Amazon Ring owners foil $400K Bitcoin extortion plot by removing batteries

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Amazon Ring owners foil $400K Bitcoin extortion plot by removing batteries

Ring said hackers got access because of a third-party data breach

Hackers will do anything to get their hands on Bitcoin. BTC In Texas, US, extortionists managed to breach home security cameras to demand cryptocurrency from an unsuspecting couple.

Tania Amador, a 28-year-old who lives in Grand Prarie just outside Dallas, gave a video to local news which reportedly showed that her Ring security system had been hacked by cryptocurrency hungry scammers who demanded 50 Bitcoin ($400,000).

"I was asleep and our Ring alarm was going off like an intruder had entered our home," Amador told WFAA. "Then we heard a voice coming from our camera."

The voice reportedly said "Ring support! Ring Support! We would like to notify you that your account has been terminated by a hacker."

The unscrupulous scammers then demanded a 50 Bitcoin ($400,000) payment, and threatened Amador by saying that she will be terminated herself if she doesn't oblige.

"Pay this 50 Bitcoin ransom or you will get terminated yourself," they said.



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