"Delilah Malware" Can Record Your Videos Anonymously, to Blackmail You For Becoming a Insider Threat!
It sounds weird but it is true. A new type of Malware has been found by security researchers of Diskin Advanced Technologies (DAT) which is an Israel Based Security Firm. The name of the Malware if "Delilah" and it can hijack victims webcam. Hackers behind this Malware can record videos of victims anonymously. They can also collect other secret information of victim and later they use it to blackmail the victim. They force victims to be an insider threat of their company to tell them secrets of their working place. This malware has been designed by its authors to target employees especially. According to the researchers of Diskin Technologies, this is the first extortion Trojan which they have seen.
From Where It Comes?
Hackers are not spreading this malware through criminal communities. They are targeting victims through social engineering and advanced extortion techniques. Hackers are spreading this malware through famous gaming websites and adult websites. If your system is freezing after visiting gaming and adult websites, there are 90% chances that you have become a victim. Hackers are using only limited black market groups to spread this malware.
How it Works?
After getting entry into the system, the bots generated by Delilah can collect secret information of victim. Malware comes with a plugin through social media which can hijack victim's webcam and record videos of victim without his/her knowledge. If victim is doing dirty things by keeping the computer on, webcam will record it and hackers will blackmail him to be a insider threat of his company. Hackers are threatening victims by saying that, "If you will not do as we say, we will leak your videos on internet". The bots of this malware are connected with a server and they can send recorded videos to the hackers through this server.
Motive of Cyber Criminals Behind It?
- To target maximum employees through social engineering and advanced extortion techniques.
- Record personal videos of victims by hijacking their webcams and collect other secret information about them.
- Blackmail victims to become an insider threat by threaten them by saying that we will leak your personal videos and data on internet.
- Collect maximum insider information of companies to plan big cyber attacks.
How to Detect This Malware?
This malware has a lot of bugs. It required maximum human involvement to collect data of victims. Following are some security tips and clues which can protect users from this malware:
- If you system is freezing for 10 seconds after visiting adult and gaming websites, you are a victim. It happens because Delilah takes screenshots continuously at the starting stage.
- This malware shows errors on screen when it records videos of victims anonymously. If you notice errors related to webcams, Delilah is present in your system.
Security Tip For Users
Cover your webcam with a paper and tape, when it is not in use. If you spend much time on social websites, there is a high possibility that you could become a victim of these type of malwares. You can also disable the driver of your webcam from device manager. Only enable it at that time, when you really need it.
