New sextortion scam – They have your password
New sextortion scam - They have your password! Cybercriminals are sending victims their own passwords to make them hand over Money - I've heard of this happening to a couple of friends now and I've seen some reports elsewhere so I thought that I would share it with you. As it does sound really scary!New sextortion scam - They have your password You get an email with your Name and Password in the Subject line Boom - Shock set in. In this phishing scam, the scammers send you your own passwords and make you think that they have filmed you on your own webcam watching porn and goodness knows what else. The thing is you might think - well I'm okay I've not watched porn *cough* but the password IS yours, so it could still freak you out when they say if you don't give them money they will actually forward the video of you on to all of your contacts. Don't panic The E-mail or Text message reads like this: I know that XXXXXXX is your password. You don't know [...]
