{"tag":"cybersecurity","articles":{"blog\/technology\/recognising-red-flags-in-blackmail-emails":{"key":"blog\/technology\/recognising-red-flags-in-blackmail-emails","type":"article","published":true,"meta":{"createdAt":"2019-01-24T11:50:02+01:00","publishedAt":"2019-01-24T11:46:00+01:00","group":null,"category":"blog","subcategory":"technology","slug":"recognising-red-flags-in-blackmail-emails"},"content":{"en":{"slug":"recognising-red-flags-in-blackmail-emails","title":"Recognising red flags in blackmail emails","intro":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker_small.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022311.19402985075\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker_small.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border-bottom\u0022 width=\u0022480\u0022 height=\u0022311.19402985075\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDid anyone receive a message recently that contained a video of me watching porn? \ud83d\ude06\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause apparently I was being blackmailed that all my contacts would receive it, if I don\u2019t pay 202\u20ac in BTC. 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Only to talk to some old friends once in a blue moon, and to laugh at all the spammers who assume that owning a \u201c.it\u201d domain automatically makes you Italian.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf they really had full access to my computer, or even checked out my public posts on social media, they\u2019d know I don\u2019t give a shit about someone seeing me naked or masturbating.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBlackmailing someone with that is the most obvious choice: almost everyone watches porn \u0026amp; masturbates, and most people are (inexplicably) ashamed of it.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThey didn\u2019t attach ANY proof whatsoever. Not a piece of a video, not a single URL from browser history, not a screenshot. Not even naming my OS or browser. I have no idea, which of my computers they claim to have attacked \ud83d\ude06\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESending an email from my own address to myself is given as a \u201cproof\u201d that they control my computer. The thing is, via SMTP you can send an email with ANY valid email in the \u201cFrom\u201d field. Most clients will deem it unreliable though and put it in spam \u2013 exactly as has happened here.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThey claim to have been \u201cobserving me for a couple of months\u201d. Well, to get enough porn \u0026amp; masturbation blackmail material on me, they wouldn\u2019t need more than a day \ud83e\udd2d\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u201cMalware was undetectable by the antivirus, because driver\u201d is a BS talk for people who don\u2019t know shit about computers. They\u2019ve been watching me for months, they should know I know my shit about computers \ud83d\ude06\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMost importantly: the deadline is over already. And nothing? \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite so many red flags people seem to be buying this bullshit, apparently. Those criminals \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/btc\/address\/17YKd1iJBxu616JEVo15PsXvk1mnQyEFVt\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E have received 4,5 BTC\u003C\/a\u003E already (~14k\u20ac). Within A WEEK!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease, educate yourself about cybersecurity, people... And don\u2019t panic! \ud83d\ude42\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EUpdate\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI just got a report of a scam attempt that \u003Cem\u003Edid\u003C\/em\u003E include a \u201cproof\u201d, so let\u0027s take a look at it:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\n                \u003Cnoscript\u003E\n                    \u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker-2_big.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border\u0022 width=\u0022960\u0022 height=\u0022479.22829581994\u0022\u003E                \n                \u003C\/noscript\u003E\n                \u003Cspan class=\u0022hide-noscript\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022data:image\/png;base64,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\u0022 data-src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker-2_big.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 class=\u0022border\u0022 width=\u0022960\u0022 height=\u0022479.22829581994\u0022\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n                \n            \u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, the attacker knows your password. But they don\u0027t tell you to which service\nthis password grants access to, which is pretty weird...\nIf I were an asshole and had that information, I\u0027d use it:\nat least to further prove to you that I know private shit about you,\nat worse to log in to that account, take it over and demand money for giving it back.\nAnd yet, they didn\u0027t. Suspicious.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut anyways... if you go to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E \u0027;--have i been pwned?\u003C\/a\u003E website\nand enter your email, you\u0027ll see the list of data breaches over the years where your email was found.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis guy\u0027s email was in 18 of them. Some were connected to the same reused password.\nSo here\u0027s how the attacker knew his password: he didn\u0027t hack his computer or gain access to his camera,\nhe just found it (or bought it) on some shady website.\nThe attacker probably doesn\u0027t even know what service was this password for or whether it\u0027s even still valid.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGood news about this attack: as of today, not a single cent was sent to\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/btc\/address\/bc1qrpmrkdwh2uhnmrsj0803hg909m66rp6ax7y7je\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E that BTC address\u003C\/a\u003E \ud83c\udf89\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo what\u0027s the takeaway?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEven if someone knows your password, it doesn\u0027t automatically prove their other claims.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESign up for email updates from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E \u0027;--have i been pwned?\u003C\/a\u003E\nand whenever they notify you about a breach, go to that website and change your password.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDon\u0027t reuse passwords! The best way to stay secure is to use a different, strong, random password for each service\nand store them in a password manager, like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/keepass.info\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csvg class=\u0022icon\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022#light-link\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E KeePass\u003C\/a\u003E or even a browser.\nIf someone told me, they know that my password is \u003Ccode\u003EhiVxV788S2dm8rK6P5qH\u003C\/code\u003E?\nBitch, even \u003Cem\u003EI\u003C\/em\u003E don\u0027t know that\u0027s my password \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDon\u0027t panic! The vast majority of such attacks is just a bluff.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Csvg xmlns=\u0022http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\u0022 style=\u0022display: none;\u0022\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E","tags":["bitcoin","blackmail","cybersecurity","email","masturbation","porn","security"],"hasMore":true,"image":"https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker_small.jpg","introLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker_big.jpg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker_mini.