In Bengaluru, a hacker claimed he'd utilized a techie's webcam to tape his individual moments in addition to coerced him, thusly threatening him to transfer $2,200 through bitcoin. Rajesh (name changed), a techie inwards a multinational software organization on Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, received an electronic mail which farther instructed him to transfer the said amount.
The post was sent yesteryear the hacker,the grip being 'Coy Lynch' in addition to the post id equally 'hkrawllmerjoc@outlook.com'.
The hacker asserted he had placed malware on specific sites that Rajesh used to catch in addition to had hacked into his camera, thence recording him. The blackmailer fifty-fifty debilitated to destroy him yesteryear sending the recorded footage to every i of those on Rajesh's contact listing in addition to relatives on the off adventure that he refused to create what was asked of him.
Rajesh told STOI, “I checked whether my contact details or personal information was breached. I constitute that my personal trouble concern human relationship information was breached from nine sources, including 3 verified sources. I’m certain he doesn’t direct keep whatever individual video of mine merely it’s possible to create it. This has been reported elsewhere. It’s happening hither straight off — blackmail in addition to extortion has started yesteryear compromising password.”
Luckily, Rajesh posted a re-create of the post on the Facebook page of Bengaluru police, who are however to brand progress for this case, however despite everything they haven't discounted the mind-games played yesteryear online fraudsters to coerce cash yesteryear asserting to direct keep taken command of the victim's laptops or jail cellular telephone phones yesteryear utilizing malware.
