Cyber criminals send passwords in scam

Cyber criminals are attempting to blackmail unsuspecting victims by claiming to have used the victims’ password to install spying malware on the victims’ computer.

The criminals claim they’ve recorded videos of the victim watching adult material by activating their webcam when they visit these websites.

What makes this scam so convincing is that the email usually includes a genuine password the victim has used for one of their online accounts.

It’s believed that criminals obtain the passwords from data breaches.