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Heavy.com reports that there have been a number of email bomb threats sent out demanding blackmail payments in bitcoin. An example of one message follows:
"Good day. My mercenary has carried the bomb (lead azide) into the building where your business is conducted. My mercenary built the explosive device under my direction. It can be hidden anywhere because of its small size, it is impossible to destroy the supporting building structure by this explosive device, but if it denotates there will be many wounded people.
My recruited person is watching the situation around the building. If he notices any suspicious activity, panic or cops the device will be blown up.
I can call off my man if you make a transfer 20,000 usd is the price for your safety and business. Transfer it to me in Bitcoin and I assure that I have to withdraw my mercenary and the bomb will not detonate. But do not try to deceive me – my guarantee will become valid only after 3 confirmations in blockchain."
So does this sound like somebody who speaks English natively? Can you predict where this is coming from? Can you predict what kind of person sent this? Can you predict what kind of mess this is going to create? Who are you betting is really behind this?
Also at The Register, threatpost, Krebs on Security, and Ars Technica.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by SomeGuy on Friday December 14 2018, @12:54PM
The other day the local TV news reported there were some bomb threats made at a bunch of local schools. Of course as a result the schools all automatically had to go on "lockdown". (remember then that word was only used with prisons? They could have at least come come up with some more euphemistic newspeak term). They didn't give any details about the threat except that it came from outside the US.
From glancing at TFAs, it sounds like this may have been the same person.
Of course, you know how news channels interview a number of random people and then air the "opinion" closest to what they want you to hear? The thing that really struck me as odd was that this news channel chose to air an an interview with a person that commented "how ridiculous" this was. This was in vast contrast to their usual "veryscarrystuffyoucantbetoosafethinkofthechildrenpollywannacracker" soundbites. Usually we are supposed to be scared of any tiny little threat as if it is fucking 9/11 all over again.
So it sounds like Rachel from CardHolder Services has taken it to the next level. :P Expect to see more of these new microthreats.