Security News > 2020 > April > Sextortion emails and porn scams are back – don’t let them scare you!
2020-04-10 21:50
We've seen a recent surge of concern about sextortion emails over the last few days.
A sextortion or porn scam email is where cybercriminals email you out of the blue to claim that they've implanted malware on your computer, and have therefore been able to keep tabs on your online activity.
As many Naked Security readers have pointed out, if the crooks really wanted to convince you they had such a video, they'd put a still frame or a short clip from it in the sextortion email.
These emails are scams, and are just a pack of lies to frighten you into sending money.
Our advice is simply to delete the offending emails and move on, but you may have friends or family who have received one of these emails and are afraid of ignoring it.