Sextortion Scam: The Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate informs its citizens - users Internet, για προσπάθεια οικονομικής εξαπάτησής τους, μέσω αποστολής μηνυμάτων ηλεκτρονικού ταχυδρομείου εκβιαστικού περιεχομένου.
The Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate has recently reported cases of international fraud known as "sextortionscam" which manifests itself in the mass sending of e-mail messages to various recipients, regardless of gender and ageς, με σκοπό να τους φοβίσει και στη συνέχεια να τους αποbreak money. These messages contain text in Greek with the subject: "Your data was hacked" or "Open and read this letter".
In particular, unknown perpetrators, using fraudulent e-mail accounts, send bulk messages, informing users that their information system has been compromised and that all their data has been copied to their servers.
At the same time, they inform him that malware has been installed, which activates the camera and records the victim in his personal moments.
The perpetrators then report that the malware collected all the user's contacts from social media and his personal e-mail account and then extorted money from the victim to deposit in a digital wallet and in the form of Bitcoi n cryptocurrency. equivalent to one thousand (1.000) euros within fifty (50) hours.
Attempting to blackmail victims with the threat of publishing sexual content portraying the victim is referred to internationally as "sexual extortion - sextortion".
Following the above, the Cybercrime Prosecution Directorate proposes to the recipients of the above fraudulent messages of extortionate content to:
- Do not respond to such emails.
- Never communicate with blackmailers for any reason.
- They ignore the message and do not deposit money in the accounts listed.
- Do not open any attachments in emails from unknown senders.
- Immediately change any account password that they consider to be at risk.
- Evaluate their computer security settings.
It is reminded that citizens can contact the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate anonymously or anonymously in order to provide information or to report illegal or fraudulent acts or activities carried out over the Internet, at the following contact details:
- By phone at 111 88
- Sending e-mail: ccu@cybercrimeunit.gov.gr
- Via Twitter "SOS Cyber Alert Line": https://twitter.com/CyberAlertGR
It is mentioned that citizens can draw useful tips to avoid their deception in the "Citizen's Guide", which is hosted on the website of the Hellenic Police ( www . hellenicpolice . gr ) as well as through the official accounts of the Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate, on the following social media:
