$10 Extortion Scheme: Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters’ Comedic Cybercrime Caper
Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters is offering $10 in Bitcoin for help in a crowdsourced extortion scheme. The group, known for poor spelling, wants emails sent to execs to press for ransoms. Despite claiming retirement, they’re active, with over $1,000 allegedly paid out, but trusting cybercriminals is always a risky bet.
Hot Take:
Looks like the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters have taken crowdsourcing to a whole new level, or should I say, a whole new low! Offering a measly $10 in Bitcoin to cyber-vigilantes for spamming executives? Talk about a budget marketing campaign! Who knew extortion could be a gig economy job? Just make sure to spell check those ransom emails, folks!
Key Points:
- Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters offer $10 in Bitcoin for crowdsourced extortion help.
- Participants are encouraged to pressure executives into paying ransoms.
- Group uses poor grammar, raising doubts about English proficiency.
- Novel approach likely due to the large number of alleged breaches.
- Salesforce denies platform compromise, attributing incidents to a third-party app.
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