Last Updated on March 23, 2024 by Paganoto
New Sextortion Scheme Demands Payment in Bitcoin Cash
New Sextortion Scheme Demands Payment in Bitcoin Cash
Sextortionists, for instance, reportedly earned over US$330,000 in just seven months using compromised credentials. Sextortion appeared so lucrative that they're even offering an annual salary of US$360,000 to fellow fraudsters who can help them wrest money from high-income professionals.
Crypto Sextortion Scams Prove to Be Alarmingly Successful
Crypto Sextortion Scams Prove to Be Alarmingly Successful
Between September 1, 2019, and January 31, 2020, nearly $500,000 in profits we gained by cybercriminals engaging in sextortion.
$1.2M Earned Through Bitcoin 'Sextortion,' Bomb Threat Scams
$1.2M Earned Through Bitcoin 'Sextortion,' Bomb Threat Scams
Cybercriminals earned $1.2 million in Bitcoin through “sextortion” and bomb threat email scams in the last 12 months, according to a recent …
This is what happens to cryptocurrency paid out in sextortion …
This is what happens to cryptocurrency paid out in sextortion …
Millions of sextortion spam emails were sent during this timeframe. Victims were asked to pay up to $800 in BTC into wallet addresses owned by …
This Bitcoin sextortion scam has racked up $115000 so far
This Bitcoin sextortion scam has racked up $115000 so far
A Bitcoin sextortion scam has claimed another victim, and raked in $115,000 in total. Sextortionists hold targets at ransom, claiming they …
The lucrative business of Bitcoin sextortion scams (updated)
The lucrative business of Bitcoin sextortion scams (updated)
This particular scam campaign appears to have been most active between February 1, 2019 until March 13, 2019, collecting a total of 21.6847451 …
Sextortion Bitcoin: A Report Traces the Trail of … – Tech Monitor
Sextortion Bitcoin: A Report Traces the Trail of … – Tech Monitor
A new report published today traces a bitcoin haul “earned” from a global sextortion scam, delivered by botnet, for the first time.
Sextortion Scammers Are Raking In $100K A Month – Forbes
Sextortion Scammers Are Raking In $100K A Month – Forbes
Several years ago the first sextortion emails started popping up in the inboxes of unsuspecting Internet users. These blackmail campaigns …
Sextortion emails: how to protect yourself – NCSC.GOV.UK
Sextortion emails: how to protect yourself – NCSC.GOV.UK
Sextortion scams are a type of phishing attack whereby people are coerced to pay a BitCoin ransom because they have been threatened with sharing video of …
Scammers Net Over $300,000 in Bitcoin "Sextortion" Attack
Scammers Net Over $300,000 in Bitcoin "Sextortion" Attack
According to research conducted by UK cyber crime investigation firm Digital Shadows and reported in The Next Web, cyber criminals have …
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