“Hello pervert” sextortion scam includes new threat of Pegasus—and a picture of your home

This report describes the “Hello pervert” sextortion campaign, where scammers reuse passwords from prior breaches, falsely claim Pegasus-based surveillance and compromising footage, and sometimes add neighborhood images to intimidate victims into paying. It highlights common red flags (sender spoofing, urgent payment deadlines, image/PDF messages to bypass filters) and advises not to respond, change any reused passwords, employ a password manager, avoid unsolicited attachments, and cover or disable webcams.