The Sextortion Scammers
We investigate criminals who use your password to threaten to expose you on social media
We investigate the criminals who threaten to expose you on social media, using password hacking.
Imagine you open your email and there鈥檚 a message in there from someone that knows some of your personal information 鈥� like your laptop password. Not only that, but they鈥檙e threatening to reveal your darkest secrets on social media, unless you pay a ransom in anonymous cryptocurrency. That鈥檚 been happening to people all over the world - including our reporter Jo Whalley.
Jo finds out how cyber criminals have got hold of people鈥檚 personal information and about the huge sums of money people have been paying to the scammers.
Presenter: Mike Wendling
Reporter: Jo Whalley
Studio Manager: Neil Churchill
Photo Caption: Photo illustration of hackers
Photo Credit: Getty Images
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- Fri 23 Nov 2018 21:06GMT大象传媒 World Service East and Southern Africa
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