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Do not reply. The bitcoin address that the scammer asks for ransoms to be paid for is apparently not unique despite what the email claims , and has been sent almost nothing. As of press time, it had received just 0. After Patreon was hacked the data was leaked publicly online and subsequently verified by Troy Hunt , a security researcher who specializes in data breaches. As such, even if a user paid a ransom, there would be no guarantee that another, unconnected scammer didn't try to extort them again at a later data.
So who's behind this failing extortion attempt? After the extra-marital affairs dating website was hacked earlier this year, customers received blackmail demands threatening to out them unless they paid a bitcoin bounty. Times Internet Limited. All rights reserved. For reprint rights. Times Syndication Service. Home Notifications Newsletters Next Share.
Scammers are trying to extort the customers of hacked crowdfunding site Patreon Advertisement. Rob Price. Sign up for a weekly brief collating many news items into one untangled thought delivered straight to your mailbox. About 15GB of data, including names, addresses and donations, was published online in October following the hack attack on Patreon. At the time, chief executive Jack Conte said card details had not been stolen. Six things firms should do to improve cybersecurity.
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