{"id":255114,"date":"2020-03-26T07:45:18","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T11:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/?p=255114"},"modified":"2024-05-31T09:16:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T09:16:45","slug":"crypto-scammers-getting-creative-threatening-to-infect-family-with-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidebitcoins.com\/news\/crypto-scammers-getting-creative-threatening-to-infect-family-with-covid-19","title":{"rendered":"Crypto Scammers Getting Creative: Threatening To Infect Family With Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"
The entire finance industry as a whole has been eternally plagued with sophisticated finance scams. Some of these scams are sophisticated enough to avoid the gaze of regulators for years, stealing millions in funding and escaping into the sunset.<\/p>\n
ExecuteMalware, a cybersecurity blogger, gave a fascinating report. They spoke of one such criminal actor that has achieved quite the opposite in terms of sophistication.<\/p>\n
\nAll threat actors are trying to jump on the bandwagon – no matter how nonsensical:<\/p>\n
I've hacked your PC so "if I want, I could even infect your whole family with the CoronaVirus" . \ud83e\udd2d<\/p>\n
Idiot… pic.twitter.com\/UE8d6lkaaY<\/a><\/p>\n
— ExecuteMalware (@executemalware) March 20, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n