US-CERT - FTC Issues Alert on Bitcoin Blackmail Scams
Original release date: August 22, 2018
from US-CERT: The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/08/22/FTC-Issues-Alert-Bitcoin-Blackmail-Scams
The Federal Trade Commission has released an alert on Bitcoin blackmail scams. In these schemes, scammers threaten victims with public disclosure of their "secret" unless they send a payment in Bitcoin.
NCCIC encourages users and administrators to refer to the FTC Alert and a related FBI press release for more information. If you believe you have been a victim of these scams, report it to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at www.ic3.gov.
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from US-CERT: The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2018/08/22/FTC-Issues-Alert-Bitcoin-Blackmail-Scams
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