Ransomware
Abuser: RAT
Stated they were going to post nude images they took of me to friends and colleagues if I didn't pay$600 crypto currency
Stated they were going to post nude images they took of me to friends and colleagues if I didn't pay$600 crypto currency
Email scam
Stated they had hacked my email,though password was wrong and never has been used for my email. Claimed they had footage of me from visiting porn sites,and demanded $600 in bitcoin. Claimed the email was fake,so don’t reply. It ended in .pl
This person sent an email to saying that my PC was hacked, and if I do not send $600 in BTC in the next 48 hours he (or she) will send the sexual content captured in my webcam to my colleagues and friends.
Received: from 0125200667.0.fullrate.ninja (0125200667.0.fullrate.ninja [2.110.159.8]) For the moment, the software has harvrested all your contact information from social networks and email addresses. If you need to erase all of your collected data, send me $600 in BTC (crypto currency). This is my Bitcoin wallet: 15hcdsqcsH2QoevpuHRM45xKBRC9UBrVha You have 48 hours after reading this letter.
We have installed one RAT(trojan) software into you device. For this moment your email account is hacked. I know your password for this account [many years unused] For the moment, the software has harvrested all your contact information from social networks and email addresses. If you need to erase all of your collected data, send me $600 in BTC (crypto currency).
Takes your password from a breach and attempts to convince you that he has a RAT on your computer from watching porn (which is funny because I've never opened a porn site on my computer) Don't believe him, just change your password and keep all of them unique.
same as below (alleged hacker, wants bitcom money for alleged secret videoclips)
We have installed one RAT(trojan) software into you device. For this moment your email account is hacked. I know your password for this account [...] If you need to erase all of your collected data, send me $600 in BTC (crypto currency). This is my Bitcoin wallet: 15hcdsqcsH2QoevpuHRM45xKBRC9UBrVha You have 48 hours after reading this letter.
Emailed thru gmail account asking for 600BTC in exchange of releasing/deleting personal information harvested from "hacked" device.
Sextortion, same as all of the others.
Hackers obtained passwords and logins and are probably selling the list over & over & over each time it gets sold they usually send out these Emails... And hope to make a nice gain on their investment.
We have installed one RAT(trojan) software into you device. For this moment your email account is hacked. Changed your password? You're doing great! But my software recognizes every such action. I'm updating passwords! I'm always one step ahead.... So... I have downloaded all confidential information from your system and I got some more evidence.