30 October 2018
Fraud Alert - Cyber Criminals Blackmail
Unsuspecting Victims
Thanks to
Neighbourhood Alert for sending the following Fraud Alert :
Cyber
criminals are attempting to blackmail unsuspecting victims by claiming
to have used the victims' password to install spying malware on the
victims' computer. The criminals claim they've recorded videos of the
victim watching adult material by activating their webcam when they
visit these websites.
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the full alert.
What makes this scam so convincing is that the
email usually includes a genuine password the victim has used for one of
their online accounts. We believe criminals obtain the passwords from
data breaches.
