These fake Zoom Hack emails are making their way around (with more formats expected) so don’t be fooled.
Email #1
Hello.
This will grab your attention. You have used Zoom recently, like most of us during these bad COVID times.
And I have very unfortunate news for you. I’ll give you some background on what happened. There was a zero day security vulnerability on Zoom app, that allowed me a full time access to your camera and some other metadata on your account.I found a few interesting targets through random lookups. You were just unlucky to be on the list. After that, I did some creepy stuff and a few recordings, just for fun and to test a few things. And as you can imagine in your worst dreams, this happened. I have made a recording, where you work on yourself.
Please dont blame me or yourself for this, I didn’t have any bad intentions. I got very sick, lost my job, about to be evicted and have no money to survive. All of this because of the stupid virus. I’m sorry. I have no other choice. I do not want you to be the next Jeffrey Toobin. I’m sure you don’t want to be embarrassed. And I dont want to make this video public so your friends and colleagues can see it.
Let’s make a deal. You pay me $2000 in bitcoin, and nothing of this will happen. What happens next is up to you. I’ll give you 3 days to make the payment. After you send the money, I will delete the video and forget about you forever. The amount is not negotiable.
Send 0.18 Bitcoin (about 2k at current exchange rate) to my wallet [redacted]
P.S. Don’t try to report this to police, I use TOR and bitcoin can’t be traced. Do not email me back.
If you do something stupid, I will distribute the video.
Good luck! Don’t stress!
As they are desperate to get your funds, an email is sent again.
Email #2
Hello.
I’ll need your attention now. You have used Zoom recently, like most of us during these bad COVID times.
And I have very unfortunate news for you. I’ll give you some background on what happened. There was a zero day security vulnerability on Zoom app, that allowed me a full time access to your camera and some other metadata on your account.I found a few interesting targets through random lookups. You were just unlucky to be on the list. After that, I did some creepy stuff and a few recordings, just for fun and to test a few things. And as you can imagine in your worst dreams, this happened. I have made a recording, where you work on yourself.
Please dont blame me or yourself for this, I didn’t have any bad intentions. I got very sick, lost my job, about to be evicted and have no money to survive. All of this because of the stupid virus. I’m sorry. I have no other choice. I do not want you to be the next Jeffrey Toobin. I’m sure you don’t want to be embarrassed. And I dont want to make this video public so your friends and colleagues can see it.
Let’s make a deal. You pay me $2000 in bitcoin, and nothing of this will happen. It’s your choice of what to do. I’ll give you 3 days to make the payment. After you send the money, I will delete the video and forget about you forever. The amount is not negotiable.
Send 0.18 Bitcoin (about 2k at current exchange rate) to my wallet [redacted]
P.S. Don’t try to report this to police, I use TOR and bitcoin can’t be traced.
Do not email me back. If you do something stupid, I will distribute the video.
Good luck! Don’t stress!
If they have not head from you, this is later sent even though they told you not to reply.
Email #3
In case you didn’t get the last email. Read this.
You have used Zoom recently. And I have very unfortunate news for you.
I’ll give you some background on what happened.There was a zero day security vulnerability on Zoom app, that allowed me a full time access to your camera and some other metadata on your account.
Basically, you were hacked.
And as you can imagine in your worst dreams, I have made a footage with you as a main actor.
Where you work on yourself (perform sex act to be clear). Having fun is ok with me, but is not ok with your reputation.Please dont blame me or yourself for this. You couldn’t know that the camera was working.
I’m sure you don’t want to be the next Jeffrey Toobin and get embarrassed in front of all your friends, family and colleagues.
You should get this very clear, I will send this video to all your contacts if I dont get paid.
Are you wondering how I got your contacts and emails? Through the same exploit, zoom app allowed me to extract all sensitive info from your device.So here is what we will do. You pay me $2000 in bitcoin, and nothing of this will happen. You have 2 days to make the payment.
After I get the money, I will delete the footage and information about you. The amount is not negotiable.
Send 0.15 Bitcoin (about 2k USD at the current exchange rate) to my wallet [redacted]
Having trouble with buying bitcoin? Just google on how to buy it, it’s very easy to use and anonymous.
P.S. Don’t try to report this to the police, I use TOR and bitcoin can’t be traced. Do not email me back. If you do something stupid, I will distribute the video.
Good luck. Don’t stress.
