Priest in Swabia: Extressers threaten nude photos - process starts!

Priest in Swabia: Extressers threaten nude photos - process starts!

Augsburg, Deutschland - In a scandalous case from Swabia, a Catholic priest became a victim of blackmail by a 50-year-old man. The accused is said to have downloaded nude photos of the clergyman from a internet platform for homosexuals between November 2022 and January 2023. This is reported by the PNP . The blackmailer called for a payment of 50,000 euros from the priest to prevent the publication of the pictures.

Instead of fulfilling the demands, the Priest filed a complaint with the police. The alleged extortionist will have to answer to the district court in Augsburg on Friday at 9:30 a.m. According to the investigation, the accused sent the nude pictures and a photo of the priest via a messaging service. In his threats, he stated that he published the compromising images both on television and in the parish of the priest. An email with the stressful images was also sent to the parish office. However, since the priest paid nothing, the indictment is only sufficient for attempted extortion.

The digital threat and data theft

The case raises questions about the general security of sensitive data. Again and again organizations, including church institutions, are victims of hacker attacks. According to Domradio , the head of the Catholic data protection center, Steffen Pau, states that Hacker is specifically aware of institutions whose data is considered valuable. While large-scale attacks on churches have so far been the exception, the threat from phishing emails and other forms of digital attacks remains constant.

The possibility of a targeted attack on the Catholic Church, especially if the data is considered attractive. Many of these attacks remain undetected because they often have no serious effects. It is all the more important that the dioceses take proactive measures for data security. Complete risk minimization is impossible, but church institutions are working to ensure the confidentiality of your data. Trust and security are crucial to counter such threats.