{"id":62132,"date":"2020-04-11T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=62132"},"modified":"2020-04-10T16:08:25","modified_gmt":"2020-04-10T21:08:25","slug":"new-round-of-email-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/new-round-of-email-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Round of Email Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A New Email Scam Hits Consumers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever watched the popular Netflix show <em>Black Mirror<\/em> this may sound familiar. Yesterday, PC Matic support received an influx of tickets from customers saying they&#8217;d been hacked. They received an email claiming the hacker had taken screenshots of them on their computer. The email goes on to explain that the user will have to send over $1000 in Bitcoin or the hacker will release the footage to friends and family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of our employees also received the email. The text is below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Dear REDACTED,<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd have very bad news for yo\u00fa.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">03\/01\/2020 - on th\u00eds day \u00ed hacked yo\u00far OS and got f\u00fall access to yo\u00far acco\u00fant (EMAIL REDACTED)<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cdf yo\u00fa do not bel\u00edeve \u00edt, yo\u00fa can check \u00edt yo\u00farself.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd created th\u00eds letter \u00edn yo\u00far acco\u00fant (the sender address matches the rec\u00edp\u00edent address).<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">So, yo\u00fa can change the password, yes... B\u00fat my malware \u00edntercepts \u00edt every t\u00edme.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">How \u00ed made \u00edt:<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cdn the software of the ro\u00fater, thro\u00fagh wh\u00edch yo\u00fa went onl\u00edne, was a v\u00falnerab\u00edl\u00edty.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd j\u00fast hacked th\u00eds ro\u00fater and placed my mal\u00edc\u00edo\u00fas code on \u00edt.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">When yo\u00fa went onl\u00edne, my trojan was \u00ednstalled on the OS of yo\u00far dev\u00edce.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">After that, \u00ed made a f\u00fall copy of yo\u00far d\u00edsk (\u00ed have all yo\u00far address book, h\u00edstory of v\u00edew\u00edng s\u00edtes, all f\u00edles, phone n\u00fambers and addresses of all yo\u00far contacts).<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">A month ago, \u00ed wanted to lock yo\u00far dev\u00edce and ask for a not b\u00edg amo\u00fant of btc to \u00fanlock.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">B\u00fat \u00ed looked on the s\u00edtes that yo\u00fa reg\u00falarly v\u00eds\u00edt, and \u00ed was shocked by what \u00ed saw!!!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd'm talk yo\u00fa abo\u00fat s\u00edtes for ad\u00falts.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd want to say - yo\u00fa are a B\u00edG pervert. Yo\u00far fantasy \u00eds sh\u00edfted far away from the normal co\u00farse!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">And \u00ed got an \u00eddea...<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd took a screenshot of an ad\u00falt s\u00edtes where yo\u00fa had f\u00fan (yo\u00fa \u00fanderstand what \u00ed mean, r\u00edght?).<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">After that, \u00ed took a screenshot of yo\u00far mast\u00farbat\u00edon (\u00fas\u00edng the camera of yo\u00far dev\u00edce) and gl\u00faed them together.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">T\u00farned o\u00fat amaz\u00edng! Yo\u00fa are so spectac\u00falar!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd'm know that yo\u00fa wo\u00fald not l\u00edke to show these screenshots to yo\u00far fr\u00edends, relat\u00edves or colleag\u00faes.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cdt w\u00edll be a h\u00fage shame for yo\u00fa!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd th\u00ednk $1450(USD) \u00eds a very, very small amo\u00fant for my s\u00edlence.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Bes\u00eddes, \u00ed have been spy\u00edng on yo\u00fa for so long, hav\u00edng spent a lot of t\u00edme!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Pay ONLY \u00edn B\u00edtco\u00edns!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">My BTC wallet: 1CwTNBNekpV7kDQ7pjF1ghsgqb1CaMq34k <\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Yo\u00fa do not know how to \u00fase b\u00edtco\u00edns?<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Enter a q\u00faery \u00edn any search eng\u00edne: \"how to replen\u00edsh btc wallet\".<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cdt's extremely easy!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd w\u00edll g\u00edve yo\u00fa exactly two days (48 ho\u00fars) to make th\u00eds payment.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">As soon as yo\u00fa open th\u00eds letter, the t\u00edmer w\u00edll work and t\u00edme w\u00edll pass.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">After payment, my v\u00edr\u00fas and d\u00edrty screenshots w\u00edth yo\u00far mast\u00farbat\u00edon w\u00edll be self-destr\u00fact a\u00fatomat\u00edcally.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cdf \u00ed do not rece\u00edve from yo\u00fa the spec\u00edf\u00eded amo\u00fant, then yo\u00far dev\u00edce w\u00edll be locked, and all yo\u00far contacts w\u00edll rece\u00edve a screenshots w\u00edth yo\u00far \"enjoy\".<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">\u00cd hope yo\u00fa \u00fanderstand yo\u00far s\u00edt\u00faat\u00edon.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">- Do not try to f\u00ednd and destroy my v\u00edr\u00fas! 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Th\u00eds way yo\u00fa w\u00edll no longer fall \u00ednto a s\u00edm\u00edlar s\u00edt\u00faat\u00edon.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Do not hold ev\u00edl! \u00ed j\u00fast do my job.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Have a n\u00edce day!<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Variations<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one form of the email. There are variations that include a heftier silencing fee, different threats (hitman contracts, CIA investigations, even threats to infect your family with coronavirus), and other varied details. What you should remember, however, is that there&#8217;s nothing to be concerned about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Details Look Deceiving<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The details in these emails look deceiving. They may list a password you&#8217;ve used before. Don&#8217;t worry, that was a password that was collected from a data breach. And if that still worries you, many of these hackers have a password and an email. They don&#8217;t know if that password belongs to that email (this is why you should frequently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/07\/staying-secure\/\">change your passwords<\/a>) or if it belongs to another account. They&#8217;re taking a shot in the dark and hoping you respond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter how specific or convincing the details are, you should definitely ignore the emails. If you do open it, make sure to delete it and the forget about it. If you are genuinely concerned, feel free to reach out to our support via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/support\/\">support page<\/a>. They&#8217;re always happy to help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A New Email Scam Hits Consumers If you&#8217;ve ever watched the popular Netflix show Black Mirror this may sound familiar. 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