I published the following diary on isc.sans.edu: “New Wave of Extortion Emails: Central Intelligence Agency Case“:
The extortion attempts haved moved to another step recently. After the “sextortion†emails that are propagating for a while, attackers started to flood people with a new type of fake emails and their imaginnation is endless… I received one two days ago and, this time, they go one step further. In many countries, child pornography is, of course, a very strong offense punished by law. What if you received an email from a Central Intelligence Agency officer who reveals that you’re listed in an international investigation about a case of child pornography and that you’ll be arrested soon… [Read more]