Scammers Leverage Social Media, Clever Con Games To Carry Out Digital Exploitation
The Last Watchdog, March 20th, 2023
One common misconception is that scammers usually possess a strong command of computer science and IT knowledge.
In fact, a majority of scams occur through social engineering. The rise of social media has added to the many user-friendly digital tools scammers, sextortionists, and hackers can leverage in order to manipulate their victims.
Cybersecurity specialists here at Digital Forensics have built up a store of knowledge tracking criminal patterns while deploying countermeasures on behalf of our clients.
One trend we've seen in recent years is a massive surge in cases of sextortion. This online epidemic involves the blackmail of a victim by the perpetrator via material gained against them, typically in the form of nude photos and videos.