It has recently come to light that scammers have hacked into WordPress and Blogger sites and composed blog posts with sextortion threats, warning users that they were recorded while accessing adult websites. Hackers are then demanding cash payments in Bitcoin as part of the scam. It is thought that attackers are accessing user’s sites through credential from previously leaked data breaches.
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@Hugo van Den Toorn, Manager, Offensive Security, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Make sure that any unique password you use for every website/service is sufficiently long and complex...."
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@Hugo van Den Toorn, Manager, Offensive Security, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Make sure that any unique password you use for every website/service is sufficiently long and complex...."
#infosec #cybersecurity #isdots
https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/expert-comments/blogger-and-wordpress-accounts-hacked-in-sextortion-scam