FBI Warns of New Ransomware Campaign from Latest Breaches
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 06/03/2016 07:12 AM
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New ransomware threats are being emailed to victims of the Tumblr, LinkedIn and MySpace breaches.
"We have some bad news and good news for you," reads one email.
"First, the bad news, we have prepared a letter to be mailed to the following address that details all of your activities including your profile information, your login activity, and credit card transactions. Now for the good news, You can easily stop this letter from being mailed by sending 2 bitcoins to the following address."
However, the FBI says that the amount of emails being sent and the amount of time it would take for the criminals to go through victims email accounts or Facebook accounts are very slender to produce any negative info.
"If you believe you have been a victim of this scam, you should reach out to your local FBI field office, and file a complaint with the IC3 at www.ic3.gov," the agency stated.
"Please include the keyword 'Extortion E-mail Scheme' in your complaint, and provide any relevant information in your complaint, including the extortion e-mail with header information and Bitcoin address if available."
Source: The Register
"We have some bad news and good news for you," reads one email.
"First, the bad news, we have prepared a letter to be mailed to the following address that details all of your activities including your profile information, your login activity, and credit card transactions. Now for the good news, You can easily stop this letter from being mailed by sending 2 bitcoins to the following address."
However, the FBI says that the amount of emails being sent and the amount of time it would take for the criminals to go through victims email accounts or Facebook accounts are very slender to produce any negative info.
"If you believe you have been a victim of this scam, you should reach out to your local FBI field office, and file a complaint with the IC3 at www.ic3.gov," the agency stated.
"Please include the keyword 'Extortion E-mail Scheme' in your complaint, and provide any relevant information in your complaint, including the extortion e-mail with header information and Bitcoin address if available."
Source: The Register
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