#50 – BLACKMAIL & BOUNTIES & BITCOIN – OH MY! – Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

Do you have an old Hotmail account lying around?   What would you do if:

Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

Dr. Carolyn Turbyfill

  • Someone took control of an account belonging to you – using public information to answer the security questions that allow you to reset a password.
  • Used your compromised account to break into other more sensitive accounts – your business, bank, etc.
  • Then blackmailed you for $20,000 with the threat of selling your identity and accounts to ‘fraudsters’ who ‘would ruin your life’? Continue reading