Sextortion scam includes new threat of Pegasus–and a picture of your home (opens in new tab)

(malwarebytes.com)

13 pointsdabacaba1y ago4 comments

4 comments

I always have to remind myself that scams like these are poorly presented on purpose, to encourage only the most credulous marks to participate.

hi-v-rocknroll1y ago

Probably because the boiler room indentured servant/foreign imported slave the scammer criminal gangs maintain would have difficulty extracting money from a mark with any level of sophistication or agency.

ghostpepper1y ago

More details in the original article here

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/09/sextortion-scams-now-inc...

threecheese1y ago

The coincidence of receiving one of these emails (with home picture), shortly followed by the first ever MacOS notification to upgrade from MalwareBytes Free for 40% off, and then seeing this MB post has me feeling … conspiratorial.

That email sure did raise my heart rate for a moment :)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse