KU Office of Public Safety patrol vehicle, pictured June 2016

A University of Kansas student reported to campus police that she was the victim of possible blackmail involving digital photos or videos.

The victim reported the computer crime Dec. 3 at Lewis Residence Hall, according to KU police.

A suspect the woman did not know contacted her via social media claiming to have hacked into her email account and copied at least one video of her, KU police Deputy Chief James Anguiano said. The suspect threatened to post the video on social media if the victim did not send the suspect more images.

Anguiano said the case was “vague” but served as a reminder to protect online information.

Change email and social media passwords and never share financial or other information online, Anguiano said.

“Make sure that you know who you’re sharing information with,” he said. “You have to keep a lot of that stuff locked down.”