Sextortion Scam Uses Recipient’s Hacked Passwords

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:19:53 +0000

Here’s a clever new twist on an old email scam that could serve to make the con far more believable. The message purports to have been sent from a hacker who’s compromised your computer and used your webcam to record a video of you while you were watching porn. The missive threatens to release the video to all your contacts unless you pay a Bitcoin ransom. The new twist? The email now references a real password previously tied to the recipient’s email address.

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