Sextortion

What is the sextortion?

During the chat process, the act of deceiving the victim to secure "body cams" such as naked photos, distributing them to family members or acquaintances, or extorting money by threatening to disclose them on SNS

Chatting+Personal information+fhishing=sextortion
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Major cases of damage

A received a message from a strange woman and had a sexual conversation through a video call, threatening the other party to remit 1.5 million won immediately after exposing his face to major parts
(Source: Herald Economy)

During a sexual video call with a woman I got to know online, B asked the other person to install a voice file, saying, "I can't hear the sound in the video." When B refused to do so, the other party requested that all videos have been recorded so far and that 800,000 won be sent to delete them
(Source: Yonhap News Agency)

Prevention and countermeasures

Prevention and countermeasures

Installation of apps requested by others on smartphones is prohibited

Delete obscene photos and videos currently stored on your smartphone

In the case of physical cam phishing, report it to the police 112 for help

Prevent technological dissemination by blocking the route of video distribution through security companies