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FBI publishes warning about hackers selling stolen explicit photos on dark web
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The FBI warns that hackers are stealing explicit images from social media and personal accounts and selling them on the dark web, often with personal details, enabling sextortion.
Engineers who store sensitive images on social media or personal accounts are at risk of having them stolen and sold, leading to sextortion. The FBI's advisory highlights common attack vectors like password cracking, phishing, and impersonation, which are relevant to anyone managing online accounts. Adopting the recommended practices, such as unique passwords and multi-factor authentication, reduces exposure.
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The FBI advisory says sexual exploitation hackers target adults and minors by hacking into social media and personal accounts to grab explicit images.
Attackers sell the stolen images on the dark web along with personal details like name, date of birth, email, and phone number.
The FBI recommends not storing sensitive images online, using unique passwords, enabling multi-factor authentication, avoiding embedded links, and being cautious with unsolicited password resets.
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