Extortion fraud is still on the rise

Authored by Lakshya Mathur and Sriram P 

McAfee Intelligence observed a huge spike in extortion email frauds over the past month. The intent of these fraudulent activities is to intimidate individuals into paying a specified amount of money as a ransom. 

Figure 1 shows the number of blackmail emails received over a month recently. 

Figure 1 – Stats for 20 February 2023 – 23rd March 2023

In this blog, we’ll delve into frauds that are becoming increasingly common in the …

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