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January 11, 2018

Bitcoin Blackmail by Snail Mail Preys on Those with Guilty Conscience

This post was originally published on this siteKrebsOnSecurity 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. The letter addressed the recipient by his first name and hometown throughout, and claimed to have evidence of the supposed dalliances. “You don’t know me personally and nobody hired […]