In the first nine months of the year, the rising Bitcoin (BTC) prices made attackers dust out sextortion emails. Symantec traced wallets and addresses, estimating that the scam raised around 12.8 BTC. Bomb Treats and Explicit Information Frighten Users into Paying Sextortion emails usually claim to have hacked a user’s camera, then require a BTC payment. The scheme is less critical in comparison to ransomware threats, which were more active in the past years. TalhaRead MoreThe post Bitcoin (BTC) Sextortion Emails Take Over in 2019 appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
