Introduction
FBI warned that cybercriminals are taking over adults’ and children’s social media and online storage accounts to steal private and sexually explicit images. The images may be shared or sold on illicit platforms along with personal information such as names, dates of birth, email addresses and phone numbers.
Developments
This data can leave victims vulnerable to attacks such as harassment, stalking and blackmail.
Details
Attackers are guessing passwords using information obtained from data breaches or stealing verification codes through fake support messages. Last month, a person who sent fake Snapchat support messages to more than 1,500 women in Illinois was sentenced to 76 months in prison for taking over at least 517 accounts and downloading private photos of at least 59 victims.