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Public warned against WhatsApp video extortion
Sri Lanka CERT received several complaints recently from individuals coerced into paying ransom after falling prey to a WhatsApp video s
Summary
App video scam allegedly operated from India. CERT noted that even if a victim does not undress, simply watching the video for several minutes provides enough footage for the scammers to proceed. A manipulated video, appearing to show the victim engaged in explicit acts, is soon sent to one of their Facebook friends.
What this story is about
People
- WhatsApp Fraud - Sri Lanka
Organisations
- WhatsApp3
- CERT3
- Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team
- CERT Issues Urgent Warning
- [email protected]
- Sri Lanka Computer
- SLCERT
Places
- India2
- Sri Lanka
Keywords
- video2
- fraudsters
- extortion
- explicit
- scammers
- against
- coerced
- public
- ransom
- victim
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