DOOR COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) – A new email scam is using web cameras to make threats to users.
Authorities in Door County say a new email scheme claims to hack into victims’ web cameras and threatens to expose their supposed adult-website habits.
Deputies say the subject of the email will include a password that you may have used at some point.
The email threatens to expose the victims supposed adult-website visits if are not sent bitcoin. The payment requests are between 1,200 and 1,600 dollars.
Door County officials say if you receive an email like this, you should not respond to it and delete it.
To keep digital information safe, officials recommend using strong passwords that include both uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols
. It is also encouraging to not use the same password for all online accounts and change your passwords several times a year.
