Kaspersky Lab, a Russian cybersecurity company, cautioned users of Android phones in the world not to access pornographic content or movies at random. The reason, according to their research in 2017 ago, porn content is often used as a bait of criminals in cyberspace to spread malicious programs or malware.
A recent Kaspersky study results found that at least 1.2 million Android users are exposed to malware programs that are hidden in pornographic movies during 2017.
The hackers, Kaspersky explains, use porn apps to lure Android users and infuse malware in their phones.
In the past year, more than a million Android gadgets that become victims through this mode and the value of the loss reached about 892,000 US dollars or about Rp12, 7 billion.
While via Twitter found a network of about 90,000 bots that serves to spread pornographic links, which will direct those who clicked to the website contains malware.
Kaspersky found 23 different types of malware designed specifically for Android devices and all rely on porn content as bait. The malware, among others, ransomware and Trojans are eyeing sensitive information such as bank accounts.
Type of Trojan malware, usually works by clicking links or ads without the knowledge of mobile users. In this way the hacker will earn money from clicked ads, could cause the battery to run out quickly, and spend the victim's internet package.
While ransomware usually hides in fake porn applications and will change the passwords in the user's phone. The victim will be asked to provide a ransom if the password is to be returned.