My Sextortion Diary: 'Hackers leaked intimate photos after my laptop was stolen'

moon , 17 days ago

She's doing a great job of pointing out how antiquated our laws are when dealing with this stuff, while also pointing out the police really don't care about you.

There are countless others who undoubtedly acquiesced to the blackmailers' demands, and countless more who will in the future. Just putting one thief in jail without trying to understand the wider criminal network does little to help actual people

unexposedhazard , 17 days ago

Use proper hard drive encryption friends, so that you may be spared from having to make a documentary about your own blackmailing.

Spitzspot , 17 days ago

Blame the victim?

BearOfaTime , 17 days ago

Yawn.

Take some basic precautions is victim blaming?

Do you leave your keys in the ignition? House unlocked? Passwords printed in a book?

Bad actors exist, will always exist. Acting as if they don't is at best naive, and willful ignorance at worst.

Perhaps her efforts will get the average person to take more responsibility for their own security (since the most basic actions would prevent this).

I've given up trying to help people who don't want to be helped. I have friends who work with IT security who "can't be bothered" to take proper precautions with personal tech because "it's inconvenient".

At least this woman is taking some action. Kudos to her.