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From: "Hacker"<[email protected]>
Reply: [email protected]
Date: 22 Nov 2022 06:45:32 -0800
Subject: Site Has Been Compromised

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Website Has Been HackedYour Site Has Been Hacked
 
PLEASE F0RWARD THIS EMAIL T0 S0ME0NE IN Y0UR C0MPANY WH0 iS ALLoWED T0
MAKE IMPORTANT DECISI0NS!
 
We have hacked your website <Suspicious hyperlink> and extracted y0ur
databases.
 
How did this happen?
 
our team has f0und a vulnerability within your site that we were able
t0 expl0it. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get your
database credentials and extract your entire database and m0ve the
information to an offsh0re server.
 
What does this mean?
 
We will systematically go through a series 0f steps 0f t0tally
damaging y0ur reputati0n. First y0ur database will be leaked or s0ld
t0 the highest bidder which they will use with whatever their
intentions are. Next if there are e-mails found they will be e-mailed
that their informati0n has been sold or leaked and y0ur site
 <Suspicious hyperlink> was at fault thusly damaging y0ur reputati0n
and having angry customers/ass0ciates with whatever angry
cust0mers/ass0ciates do. Lastly any links that y0u have indexed in the
search engines will be de-indexed based off 0f blackhat techniques
that we used in the past t0 de-index 0ur targets.
 
H0w do i stop this?
 
We are willing t0 refrain from destroying your site’s reputation f0r a
small fee. The current fee is $3000 in bitcoins (0.18 BTC).
 
Please send the bitcoin t0 the foll0wing Bitcoin address (Copy and
paste as it is case sensitive):

3BarXz9obgVwuLpoXhvQ4nh2mGc1pQKtoq
 

 
 

once y0u have paid we will aut0matically get inf0rmed that it was your
payment. Please n0te that y0u have t0 make payment within 3 days after
opening this e-mail or the database leak, e-mails dispatched, and
de-index of your site WiLL start!
 
How do i get Bitcoins?
 
Y0u can easily buy bitcoins via several websites 0r even 0ffline from
a Bitcoin-ATM.
 
What if i don’t pay?
 
if you decide n0t t0 pay, we will start the attack at the indicated
date and uph0ld it until you d0, there’s no counter measure to this,
y0u will only end up wasting m0re m0ney trying t0 find a s0luti0n. We
will completely destr0y your reputati0n am0ngst g0ogle and your
customers.
 
This is n0t a h0ax, d0 not reply to this email, d0n’t try t0 reason or
neg0tiate, we will n0t read any replies. once y0u have paid we will
stop what we were doing and y0u will never hear from us again!
 
Please n0te that Bitcoin is an0nymous and n0 0ne will find out that
y0u have complied. Finally don’t reply as this email is unmonit0red.