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022155.59701492537\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDid anyone receive a message recently that contained a video of me watching porn? \ud83d\ude06\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause apparently I was being blackmailed that all my contacts would receive it, if I don\u2019t pay 202\u20ac in BTC. Alas, I didn\u2019t check the spam folder, so I\u2019d missed the deadline a week ago \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u003C\/p\u003E","contentLite":"\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker_big.jpg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker_mini.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022155.59701492537\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cfigcaption\u003E\n                    \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/HJENWbX4t-Q\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Csmall\u003Eunsplash.com\/photos\/HJENWbX4t-Q\u003C\/small\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\n                \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDid anyone receive a message recently that contained a video of me watching porn? \ud83d\ude06\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBecause apparently I was being blackmailed that all my contacts would receive it, if I don\u2019t pay 202\u20ac in BTC. Alas, I didn\u2019t check the spam folder, so I\u2019d missed the deadline a week ago \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/alto-pericolo-1_big.jpg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/alto-pericolo-1_mini.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022242.12765957447\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/alto-pericolo-2_big.jpg\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/alto-pericolo-2_mini.jpg\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022238.91696750903\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf they really had full access to my computer, they\u2019d know that I almost never use Italian... Only to talk to some old friends once in a blue moon, and to laugh at all the spammers who assume that owning a \u201c.it\u201d domain automatically makes you Italian.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIf they really had full access to my computer, or even checked out my public posts on social media, they\u2019d know I don\u2019t give a shit about someone seeing me naked or masturbating.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBlackmailing someone with that is the most obvious choice: almost everyone watches porn \u0026amp; masturbates, and most people are (inexplicably) ashamed of it.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThey didn\u2019t attach ANY proof whatsoever. Not a piece of a video, not a single URL from browser history, not a screenshot. Not even naming my OS or browser. I have no idea, which of my computers they claim to have attacked \ud83d\ude06\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESending an email from my own address to myself is given as a \u201cproof\u201d that they control my computer. The thing is, via SMTP you can send an email with ANY valid email in the \u201cFrom\u201d field. Most clients will deem it unreliable though and put it in spam \u2013 exactly as has happened here.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EThey claim to have been \u201cobserving me for a couple of months\u201d. Well, to get enough porn \u0026amp; masturbation blackmail material on me, they wouldn\u2019t need more than a day \ud83e\udd2d\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u201cMalware was undetectable by the antivirus, because driver\u201d is a BS talk for people who don\u2019t know shit about computers. They\u2019ve been watching me for months, they should know I know my shit about computers \ud83d\ude06\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMost importantly: the deadline is over already. And nothing? \u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EDespite so many red flags people seem to be buying this bullshit, apparently. Those criminals \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/btc\/address\/17YKd1iJBxu616JEVo15PsXvk1mnQyEFVt\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E have received 4,5 BTC\u003C\/a\u003E already (~14k\u20ac). Within A WEEK!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease, educate yourself about cybersecurity, people... And don\u2019t panic! \ud83d\ude42\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EUpdate\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EI just got a report of a scam attempt that \u003Cem\u003Edid\u003C\/em\u003E include a \u201cproof\u201d, so let\u0027s take a look at it:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cfigure\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker-2_big.png\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E\u003Cimg src=\u0022https:\/\/avris.it\/image\/lame-hacker-2_mini.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022240\u0022 height=\u0022119.80707395498\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EYes, the attacker knows your password. But they don\u0027t tell you to which service\nthis password grants access to, which is pretty weird...\nIf I were an asshole and had that information, I\u0027d use it:\nat least to further prove to you that I know private shit about you,\nat worse to log in to that account, take it over and demand money for giving it back.\nAnd yet, they didn\u0027t. Suspicious.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EBut anyways... if you go to the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E \u0027;--have i been pwned?\u003C\/a\u003E website\nand enter your email, you\u0027ll see the list of data breaches over the years where your email was found.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThis guy\u0027s email was in 18 of them. Some were connected to the same reused password.\nSo here\u0027s how the attacker knew his password: he didn\u0027t hack his computer or gain access to his camera,\nhe just found it (or bought it) on some shady website.\nThe attacker probably doesn\u0027t even know what service was this password for or whether it\u0027s even still valid.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGood news about this attack: as of today, not a single cent was sent to\n\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.blockchain.com\/btc\/address\/bc1qrpmrkdwh2uhnmrsj0803hg909m66rp6ax7y7je\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E that BTC address\u003C\/a\u003E \ud83c\udf89\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESo what\u0027s the takeaway?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EEven if someone knows your password, it doesn\u0027t automatically prove their other claims.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESign up for email updates from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/haveibeenpwned.com\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E \u0027;--have i been pwned?\u003C\/a\u003E\nand whenever they notify you about a breach, go to that website and change your password.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDon\u0027t reuse passwords! The best way to stay secure is to use a different, strong, random password for each service\nand store them in a password manager, like \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/keepass.info\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022\u003E KeePass\u003C\/a\u003E or even a browser.\nIf someone told me, they know that my password is \u003Ccode\u003EhiVxV788S2dm8rK6P5qH\u003C\/code\u003E?\nBitch, even \u003Cem\u003EI\u003C\/em\u003E don\u0027t know that\u0027s my password \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EDon\u0027t panic! The vast majority of such attacks is just a bluff.\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ul\u003E","words":689,"readTime":3,"lang":"en"}}}}}