the IT-criminals have been active over easter, where many danes have received afpresningsmails.
In the email will be the beneficiaries threatened to get their web history revealed, if they do not pay any amount.
It writes the Police in a press release Sunday.
the National Cyber Crime Centre in the national Police (NC3) has since maundy Thursday received 170 reviews from citizens who have received an unpleasant email.
the Council from the police is, however, very clearly: You need to under no circumstances pay the amount, as requested.
inspector, Inspector in the National Cyber Crime Centre Claus Birkelyng tells how it works:
“The CYBER-criminal sends you an email stating your password while they are typing, that you have visited some pornohjemmesider. At the same time threatens to send evidence of this to your Facebook-contact, if you do not pay an amount in bitcoins.”
the Password mentioned in the email, may be the user’s correct password or a, which has been used for some years ago.
Claus Birkelyng adds, that the sender just hope that a beneficiary falls into the trap of:
“The CYBER-criminals hope that maybe just one out of a hundred recipients jump in with both feet and pay. But it should never do. You must delete the mail, and it is evident from the afpresningsmailen that the criminals have a password, you are still using, then you must change it immediately.”
Police concludes the press release, to inform the danes about how they can get help with security on the internet.
Help can be found on the www.sikkerdigital.dk or on the app ‘My digital self-defense’.
