Ia adalah salah satu bentuk scam ugutan lucah (Sextortion) yang meminta anda membayar dengan menggunakan matawang digital bitcoin.

Jika anda pernah menerima satu e-mel berbentuk ugutan yang menyatakan bahawa anda telah dirakam beraksi lucah, anda jangan terpedaya dengan e-mel tersebut.

Ia merupakan salah satu taktik scam yang diistilahkan sebagai Sextortion. Penerima akan menerima satu bentuk e-mel yang memaklumkan kononnya anda telah dirakam sedang beraksi lucah.

Bagi mengelakkan rakaman tersebut disebar, pihak yang menghantar e-mel ugutan tersebut meminta anda membayar sejumlah wang dengan menggunakan matawang digital bitcoin.

Berikut adalah salah satu contoh kandungan e-mel ugutan tersebut yang telah diterima oleh penulis.

IMPORTANT! You have been recorded!

Hi there,

The last time you visited a Ƿorn website with teenagers,
you downloaded and installed the vίruş I developed.

My program has turned on your cam and recorded the act
of your ʍasturbation..

My software also downloaded all your email contact lίsts
and a list of your friends on Facebook.

I have the - ********.mp4 - with you jerkίng
off to teens, as well as a file with all your contacts
on my computer.

You are very Ƿerverted!

If you want me to delete both files and keep the secret,
you must send me the Bitcoin payment.
I give you 72 hours only to transfer the funds.

If you don't know how to pay with Bitcoin,
visit Google and search - how to buy bitcoin.

Send 2,000 USD (0.407931 BTC)
to this Bitcoin address as soon as possible:

3LN8Nr6RQVLoJReyzB5jXrwitp4jxfPpTM
(copy and paste)

1 BTC = 5,060 USD right now, so send exactly 0.407931 BTC
to the address above.

Do not try to cheat me!
As soon as you open this Email I will know you opened it.
I am tracking all actions on your device..

This Bitcoin address is linked to you only,
so I will know when you send the correct amount.
When you pay in full, I will remove both files and deactivate
my program.

If you choose to not send the transfer...
I will send your ʍasturbation vίdeo to
ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES from your
contact lists that I hacked.

Here are the payment details again:

Send 2,000 USD (0.407931 BTC)
to this Bitcoin address:

***********************************************
3LN8Nr6RQVLoJReyzB5jXrwitp4jxfPpTM

(copy and paste)
***********************************************
You саn visit police but nobody can help you.
I know what I am doing.
I don't live in your country and I know how
to stay anonymous.

Don't try to deceive me - I will know it
immediately - my spy software is recording all the
websites you visit and all your key presses.
If you do - I will send this ugly vίd to everyone you know,
INCLUDING YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS.

Don't cheat me! Don't forget the shame and if you ignore
this message your life will be ruined.

I am waiting for your Bitcoin payment.
You have 72 hours left.

Anonymous Hacker

P.S. If you need more time to buy and send BTC,
open your notepad and write '48h more'.
This way you can contact me.
I will consider giving you another 48 hours
before I release the vίd, but only when I see that
you are really struggling to buy bitcoin.
I KNOW you can afford it - so don't play around...

Pada anda yang mungkin pertama kali menerima ugutan e-mel seperti di atas, anda mungkin akan menggelabah.

Walhal ia adalah tipu semata-mata.

Tipu!

Sebenarnya, pihak yang menghantar e-mel ugutan tersebut tidak mengakses ke dalam komputer anda.

Malah jika anda pernah melayari laman lucah sekalipun (itu hal peribadi anda), mereka sebenarnya tidak pun memiliki rakaman video atau audio yang merakam aktiviti peribadi anda.

Walaubagaimanapun...

Walaupun anda tidak perlu mempedulikan terhadap ugutan seperti e-mel di atas, anda jangan pula memandang ringannya.

Ini kerana pihak scammer mungkin pernah memiliki kata laluan dan mengakses akaun-akaun e-mel anda sebelum ini.

Ia berikutan isu penggodaman yang telah berlaku secara besar-besaran terhadap beberapa servis-servis internet utama yang menggunakan nama akaun anda sepertimana yang pernah berlaku sebelum ini.

Sebagai contoh penggodaman terhadap servis Yahoo Mail, JobStreet, Adobe, Dropbox, Linkedin dan banyak lagi.

Oleh itu, jika anda pernah menerima e-mel dari servis-servis internet yang anda langgan, meminta anda segera menukar kata laluan kepada yang baru tetapi masih belum melakukannya, segeralah berbuat demikian.

Bagi menyemak sama ada akaun e-mel anda pernah digodam sebelum ini, anda boleh layari laman sesawang have i been pwned?