Deception (social engineering): Private individual, Austria 2022
An unknown woman started a video chat with the man in which she was naked and asked him to perform sexual acts; he was filmed doing so.
- Incident · 04.2022 · Salzburg (Tennengau), Austria
- Evidence: confirmed by an authority
- Deception (social engineering)
- Fraud
As of
What happened
She then demanded 600 euros and threatened to send the video to his family. The man blocked her and filed a criminal complaint, but a family member received the video nevertheless.
- Affected
- Private individual (anonymous)
- Industry
- Private individual
- Loss
- no reliable figure
- Business interruption
- unknown
- Ransom demanded / paid
- yes / unknown
- Data affected
- true
- Bankruptcy
- no
- Entry point
- Message from an unknown woman, followed by a video chat on a social media platform
What would cyber insurance have paid?
That depends on the terms. Whether those affected were insured: unknown.
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Sextortion, ransomware on your own device
Mostly no information 13 of 29 private products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
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Removing content, psychological support
Mostly covered 21 of 29 private products cover it fully, as an add-on or with limits.
Overview based on public policy terms, as of 06.11.2026. Only your policy and its general terms and conditions (GTC) are binding. No confirmation of cover.
What we can learn
Even those who do not pay must expect the material to be passed on; informing the family early takes away the perpetrators’ leverage.
Sources
- Tennengauer mit eigenem Nacktvideo erpresst (opens in a new window) Salzburg24 (nach Aussendung der Polizei) · 2022-04-06
«Andernfalls werde sie das Video an Familienmitglieder des 58-Jährige schicken»