“In this case, the demand is just shy of $2,000, payable by scanning a QR code embedded in the email.”
The new sextortion emails greet victims by full name and attach a picture of their street or front yard, apparently pulled from an online mapping app like Google Maps. The scammer claims “Pegasus” spyware and gives 24 hours to pay in Bitcoin. There is no video. Leaked addresses and free street imagery make the bluff look like surveillance.