Researchers at security firm Proofpoint write that since May this year, they have seen an increased use of an open-source infostealer malware called Stealerium. It's been available...

It’s an email scam as old as the Nigerian prince asking for money: someone claiming they hacked your webcam and have recorded you in an act of self-pleasure. Unless you pay up, the video will be sent to friends and family. The whole thing’s a lie, of course, but a new type of malware has made this form of sextortion a reality.