Hackers attempt to extort thousands from a guy who jerked off in front of his laptop

Anonymous Coward

in security on 2016-07-29 10:15 (#1NVKM)

Just when you thought the denizens of the internet could not go any lower recently hackers have been capturing video of people jerking off in their own home in front of their computer with an eye to extort money from the victims or have their personal porn moment sent to their friends. One guy has bravely posted a message saying that such a video was taken of him, that he is not ashamed and will not be blackmailed into giving the hackers money. Other people have just paid. People are reminded to cover the camera on their computers when not in use.

Not a dupe (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2016-08-02 10:00 (#1P7KQ)

This is the next segment of an ongoing saga as this situation gets worse. Expect more of these to crop up. Yes, it is news that someone stood up to these bullies.

Re: Not a dupe (Score: 1)

by evilviper@pipedot.org on 2016-08-02 15:22 (#1P8NV)

It's only news to you. This kind of thing has been going on for a very long time. Law enforcement has at least gotten much better at tracking down the criminals involved. There are innumerable people who have refused such demands.

It's so common there are even specific terms for this kind of criminal activity. Do a search on "internet extortion and cyber stalking" for a short list of just a few thousand incidents, or even the friendly portmanteau: "Sextortion". There's even a wikipedia page on the subject, dating to 2009.