Sextortion again – but with “we hacked your website and stole all your data” instead of “we hacked your webcam and made a video”.
Tag Archives: sextortion
Facebook paid for a 0-day to help FBI unmask child predator
A third-party cybersecurity firm were paid to drill a hole in a Tor-reliant operating system to uncover a man who spent years sextorting young girls.
Porn scammers making $100,000 a month from sextortion emails
SophosLabs worked through five months’ worth of “porn scam” emails and followed the money. Learn what they found…
New sextortion scam: “High level of risk. Your account has been hacked.”
The latest sextortion emails try to fool you with technical terms they hope you won’t understand.
Sextortion emails and porn scams are back – don’t let them scare you!
There is no video and the whole thing is a scam to prey on your fears.
Android malware uses coronavirus for sextortion/ransomware combo
The app says it will notify you of coronavirus cases… but in fact it locks up your phone and sextorts you for money at the same time
Sextortionists return for Christmas – price goes down, threats go up
This follow-up sextortion demand, timed to align with Christmas, has a much more aggressive and menacing tone that last week’s version.
Don’t fall for this porn scam – even if your password’s in the subject!
This “I am well aware” email is just another sextortion scam where crooks try to blackmail you with a video they don’t actually have.
Sextortionist whisks away sex tapes using just a phone number
The SIM-swap victim knew he was in trouble when he got a 3:30 a.m. message about his phone service being cut off.
S2 Ep16: BlueKeep, ransomware and sextortion – Naked Security Podcast
BlueKeep’s back, ransomware batters Spain, and yet more sextortion – listen now!