Cyber criminals move to exploit ‘safe’ social media spaces

Friend requests and easy conversation can quickly lead to threats of blackmail, as users fail to take suitable precautionsFollowing a few glasses of wine, John’s inhibitions had dropped when he went online to talk to a woman he had met through an internet dating site. Although they hadn’t met in person, they had been exchanging messages for about a week and a half.Because of the familiarity built up through previous messages, and the effects of the alcohol, when she suggested that sh