{"id":1032,"date":"2020-10-17T19:10:43","date_gmt":"2020-10-17T19:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chatzozo.com\/blog\/?p=1032"},"modified":"2020-10-17T19:10:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-17T19:10:43","slug":"hoodwinked-in-to-sextortion-scams-tip-of-cyber-iceberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chatzozo.com\/blog\/hoodwinked-in-to-sextortion-scams-tip-of-cyber-iceberg\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoodwinked in to Sextortion SCAMS: Tip of cyber iceberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all would have come across instances threatening or involved in an Intimidating act about defaming their identity. Yeah we are talking about the new age technology crime &#8220;<\/span><b>Sextortion<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; which is statistically not yet unveiled but prevalence is much more widespread than anyone presumed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does it sound like a na\u00efve word? It is just a term given to the act of being tricked and baited towards sexual exploitation and other favours. Simply put you are blackmailed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Major type of online sextortion involves<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Credence Based on trust:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> By acquiring the persons goodwill the predators trick the victims in to revealing personal details, images and private information. Later they leverage these for their benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Technology based on hacking:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Using technology to install a malware or using external links to get hold of victims details. Under this the victim is unaware about the environment unwittingly play the plot which is laid by the tormentor.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Few ways we can start with are:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Webcams safety:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Do cover your cameras in mobiles and laptops with a removable sticker. Easy to do it for all, which saves a ton a lot of online scams. Unplug standalone webcams when not in use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Update Security: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From age of monks technology wonks always told us on the Necessity of having our antivirus up to date,<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regular software updates and maintenance<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stronger passwords which cannot be cracked<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using password manager<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don&#8217;t open any link or mail from unknown<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Downloading from unauthorized sources<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure connection and safe browsing<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure payment options<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Vigilant Monitoring:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Keeping an eye on the people in your circle who are having reckless online habits and communicating the necessity to be safe for themselves and people around them. Using parental control options in case of underage persons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Don&#8217;t be oblivious:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if we are gonna use any website or application kindly adhere to all the safety settings and privacy options provided and explore yourself before entrusting data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To control the impulse online is an art not everyone masters it, people tend to lose balance and fall for the trap built by all these online scammers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nowadays it is very common around to use cams to flirt and have cybersex with online partners. This leads to enticing victims into these scams after recording or creating substantial evidence against the victim by a threat or sexual coercion. So let&#8217;s think well before we go bare to lose our barriers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This may sound different from cyber sex crimes since it is just the exertion of power which can lead to sexual crime in return. We can take steps legally if it is about revenge porn, underage pornography or money extortion only when we identified it early and guide them towards withdrawal from sextortion consequences. Don&#8217;t transfix yourself with guilt and shame, do reach out for right help without engulfing the panic of being judged and mortified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>What to do?<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Ring the alarm:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is high time you wake up and blow the whistle to the necessary authorities or responsible persons so it can be dealt with confidentiality and utmost private.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Stop communicating with these looters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> once the threat is being plotted and the method of communication is established try to avoid further sharing of any information. It is always wise to record your activities and communicate with evidence to support your claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Fishing your fear:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Many scams usually target the fear within us, without the crooked claimers of information actually possessing anything against us to use. This happens so they could try to trick us into their wing of being a potential victim. So beware not everything said is an actual lie or complete truth when it comes to these cyber scams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These online crimes can be happening right now around you without anyone&#8217;s acceptance or approval. No matter what age or gender we should create self awareness about our surroundings to safeguard ourselves being a victim or our closer ones getting compromised.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s uncover the mystery behind this threat.<\/span><b><i> Cover the cams before the cam covers you<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and expose yourself to these revenge scams.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all would have come across instances threatening or involved in an Intimidating act about defaming their identity. Yeah we are talking about the new age technology crime &#8220;Sextortion&#8221; which is statistically not yet unveiled but prevalence is much more widespread than anyone presumed. &nbsp; Does it sound like a na\u00efve word? 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