PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website <site> and extracted your databases. How did this happen? Our team has found a vulnerability within your site that we were able to exploit. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get your database credentials and extract your entire database and move the information to an offshore server.
Canada, 2020-04-13 20:47:51
Extortion email. Subject: "Your Site Has Been Hacked" Message begins: "PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website (address redacted) and extracted your databases." Message continues by making threats to the business's reputation and asking for $1500 bitcoin payment.
United States, 2020-04-14 03:05:45
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website ... and extracted your databases.
United States, 2020-04-14 04:58:21
Website hacking claim
India, 2020-04-14 09:07:11
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website http://www.*** and extracted your databases. ...
Germany, 2020-04-14 12:32:29
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website http://www.***.** and extracted your databases. How did this happen? Our team has found a vulnerability within your site that we were able to exploit. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get your database credentials and extract your entire database and move the information to an offshore server. What does this mean?
Kazakhstan, 2020-04-14 13:04:54
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website http://www.***studio.com and extracted your databases. How did this happen? Our team has found a vulnerability within your site that we were able to exploit. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get your database credentials and extract your entire database and move the information to an offshore server.
India, 2020-04-14 15:26:11
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website XXX and extracted your databases. How did this happen? Our team has found a vulnerability within your site that we were able to exploit. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get your database credentials and extract your entire database and move the information to an offshore server. What does this mean? We will systematically go through a series of steps of totally damaging your reputation. First your database will be leaked or sold to the highest bidder which they will use with whatever their intentions are. Next ... How do I stop this? We are willing to refrain from destroying your site's reputation for a small fee. The current fee is $1500 in bitcoins (BTC). Please send the bitcoin to the following Bitcoin address (Copy and paste as it is case sensitive): 1DQ2F5YsTGSEgvAeJSgjydb5i4jvPKDBW1
Switzerland, 2020-04-14 16:01:07
Email received who claims to have extracted database. Wants to sell if no payment is receiced (1500$)
Germany, 2020-04-14 16:01:51
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website www.XXXX.YY and extracted your databases. We are willing to refrain from destroying your site's reputation for a small fee. The current fee is $1500 in bitcoins (BTC).
Poland, 2020-04-14 17:29:24
We have hacked your website and extracted your databases. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get your database credentials and extract your entire database and move the information to an offshore server. We will systematically go through a series of steps of totally damaging your reputation. First your database will be leaked or sold to the highest bidder which they will use with whatever their intentions are. Next if there are e-mails found they will be e-mailed that their information has been sold or leaked... was at fault thusly damaging your reputation and having angry customers/associates with whatever angry customers/associates do. Lastly any links that you have indexed in the search engines will be de-indexed based off of blackhat techniques that we used in the past to de-index our targets. We are willing to refrain from destroying your site's reputation for a small fee. The current fee is $1500 in bitcoins (BTC).
Canada, 2020-04-14 18:32:07
A generic scam email that says they hacked a DB ......... PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website xxxxxxxxx and extracted your databases. We are willing to refrain from destroying your site's reputation for a small fee. The current fee is $1500 in bitcoins (BTC). Please send the bitcoin to the following Bitcoin address (Copy and paste as it is case sensitive): 1DQ2F5YsTGSEgvAeJSgjydb5i4jvPKDBW1 Once you have paid we will automatically get informed that it was your payment. Please note that you have to make payment within 5 days after receiving this e-mail or the database leak, e-mails dispatched, and de-index of your site WILL start!
United Kingdom, 2020-04-14 19:00:51
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS! We have hacked your website ..... and extracted your databases. How did this happen? Our team has found a vulnerability within your site that we were able to exploit. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get your database credentials and extract your entire database and move the information to an offshore server. What does this mean? We will systematically go through a series of steps of totally damaging your reputation. First your database will be leaked or sold to the highest bidder which they will use with whatever their intentions are. Next if there are e-mails found they will be e-mailed that their information has been sold or leaked ...
Mexico, 2020-04-15 08:26:26
What does this mean? We will systematically go through a series of steps of totally damaging your reputation. First your database will be leaked or sold to the highest bidder which they will use with whatever their intentions are. Next if there are e-mails found they will be e-mailed that their information has been sold or leaked and your --site_name-- was at fault thusly damaging your reputation and having angry customers/associates with whatever angry customers/associates do. Lastly any links that you have indexed in the search engines will be de-indexed based off of blackhat techniques that we used in the past to de-index our targets.
Japan, 2020-04-15 10:44:22
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO SOMEONE IN YOUR COMPANY WHO IS ALLOWED TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS!
Germany, 2020-04-15 12:01:09