Bitcoin (BTC) Scammers Continue to Record Victims

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Citizens of Chevy Chase neighborhood, Washington D.C. were blackmailed by Bitcoin scammers claiming that they would reveal “dark secrets” to the target’s wives. 

A number of Chevy Chase citizens were threatened by crypto scammers. Hackers promised to reveal “dark” details to the targets’ wives. The dilemma is that the victims weren’t even married, according to Washington Post.

Fortunately, part of the victims managed to avoid any negative consequences and not fall into the scammer’s net. It looks like their bachelor status was the rescue coach as the scammers’ threat did not affect the target ones.

“FBI Washington Field Office spokesman Andrew Ames says these scammers tend to flood high-income neighborhoods, trying to fool at least one person.”

As reported by the media, the victims were contacted via the postal service. Jeffery Strohl, one of those targeted,

“[…] says he received a Nashville-postmarked letter from “GreySquare15” demanding a Bitcoin “confidentiality fee” worth $15,750. After his initial shock, he figured it was a scam. He posted about it on a community listserv to find he was far from the only Chevy Chase resident to receive such letters.”

Note that not all victims were lucky like Stohl. We do not want to be in the place of those married who really hide secrets on their devices.

Ransomware or cryptojacking?

This type of scam is called ransomware. It is a software that installs on the individual’s computer, encrypts the files, and blackens the owner to share secret information if he or she does not pay a ransom. Usually, the malware is transmitted via email as a link that once accessed generates automatic installation of it.

Recently, the Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab reported that the number of ransomware attacks was halved at the same time when the number of cryptojacking almost doubled.

“Kaspersky Lab has a tradition of reporting on the evolution of ransomware … This year, however, we came across a huge obstacle in continuing this tradition. We have found that ransomware is rapidly vanishing and that cryptocurrency mining is starting to take its place,” stated the report.

Even so, we cannot be sure that we will not become future victims of a new attack.

The case of bachelors is not the first of its kind and definitely not the last one. Pay attention to which platforms and links you are accessing. There are many scammers claiming to have control over your information just to receive the reward, but in reality, you are immune.

Author: Adriana Midrigan

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