Got our first scam attempt email, found it rather humorous. Redacted bitcoin address because they don't deserve it. A historic email.
Your Databases Has Been HackedY0ur Site Has Been Hacked
PLEASE F0RWARD THIS EMAIL T0 SoMEoNE IN Y0UR CoMPANY WHo iS ALL0WED T0 MAKE IMPORTANT DECISI0NS!
We have hacked your website https://worlio.com and extracted your databases.
How did this happen?
0ur team has f0und a vulnerability within y0ur site that we were able to expl0it. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get your database credentials and extract your entire database and m0ve the inf0rmation to an 0ffsh0re server.
What d0es this mean?
We will systematically go thr0ugh a series 0f steps 0f totally damaging your reputati0n. First y0ur database will be leaked or sold to the highest bidder which they will use with whatever their intentions are. Next if there are e-mails f0und they will be e-mailed that their inf0rmati0n has been sold or leaked and your site https://worlio.com was at fault thusly damaging your reputation and having angry cust0mers/associates with whatever angry customers/ass0ciates d0. Lastly any links that you have indexed in the search engines will be de-indexed based 0ff 0f blackhat techniques that we used in the past t0 de-index our targets.
How do i stop this?
We are willing to refrain from destroying your site's reputation for a small fee. The current fee is $3000 in bitcoins (0.15 BTC).
Please send the bitcoin t0 the f0llowing Bitcoin address (Copy and paste as it is case sensitive):
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once you have paid we will automatically get inf0rmed that it was y0ur payment. Please note that you have to make payment within 3 days after 0pening this e-mail or the database leak, e-mails dispatched, and de-index 0f y0ur site WiLL start!
How do i get Bitcoins?
You can easily buy bitcoins via several websites or even offline from a Bitcoin-ATM.
What if i don't pay?
if y0u decide not t0 pay, we will start the attack at the indicated date and uph0ld it until you do, there's n0 c0unter measure t0 this, you will only end up wasting m0re m0ney trying t0 find a s0lution. We will completely destr0y your reputati0n am0ngst go0gle and y0ur cust0mers.
This is not a hoax, d0 n0t reply t0 this email, don't try to reason 0r negotiate, we will not read any replies. once you have paid we will st0p what we were doing and you will never hear fr0m us again!
Please note that Bitcoin is anonymous and no 0ne will find 0ut that y0u have c0mplied. Finally d0n't reply as this email is unm0nit0red.
For those concerned, I have checked all logs just to make sure and the site has not been accessed by anyone but me internally. We are good, and even if they did leak the database, shits hashed and staff don't got shit to hide.
I'll give them credit, those 0's got them passed our spam filter.