Cybersecurity Blog

Sextortion scam surfaces at MRU – 07/30/18

 

Brian Krebs was the first to report on a clever but disturbing sextortion scam making the rounds.  Unsuspecting people everywhere, including members of the Mount Royal community, are receiving a version of this email:

What makes this email so alarming is it correctly displays your password.  In the majority of cases, the password is an old one and has been changed ages ago. However if you have been naughty and this email shows up in your inbox, you may be tempted to pay up and save your reputation.

The good news is, the password was collected from a data breach and not because they have hacked your machine.  The blackmailers do not have a video of you behaving badly, nor do they have your contact list. Your reputation is safe and no one has to be paid off to make sure it stays that way.

 

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