Police: Don’t share family photos on social media
The Abu Dhabi Police yesterday called on the public not to post family photos and videos on social media sites as they may be misused for extortion and pose a security threat.
The Department of Cybercrime Control in the Directorate of Criminal Investigation Department of Abu Dhabi Police dealt with a number of cases of extortion of people who had been victims of such criminal acts, which were initiated from abroad.
In many of these cases, fraudsters stole photographs, videos and private conversations which were then used to extort money from people.
Colonel Omran Ahmad Al Mazroui, Director of Criminal Investigations, called on the public not to open suspicious links and activate security measures of social media apps.