Delilah blackmail bot
Discovered in 2016 by Gartner analyst Avivah Litan, Delilah is the first known 'insider' threat bot. Spread through downloads on mu ltiple adult and gaming sites , 'Delilah', the bot likely uses a combination of social engineering and automated ransomware to enable its operators to capture footage of victims through their webcams, which can then be used to blackmail or extort the victim or convince them to carry out actions that would harm their employer. According to Litan, 'Once installed the hidden bot gathers enough personal information from the victim so that the individual can later be manipulated or extorted. This includes information on the victim's family and workplace.' System 🤖 Delilah Operator: Developer: Country: Global Sector: Banking/financial services Purpose: Defraud Technology: Reinforcement learning Issue: Accountability; Ethics/values; Security; Transparency
- Date it happened
- 2016-07-01
- Product, system or model
- Delilah
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