Category: Cybercrime

Blackmail out of nowhere

Blackmail out of nowhere

Or why you should not publish explicit photos? I will reveal the question through a short story about a situation I recently had the opportunity to work on. A girl came to me with a problem. It all started with the fact that several half-dead Instagram accounts wrote to her asking how much it costs to “spend time with her”.

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Crypto was stolen when I turned in my laptop for repair

Crypto was stolen when I turned in my laptop for repair

Two such requests in the last month. I’ll tell you in a bit more detail what to do.⠀First. Of course, it’s stupid to allow this to happen at all. It surprises me personally that people who invest significant amounts into crypto (the latest victim talked about $500,000) don’t bother to thoroughly understand the security aspects

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