Why That Blackmailer Claiming To Have Your Search History Probably Doesn't

Scammers who say they have your search history probably just bought your email from a data breach.Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesPolice are warning about a growing number of email "sextortion" scams.Scammers will claim to have compromising search history and demand crypto to keep quiet.But they are almost certainly bluffing, authorities say.That scary hacker in your email who says he recorded you visiting an adult website — and wants you to send him bitcoin to keep quiet about it — is most likely just a scammer who bought your email address after a data breach.Federal and state police across the country warned about a rise in the number of email "sextortion" scams this month.

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