Ride the Lightning
Cybersecurity and Future of Law Practice Blog
by Sharon D. Nelson Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc.
Keep Your Pants On Gentlemen: Beware Webcam Extortion
March 7, 2013
Women have long been victims of webcam extortion. Typically, they are encouraged to strip or perform sexual acts and then the guy on the side of the webcam records the event and uses it to blackmail the woman.
Apparently, the tables have been turned in Singapore, where women are enticing men to strip and engage in sex acts, often doing the same themselves first to encourage the men. But the only motive of the women is to record and blackmail their male victims.
The Singapore police report a five-fold increase in such crimes. They've even issued a set of tips for men. What caught my attention was the simplicity of their advice to men: "Keep your clothes on."
Good advice for both goose and gander.
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