This creepy spyware watches you through your webcam and snaps incriminating photos

Two professionally dressed men talking to each other using a webcam on a virtual call.

• Two low-level cybercrime groups use Stealerium to extort victims watching porn
• The malware takes screenshots and webcam photos, then demands payment
• It spreads via phishing and mostly targets individuals and small industries

Cybercriminals have begun using spyware to take screenshots and webcam snapshots of people watching pornography on their computers, and then extorting them for money, experts have warned.