Cyber Predators Strike Twice: Fake Security Gurus Extort Ransomware Victims for Bitcoin Bounty
Victims of cyber heists, beware! After the Royal and Akira ransomware gangs do their dirty work, a faux ‘security researcher’ might slide into your DMs. Offering a deletion deal for your snatched data—for a mere 5 Bitcoin ransom—turns out, it’s just another shakedown in cybersecurity’s wild west.
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Just when you thought getting hit by ransomware was the worst part of your week, along comes a "helpful" cyber Robin Hood wannabe with a side of extortion scam. Because why get fleeced once when you can get fleeced twice, right? Victims now get the pleasure of a double-dip into their Bitcoin wallets by a fake security researcher who's less white hat and more wolf in geek's clothing.
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