Chronocrypto here, Browsing the web today in search of news and hunts and any new crypto project, I came across this article.
Blackmailers have been wiping GitHub repositories and withholding code to extort Bitcoin $BTC▲3.29% from their victims. Over 390 Github respos have been affected, but so far, the attackers haven’t made enough to even buy a coffee. Damn, Imagine this was one of your project codes?
The BTC addy the scammer's list in their ransom note has received only one payment on May 3, and that was for just 0.00052525BTC ($2.95 at the time of writing).
Extortionist’s Bitcoin address
According to Bleeping Computer, the scammers are believed to have gained access to a number of code repositories – including GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket – by using account credentials leaked from a third-party repository management service. You better check your security and code if you might think you have been hit.
Attackers have gone on to wipe/erase the code and commit history from the Github repos, leaving behind just one file which contains the ransom note.
Credit: Bleeping ComputerGitHub extortionist ransom note
Posted from my blog with SteemPress : https://chronocrypto.io/2019/05/07/the-github-extortion-victims-are-outsmarting-their-bitcoin-scammers/