Bitcoin Blackmail by Snail Mail Preys on Those with Guilty Conscience
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 18:25:26 +0000
KrebsOnSecurity heard from a reader whose friend recently received a remarkably customized extortion letter via snail mail that threatened to tell the recipient’s wife about his supposed extramarital affairs unless he paid $3,600 in bitcoin. The friend said he had nothing to hide and suspects this is part of a random but well-crafted campaign to prey on men who may have a guilty conscience.
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