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Designed by Russian hackers, Porn Droid is nothing but malware. It's spread via social media, torrent sites, and nonaffiliated app stores across the States. Before being locked out of their phones, users are shown an official-looking alert that prominently features the FBI logo and accuses the porn-seeker of accessing "forbidden pornographic sites." The alert continues to state that suspicious content has been found on the phone and thus it has been locked for investigation. The ransom part comes into play when the alert concludes, demanding that the user pay a $500 fine. Unfortunately, paying the fine doesn't actually fix anything.
The ransom idea, while completely scummy, is clever: This writer would go so far as to say that no one could put a price on the carefully curated selection of French bulldog photos currently on her phone's camera roll.
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