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Stablecoin Issuer Tether Says It Is a Victim of a 500 BTC Ransom Demand Infoleak Threat
Just days after the conclusion of its long-running feud with the Office of the Attorney General of New York, Tether says it is now a victim of an extortion attempt. According to the stablecoin issuer, the blackmailers are threatening to release documents they claim “will harm the bitcoin ecosystem” if their demand for the payment […] дальше »
2021-3-2 15:15 | |
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The GitHub extortion victims are outsmarting their Bitcoin scammers
Blackmailers have been wiping GitHub repositories and withholding code to extort Bitcoin from their victims. Over 390 respos have been affected, but so far, the attackers haven’t made enough to even buy a coffee. дальше »
2019-5-6 13:29 | |
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Sextortionists Falsely Claim, Pose to be the CIA, Demanding Bitcoin Under Threat Of Prosecution
Phishing scams have always plagued the crypto ecosystem. Last year saw the entry of a new breed of cyber-extortionists that seems to be gaining ground, so much so that they were able to steal over $300,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) tokens in 2018. дальше »
2019-4-9 20:47 | |
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Blackmailers are posing as CIA agents to steal your Bitcoin
A cryptocurrency fan has issued a warning: scammers are posing as the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to fool you into giving up $10,000 worth of Bitcoin, so take notice. A Reddit post titled “CIA got me fam” displayed proof of a new bogus email campaign designed to trick potential victims into thinking they are subject of an international criminal investigation. дальше »
2019-3-19 18:24 | |
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Blackmailers made $332,000 in Bitcoin during ‘sextortion’ scam
Cybercriminals raked in more than $300,000 in Bitcoin payments during a ‘sextortion’ email-based blackmail campaign, which was first spotted in 2017 but saw increased activity mid-last year. According to a report by UK firm Digital Shadows, which tracked a sample of 792,000 emails as part of their analysis, criminals received some $332,000 from more than 3,100 unique sender Bitcoin addresses. дальше »
2019-2-22 16:12 | |
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Blackmailers threaten to leak users’ masturbation vids unless they pay Bitcoin ransom
It seems the cryptocurrency community is under threat of a new blackmail tactic, so take caution. Cornell University computer science professor Emin G private meditation – the email threatens to send recordings of you getting down with ya big bad self to friends and family. дальше »
2018-7-12 18:37 | |
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