ESET warns of a wave of multi-lingual email-based (s)extortion scams scaring victims into payment

ESET warns users of fraudulent e-mail messages that seek to extort money, especially from people watching online pornographic videos. The attacker in the email claims they have hacked the intended victim’s device and has recorded the person while watching pornographic content. The email also asserts that the video has not only captured the user’s behavior …