Tether has received a ransom demand for 500 BTC

The sender said that, unless they receive the BTC, they will leak documents to the public
PSA: Forged documents are circulating online purporting to be between
@tether_to

personnel and reps of Deltec Bank & Trust and others. The documents are bogus. https://twitter.com/Tether_to/status/1366075544287207430?s=20
Today we also received a ransom demand for 500 BTC to be sent to bc1qa9f60pved3w3w0p7snpxlnh5t4uj95vxn797a7. The sender said that, unless they receive the BTC by tomorrow, they will leak documents to the public in an effort to “harm the bitcoin ecosystem.” We are not paying. https://twitter.com/Tether_to/status/1366075545805615105?s=20
It is unclear whether this is a basic extortion scheme like those directed at other crypto companies or people looking to undermine Tether and the crypto community as a whole. Either way, those seeking to harm Tether are getting increasingly desperate.
https://twitter.com/Tether_to/status/1366075547294568453?s=20
We want our customers, personnel, and the crypto community to stay safe. Please always be vigilant and practice good operational security.
While we believe this is a pretty sad attempt at a shakedown, we take it seriously. We have reported the forged communications and the associated ransom demand to law enforcement. As always, we will fully support law enforcement in an investigation of this extortion scheme.
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