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ShinyHunters data leaks fuel $2,000 sextortion email scam

BleepingComputer · · International · Data Breaches

Threat actors are using email addresses exposed in data breaches leaked by the ShinyHunters extortion group to send sextortion emails demanding $2,000 in Bitcoin. [...]

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