Sextortion is back and this time it looks personal

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By Ian BarkerOct 31, 2018, 11:58 am152 pts
Over the last few weeks you may well have received an email that quotes an old password you once used. It tells you that your account has been hacked, that malware has been placed on your machine to capture data and that you’ve been recorded watching porn. It then demands that you cough up some Bitcoin --…

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