New Malware wants you to Snap a Selfie

Smile and say cheese, because there’s a new piece of malware out there that wants you to snap a selfie before it starts taking all your money!

And not just any selfie, they’re hoping that victims will be dumb enough to hold up a piece of government-issued ID, too. You know, just for verification purposes! That’s after you’ve already taken pictures of both the front AND back of your ID.

The screens this new strain of malware throws at its victim’s look convincing enough, but when taken in context they’re horribly transparent. Apparently the malware pretends to be a video codec, Flash plug-in or Porn Tube app.

Those aren’t exactly the kinds of apps that would even have a remotely legit reason for verifying your identity. The red flags are huge and basically waving around so viciously that no one should miss them. But, its 2016 and people are still using the password 123456789, so you can guarantee that people are definitely going to walk right into this trap.

Anyone who does go this far has blindly handed over their credit card details and everything else a scammer needs to steal an identity. Don’t get yourself into a tizz though; the threat really isn’t that severe.

You will only ever come across the Trojan in dodgy third-party app stores. Even if you do happen to install an app that is infected, surely you’re intelligent enough to put on the brakes when you see an unexpected payment window popping up.

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