photographs and interactive video shows – illicitly compiled from third-party sites.Dr Ben Collier, of Edinburgh University, said: “The pandemic has led to major changes in the way we live our lives and cyber criminals are no different.“Lockdown has provided a fertile environment for those engaging in online fraud, such as romance scams and ‘eWhoring’, where individuals use images and videos from social media, purchased from performers, or captured using malware, in order to defraud victims in faked sexual interactions.“This is due to an increased preponderance and susceptibility of potential targets who are lonely and spend more time online.“We find from collections of primary data from forums, chat channels and marketplaces used by.
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