Myantispyware team discovered a new variant of the “I have very bad news for you” Email Scam. This scam differs from the original version in that its creators changed some letters in the message. They inserted ‘á’ instead of ‘a’, and ‘í’ instead of ‘i’. Otherwise, everything remains the same. Like before, this bitcoin blackmail scam spreads via spam emails. The scam is sent out to thousands of emails at a time.
Hello! Í háve bád news for you. 14/03/2020 – on thís dáy Í hácked EMAIL SCAM
The full text of the email scam:
Chánge your pássword ímmediátely. Your áccount hás been hácked.
Hello!
Í háve bád news for you.
14/03/2020 – on thís dáy Í hácked your operátíng system ánd got full áccess to your áccount XXXXXXXXXÍt ís useless to chánge the pássword, my málwáre íntercepts ít every tíme.
How ít wás:
Ín the softwáre of the router to whích you were connected thát dáy, there wás á vulnerábílíty.
Í fírst hácked thís router ánd pláced my málícíous code on ít.
When you entered ín the ínternet, my troján wás ínstálled on the operátíng system of your devíce.Äfter thát, Í máde á full dump of your dísk (Í háve áll your áddress book, hístory of víewíng sítes, áll fíles, phone numbers ánd áddresses of áll your contácts).
Ä month ágo, Í wánted to lock your devíce ánd ásk for á smáll ámount of money to unlock.
But Í looked át the sítes thát you regulárly vísít, ánd cáme to the bíg delíght of your fávoríte resources.
Í’m tálkíng ábout sítes for ádults.Í wánt to sáy – you áre á bíg pervert. You háve unbrídled fántásy!
Äfter thát, án ídeá cáme to my mínd.
Í máde á screenshot of the íntímáte websíte where you háve fun (how díd you másturbáte).
Äfter thát, í took off your joys (usíng the cámerá of your devíce). Ít turned out beáutífully, do not hesítáte.Í ám strongly belíve thát you would not líke to show these píctures to your relátíves, fríends or colleágues.
Í thínk $974 ís á very smáll ámount for my sílence.
Besídes, Í spent á lot of tíme on you!Í áccept money only ín Bítcoíns.
My BTC wállet: #####################You do not know how to replenísh á Bítcoín wállet?
Ín ány seárch engíne wríte “how to send money to btc wállet”.
Ít’s eásíer thán send money to á credít cárd!For páyment you háve á líttle more thán two dáys (exáctly 50 hours).
Do not worry, the tímer wíll stárt át the moment when you open thís letter. Yes, yes .. ít hás álreády stárted!Äfter páyment, my vírus ánd dírty photos wíth you self-destruct áutomátícálly.
Nárrátíve, íf í do not receíve the specífíed ámount from you, then your devíce wíll be blocked, ánd áll your contácts wíll receíve á photos wíth your “joys”.Í wánt you to be prudent.
– Do not try to fínd and destroy my vírus! (áll your dátá ís álreády uploáded to á remote server)
– Do not try to contact me (thís ís not feásíble, sender áddress generáted áutomátícálly)
– Váríous securíty servíces wíll not help you; formáttíng á dísk or destroyíng á devíce wíll not help eíther, sínce your dátá ís álreády on á remote server.P.S. Í guárántee you thát Í wíll not dísturb you ágáín áfter páyment, ás you áre not my síngle víctím.
Thís ís á hácker code of honor.From now on, Í ádvíse you to use good ántívíruses ánd updáte them regulárly (severál tímes á dáy)!
Don’t be mád at me, everyone hás theír own work.
Fárewell.
Threat Summary
| Type | Bitcoin Blackmail Scam |
|---|---|
| Subject line: | Chánge your pássword ímmediátely. Your áccount hás been hácked. |
| Ransom amount | $974 |
In order to know more about bitcoin email scam and how to protect yourself, please read the article I have very bad news for you EMAIL SCAM.
