 5,000 and 10,000 times and has a rating of 3.6 stars (out of five), and Booster & Cleaner Pro has between 1,000 and 5,000 downloads and a 4.5-star rating.......


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