Blackmail Email Scam Targets Physicians
The FBI’s cyber crime center is warning about an email scam that targets doctors and attempts to extort them, claiming that if they do not pay up, their reputation and business will suffer. Since March 5, 2011, the Internet Crime Complaint Center has received more than 50 complaints reporting extortion emails targeting professionals, mainly physicians. [...]
A hacker stole customer names and home addresses from a major South Korean financial lender then blackmailed the company to not release the information online, according to UPI. Hyundai Capital, an affiliate of South Korea’s top automaker, said critical financial information was not released. Investigators were unsure if the hacker obtained cellphone numbers and email [...]
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The Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of a continued international extortion scam targeting consumers who bought drugs online or via telepharmacies. The criminals call the victims, identify themselves as FDA special agents or other law enforcement officials. The [...]
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A man in Canada used his hacking skills to break into young girls’ computers, pose as someone they knew, then convince them to undress in front of their webcams. Those who did not continue with his game were subjected to threats of having the videos posted online, according to Ottawa Citizen. Daniel Lesiewicz, a 30-year-old [...]
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