Did you receive an e-mail that starts with something like “This account was recently infected!“? Since you are reading this blog post, then probably Yes. And here comes the main question: Is the email real? This email message is nothing more than an email scam. There are at least 3 different versions of this email

Cyber security professionals discovered a new variant of email scam that uses the email subject “This is my final warning“. It states that someone named ‘Anonymous Hacker’ have hacked your computer and will release a video ostensibly taken via your web-camera, if you don’t pay a $2,000 payment through bitcoin. The recipient has 72 hours

Q. I have been receiving a lot of these emails in the past 3 days. Subject: ‘account was hacked‘ or ‘Your Account Was Hacked!‘. The full text of the email is: Hi, your account has been infected! Renew the password this time! You do not know anything about me and you may be probably surprised

Myantispyware.com team discovered a new variant of Bitcoin email scam which titled with “Security Alert. Your accounts was compromised. You need change password!”. Like before, this bitcoin blackmail scam spreads via spam emails. The scam is sent out to thousands of emails at a time.   Text presented in the “Security Alert. Your accounts was

If you are reading this because you have received a email titled “Hi, your account was hacked! Renew your pswd this time!” and you are worried, you can stop worrying! This message is a new highly effective email scam. This scam uses your email account name to convince you that the hacker was able to

We have had some reports of people seeing a new email scam with subject: “Your account has been hacked! You need to unlock.“. It is a new variation on Bitcoin Email Scam. What is Bitcoin Email Scam? It is an email message claiming that the recipient has viewed adult web-sites (p*rn materials) and demanding ransom

Security researchers recently discovered a new variant of Bitcoin email scam with the subject line “Caution! Attack hackers to your account!“. This email scam tries to extort money by claiming to have a secretly recorded video. Like before, this bitcoin blackmail scam spreads via spam emails. The spam is sent out to thousands of emails

“I setup a software on the X video clips web site” email message is a new ‘sextortion’ email scam that is targeting porn watchers. The spam is sent out to thousands of emails at a time. Below is an example of the fraudulent message with the ransom note: The “I setup a software on the

Perhaps, you are one of many people who got the email with subject: “Be sure to read this message! Your personal data is threatened!“. Thankfully, this email is a fake! Your email account, your computer and other devices have not been hacked. This message is a new email scam, similar to the “I sent you