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 A new cybercrime campaign is targeting Zoom users who may have undressed or got intimate on camera. The hackers send emails claiming that they successfully hacked the victims’ camera using a zero-day security vulnerability in the Zoom app. Then, they threaten to publish their naked photos or explicit videos u newsvilla.org nless they pay $2,000 in bitcoin. Researchers at Bitdefender Antispam Lab were the first to spot this sextortion scheme, which focuses on the psychological, emotional, and technological cues to trick people into thinking their privacy has been breached.

Cybercriminals initiated this campaign following thewith reputable new reporter and TV analyst Jeffrey Toobin, who exposed hims onnp.org elf during a Zoom conference call. Toobin apologized for his actions, saying he was unaware the camera was still on. The chat was an election simulation and featured several high-profile stars from the New Yorker and producers from US radio station WNYC. Two people taking part in the call told VICE they saw Toobin masturbating. Since October 20, about one week after the incident took place, the sextortion campaign panifol.com has targeted at least 250,000 individuals.

Anyone who got naked in front of a cam could easily believe the scammers’ tricks, even those who weren’t on a Zoom users call or any call for that matter. Furthermore, those who were intimate with their partner online, a common practice during coronavirus 

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