urcomputech
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For the third time now I've had clients forward me email attempt to extort bitcoin payments from them. In a nutshell, they claim to have infected some porn site, which you have purportedly visited. In addition, they claim to have captured footage from the webcam of you "entertaining" yourself to the porn from the infected site. Finally, they threatened to forward a link to the webcam footage to all your contacts, unless of course, you deposit thousands of dollars to some bitcoin account.
Question is, has anybody had any experience with these. In my experience, it is an empty threat. I believe if they actually had any real footage, it would at least include the actual name of site infected, plus a thumbnail of the purported video. Maybe even a sample of victim's contact list, at least if it was me preying on these people, this is what I would do. For this reason, my past advice had been to ignore, and in fact, nothing happened. I'm curious though if anyone has had any experience with these type of emails, and if so, were any threats actually followed through?
Below is a copy of an actual email a client received earlier today. Of course, I removed my client's email:
Subject: XXXXXXXXX
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:46:24 +0000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I'm aware, XXXXXX, is your password. You may not know me and you are probably wondering why you're getting this mail, correct?
actually, I placed a malware on the adult videos (pornographic material) website and there's more, you visited this site to experience fun (you know what I mean). While you were watching videos, your browser started working as a RDP (Remote control Desktop) that has a key logger which provided me with accessibility to your display screen and also cam. after that, my software program collected your complete contacts from your Messenger, FB, as well as email.
What did I do?
I created a double-screen video. First part displays the video you were watching (you have a nice taste haha), and second part displays the recording of your web cam.
What should you do?
Well, I believe, $2900 is a reasonable price tag for our little secret. You'll make the payment through Bitcoin (if you do not know this, search "how to buy bitcoin" in Google).
BTC Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(It is cAsE sensitive, so copy and paste it)
Important:
You now have one day to make the payment. (I have a unique pixel within this message, and at this moment I know that you have read through this mail). If I do not get the BitCoins, I will definitely send your video to all of your contacts including friends and family, colleagues, and many others. Having said that, if I receive the payment, I'll destroy the video immidiately. If you need proof, reply with "Yes!" and I will certainly send your video to your 5 contacts. It's a non-negotiable offer, and thus don't waste my personal time and yours by replying to this mail.
Question is, has anybody had any experience with these. In my experience, it is an empty threat. I believe if they actually had any real footage, it would at least include the actual name of site infected, plus a thumbnail of the purported video. Maybe even a sample of victim's contact list, at least if it was me preying on these people, this is what I would do. For this reason, my past advice had been to ignore, and in fact, nothing happened. I'm curious though if anyone has had any experience with these type of emails, and if so, were any threats actually followed through?
Below is a copy of an actual email a client received earlier today. Of course, I removed my client's email:
Subject: XXXXXXXXX
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:46:24 +0000
From: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
I'm aware, XXXXXX, is your password. You may not know me and you are probably wondering why you're getting this mail, correct?
actually, I placed a malware on the adult videos (pornographic material) website and there's more, you visited this site to experience fun (you know what I mean). While you were watching videos, your browser started working as a RDP (Remote control Desktop) that has a key logger which provided me with accessibility to your display screen and also cam. after that, my software program collected your complete contacts from your Messenger, FB, as well as email.
What did I do?
I created a double-screen video. First part displays the video you were watching (you have a nice taste haha), and second part displays the recording of your web cam.
What should you do?
Well, I believe, $2900 is a reasonable price tag for our little secret. You'll make the payment through Bitcoin (if you do not know this, search "how to buy bitcoin" in Google).
BTC Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(It is cAsE sensitive, so copy and paste it)
Important:
You now have one day to make the payment. (I have a unique pixel within this message, and at this moment I know that you have read through this mail). If I do not get the BitCoins, I will definitely send your video to all of your contacts including friends and family, colleagues, and many others. Having said that, if I receive the payment, I'll destroy the video immidiately. If you need proof, reply with "Yes!" and I will certainly send your video to your 5 contacts. It's a non-negotiable offer, and thus don't waste my personal time and yours by replying to this mail.
