A bunch of malicious actors who have been sending email bomb threats are believed to be the same actors who engaged in a sextortion campaign. In the bomb threat campaign, schools, government offices, and private organizations were told to send bitcoins to prevent an explosion from going off. However, this was not a financially successful endeavor for the perpetrators. In relation to our course content, this is a classic example of social engineering, not sophisticated hacking. However, as we’ve learned, social engineering attacks make up the brunt of most hacks and are extremely effective. People need to be aware of these kinds of attacks in the future so that they don’t fall for them.

 

https://www.scmagazine.com/home/security-news/sextortion-gang-found-to-be-behind-email-bomb-threat-spree/