C3L Security

  Introduction If and when the concept of the metaverse becomes common use it will likely have security challenges associated with it. Regardless of we may think of the metaverse concept either positively or negatively because it such early days we do not know what the end product will be so there is no real harm in discussing ponytail problems and we may be able to solve them.  In   futurism   and   science fiction , the   metaverse   is a hypothetical iteration of the   Internet   as a single, universal and immersive   virtual world   that is facilitated by the use of   virtual reality   (VR) and   augmented reality   (AR) headsets.   Often today, a metaverse is a network of 3D   virtual worlds   focused on social connection. The term "metaverse" originated in the 1992 science fiction novel  Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson  , as a portmanteau of "meta" and "universe". Metaverse development is often linked to advancing virtual reality technology due to incr

  Introduction As one of these type of emails ended up in my junk folder and was a new one to myself I thought it would be a good idea to share information about this type of online sextortion scam. A reminder sextortion scams are a type of phishing attack whereby people are coerced to pay a crypto currency ransom because they have been threatened with sharing video of themselves visiting adult websites. These scams are made to appear all the more credible because they provide seemingly plausible technical details about how this was achieved, and the phish can sometimes also include the individual’s password. Phishes are designed to play on people’s emotions so that they will behave in a way which is out of character, and scams such as this are no different. The phisher is gambling that enough people will respond so that their scam is profitable; they do not know if you have a webcam, have been visiting adult websites, or the means by which you communicate with people, in short, they a