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COVID-19, Zoom and Bedroom Lewdness Make for Sly (S)extortion Tactic

Cyber-extortion campaign targeted a quarter-million recipients, mostly in the United States, starting October 20. The extortionist has clearly done his homework. Multiple zero-day vulnerabilities have been reported this year, including some that allow a full takeover of devices. He even apologizes and attempts to exploit your empathetic side by claiming he lost his job and is about to be evicted. You have three days to pay $2,000 in bitcoin unless you want the video revealed to your close family and workplace.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/covid-19-zoom-and-bedroom-lewdness-make-for-sly-sextortion-tactic/

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