Sextortion Scams Now Include Photos of Your Home

Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨BrikoX@lemmy.zip⁩ to ⁨technology@lemmy.zip⁩

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/09/sextortion-scams-now-include-photos-of-your-home/

An old but persistent email scam known as “sextortion” has a new personalized touch: The missives, which claim that malware has captured webcam footage of recipients pleasuring themselves, now include a photo of the target’s home in a bid to make threats about publishing the videos more frightening and convincing.

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recursive_recursion@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
this is becoming so prevalent that I have to wonder at what point might society think that sextorsion has no power over people?

I’m thinking of this as similar to a ransomware blackmail/extorsion scam

this could also not come about, just thought to put this out there for people to criticize/comment on

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- BrikoX@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I think the stigma around sex/sexuality is still so prevalent in our society that it will continue to be a big deal. For it to really lose power, the acceptance of sex and open sexuality needs to become ubiquitous in the culture and society.
  
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  - recursive_recursion@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    
    I think the stigma around sex/sexuality is still so prevalent in our society that it will continue to be a big deal.
    
    yeah I can see that being one of the biggest hurdles in order for sextortion to lose the most power
    
    For it to really lose power, the acceptance of sex and open sexuality needs to become ubiquitous in the culture and society.
    
    I agree.
    
    With conservatives currently dismantling/disincentivizing sex education in Canada and America, it’s unfortunately not going to happen this year
    
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