UK regulator alerts public to fraudulent lawyer email scam demanding Bitcoin

2024-7-12 14:22

A cautionary alert has been issued by the UK’s Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) regarding a new email scam where fraudsters posing as lawyers demand Bitcoin payments. In a recent notice, the SRA disclosed an ongoing scam involving a suspicious email… origin »

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Пользователи Ledger сообщили о массированной фишинг-атаке

Пользователи аппаратных кошельков Ledger сообщили о получении фишинговых сообщений на почту, в которых предлагается установить экстренное обновление. Half-awake on a Sunday morning… I almost fell for this @Ledger scam email.

2020-10-26 14:43


UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Is Being Targeted By Crypto Scam Email Campaign

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), an important regulator from the United Kingdom, has recently been impersonated by an online scammer via an email campaign. According to local reports, the emails, which are from a new crypto scam, impersonate the British regulator in order to offer a chance to get money via cryptos. The email uses […]

2019-7-24 23:14


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Bitcoin scammers net nearly $1M by telling people they can see them masturbate

A new kind of scam has accrued almost $1 million in bitcoin from frightened porn viewers, says a new report — and they’re staining the good names of Shakespeare and Austen to do it. According to the report, from cybersecurity firm Area 1, this scam involves a threatening email, in which the victim is told videos or pictures of them watching pornography will be leaked to their contacts, along with whatever they were watching, unless they pay a ransom in Bitcoin.

2019-5-16 04:07


Fake CIA Sextortionists Demand Bitcoin Under Threat Of Prosecution

Phishing scams are the bane of a good day. What better way to wake up than reading an email saying your credit card has been stolen? How about an email asking for bitcoin to keep you out of jail? Don’t you love phishing scams? There’s a new, particularly nasty crypto-related scam floating around, and it very well may ruin your life, quite literally, if you don’t pay attention.

2019-4-8 11:10


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BBC News website spoofed by Bitcoin scammers

Scammers have found a new way to use seemingly legitimate BBC News websites to mine Bitcoin. The scam, identified by researchers, was first discovered in the first week of January. Scammers created what appeared to be a legitimate email containing a “Display Message” button, which rerouted users to an affiliate website tasked with generating Bitcoin based on page views.

2019-1-16 13:15


Cryptocurrency scammers target schools, hospitals, government offices with bomb threats

A dangerous email scam appears to be targeting businesses, schools, hospitals, and government buildings across the US in an attempt to extort bitcoin (BTC) with a bomb threat. A spokesperson for the FBI provided TNW with the following statement: We are aware of the recent bomb threats made in cities around the country, and we remain in touch with our law enforcement partners to provide assistance.

2018-12-14 01:52


Twitter says the Bitcoin scam wave came from third-party app

Twitter has confirmed the series of cryptocurrency-related hackings on its platform originated from a third-party software provider – and not its own system. In an email to Hard Fork, a Twitter spokesperson confirmed attackers exploited a third-party marketing solution to blast fake Bitcoin giveaway links from a slew of verified accounts, including Google and Target.

2018-11-16 19:44


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