Sextortion Text Message: Fake Threats and Bitcoin Scam

Beware of emails from scammers who threaten to release intimate footage of you unless you pay. We're receiving many new reports about email, text, or phone call extortion messages. Sextortion scam continuing to target email accounts and phone numbers. Typically, the scammer claims to have hacked an individual’s webcam or computer and installed malware to capture intimate footage of the recipient. The emails may also contain a password, sourced from previous data leaks published online. The recipient is given 24 hours to pay via Bitcoin or the footage will be released to their contacts.