From email scam: I am a spyware software developer. Your account has been hacked by me in the summer of 2018. _x000D_ _x000D_ I understand that it is hard to believe, but here is my evidence (I sent you this email from your account). _x000D_ _x000D_ The hacking was carried out using a hardware vulnerability through which you went online (Cisco router, vulnerability CVE-2018-0296).

This is obviously the biggest nonsense, paying with Bitcoin is anonymous so the scam mer cannot know who the money came from (there is no sender). The story as described in the mail is therefore incorrect and is not based on truths. Just like the others. The criminal lied to have my data and wants to send a large amount in dollars.

Claims to have hacked firewall and planted malware to gain evidence of dodgy user behaviour

Just like the others. The criminal lied to have my data and wants to send a large amount in dollars.

This is obviously the biggest nonsense, paying with Bitcoin is anonymous so the scammer cannot know who the money came from (there is no sender). The story as described in the mail is therefore incorrect and is not based on truths. Porn shaming blackmail scam... once again. DO NOT PAY! Obviously sent in bulk to catch the unwitting few, as no specifics (proof of life) are detailed other than login/email/password data, which could come from any compromised website holding the users data.

some idiot trying to blackmail with fake hacking

Received: from [30.122.83.15] by mail.webhostings4u.com with ESMTP; Sat, 22 Dec 2018 06:00:29 -0500 NetRange: 30.0.0.0 - 30.255.255.255_x000D_ CIDR: 30.0.0.0/8_x000D_ NetName: DNIC-NET-030_x000D_ NetHandle: NET-30-0-0-0-1_x000D_ Parent: ()_x000D_ NetType: Direct Allocation_x000D_ OriginAS:_x000D_ Organization: DoD Network Information Center (DNIC)_x000D_ RegDate: 1991-07-01_x000D_ Updated: 2009-06-19_x000D_ Ref: https://rdap.arin.net/registry/ip/30.0.0.0

Porn shaming blackmail scam... once again. DO NOT PAY! Obviously sent in bulk to catch the unwitting few, as no specifics (proof of life) are detailed other than login/email/password data, which could come from any compromised website holding the users data. Text:_x000D_ Hello, _x000D_ _x000D_ I am a spyware software developer. Your account has been hacked by me in the summer of 2018. _x000D_ _x000D_ I understand that it is hard to believe, but here is my evidence (I sent you this email from your account). _x000D_ _x000D_ The hacking was carried out using a hardware vulnerability through which you went online (Cisco router, vulnerability CVE-2018-0296). _x000D_ _x000D_ I went around the security system in the router, installed an exploit there. When you went online, my exploit downloaded my malicious code (rootkit) to your device. This is driver software, I constantly updated it, so your antivirus is silent all time. _x000D_ etc.

stop this person from hacking thorugh my email..pls disable his/her bitcion accoubnt

Extortion for $999 by spoofing my email address, claiming has lots of lurid info. My address does show up in the from line but theres nothing in my sent box.

Ransom email - nothing specific so probably bull. email starts... _x000D_ Hello,_x000D_ _x000D_ I am a spyware software developer. Your account has been hacked by me in the summer of 2018._x000D_ _x000D_ I understand that it is hard to believe, but here is my evidence (I sent you this email from your account)._x000D_ _x000D_ The hacking was carried out using a hardware vulnerability through which you went online (Cisco router, vulnerability CVE-2018-0296)._x000D_ _x000D_ I went around the security system in the router, installed an exploit there. When you went online, my exploit downloaded my malicious code (rootkit) to your device. This is driver software, I constantly updated it, so your antivirus is silent all time.

Claims to have hacked email account

A variation of the other report texts here, this one asking for $987 dollars.

The same old scam

Hello, I am a spyware software developer. Your account has been hacked by me in the summer of 2018. I understand that it is hard to believe, but here is my evidence (I sent you this email from your account). The hacking was carried out using a hardware vulnerability through which you went online (Cisco router, vulnerability CVE-2018-0296). I went around the security system in the router, installed an exploit there. When you went online, my exploit downloaded my malicious code (rootkit) to your device. This is driver software, I constantly updated it, so your antivirus is silent all time. Since then I have been following you (I can connect to your device via the VNC protocol). That is, I can see absolutely everything that you do, view and download your files and any data to yourself. I also have access to the camera on your device, and I periodically take photos and videos with you. At the moment, I have harvested a solid dirt... on you... I saved all your email and chats from your mess