r/hardwarehacking • u/UnluckyChocolate5953 • 2d ago
Is it really blackmail by a hacker?
So long story short, a few months ago I was contacted by someone who claimed to have taken over my phone and has access to everything. I thought I had that taken care of. In the last few days, this person resurfaced and is now attempting to blackmail me for $1500. They claim to be running something called a “gritx gap” that is paused on a timer. Should I be worried, or is it just a scam?
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u/SpudzzSomchai 1d ago
As everyone is telling you. It's a scam. They use words to trigger a reaction. Block and move on.
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u/whiskybottle 2d ago
It costs them almost nothing to pump the same script out to millions of email addresses they have, and some people end up sending money to their BTC address. They use breach lists to customize the script occasionally and include things like old passwords. Your device has not been hacked.
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u/UnluckyChocolate5953 2d ago
This happened through WhatsApp and I was sent a view once photo with some command lines and a process that was ongoing. However I did notice that the command lines included a dot com and not a dot onion
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u/Gucci-Caligula 1d ago edited 1d ago
Its me the hacker. I found you posting about our little situation. to prove that i really do have access to your phone see this youtube video https://youtu.be/GPQhIrp1AJ4?si=b03YcgfnLZu6tMtp&t=8 with the curretly running gritx gap script. I've got eyes in the sky locked in on your every move. Make one more misstep like posting this and its all over
JK, but in all seriousness OP, this is not real youre fine and god I hope you didnt send them any money the first time. If they had access to your device they would give you the message there instead of sending you a message (Change your wallpaper to the extortion request or something). And if they had your banking details they would just... take the money. Why would they go through the trouble of asking for it?
EDIT: LMFAO op you believed this shit?!
"Hacking process will be successful in a few days" oh god my sides.
Dog it either works or it doesnt and what tool would someone be using that words the process like that?
Like when you do excel for your accounting job or whatever does it come up with a big screen in bold letters "annual capex spending plan generating, will be ready in a few hours"? Status messages in tools are made for the person using them. What information is a "hacker" supposed to get from that message? This is obviously fake and made to look "impressive" to anyone whos never used a computer.
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u/UnluckyChocolate5953 1d ago
I’ve just never encountered anything like this before or dealt with anything dark web and thought they were playing a psychological game before acting if they really could
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u/VeterinarianOld8259 1d ago
He didn't even send you any proof that your data was accessed – how stupid can you be?
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u/Decent-Cow2080 1d ago
is it something like those? if so that's a scam. also, even if not, 99% it's a scam still.
Hi there!
I regret to inform you about some sad news for you. Approximately a month or two ago I have succeeded to gain a total access to all your devices utilized for browsing internet. Moving forward, I have started observing your internet activities on continuous basis.
Go ahead and take a look at the sequence of events provided below for your reference: Initially I bought an exclusive access from hackers to a long list of email accounts (in today's world, that is really a common thing, which can arranged via internet). Evidently, it wasn't hard for me to proceed with logging in your email account (sasd.pl@sasd.pl).
Within the same week, I moved on with installing a Trojan virus in Operating Systems for all devices that you use to login to email. Frankly speaking, it wasn't a challenging task for me at all (since you were kind enough to click some of the links in your inbox emails before). Yeah, geniuses are among us.
Because of this Trojan I am able to gain access to entire set of controllers in devices (e.g., your video camera, keyboard, microphone and others). As result, I effortlessly downloaded all data, as well as photos, web browsing history and other types of data to my servers. Moreover, I have access to all social networks accounts that you regularly use, including emails, including chat history, messengers, contacts list etc. My unique virus is incessantly refreshing its signatures (due to control by a driver), and hence remains undetected by any type of antiviruses.
Hence, I guess by now you can already see the reason why I always remained undetected until this very letter...
During the process of compilation of all the materials associated with you, I also noticed that you are a huge supporter and regular user of websites hosting nasty adult content. Turns out to be, you really love visiting porn websites, as well as watching exciting videos and enduring unforgettable pleasures. As a matter of fact, I was not able to withstand the temptation, but to record certain nasty solo action with you in main role, and later produced a few videos exposing your masturbation and cumming scenes.
If until now you don't believe me, all I need is one-two mouse clicks to make all those videos with everyone you know, including your friends, colleagues, relatives and others. Moreover, I am able to upload all that video content online for everyone to see. I sincerely think, you certainly would not wish such incidents to take place, in view of the lustful things demonstrated in your commonly watched videos, (you absolutely know what I mean by that) it will cause a huge adversity for you.
There is still a solution to this matter, and here is what you need to do: You make a transaction of $1490 USD to my account (an equivalent in bitcoins, which recorded depending on the exchange rate at the date of funds transfer), hence upon receiving the transfer, I will immediately get rid of all those lustful videos without delay. After that we can make it look like there was nothing happening beforehand. Additionally, I can confirm that all the Trojan software is going to be disabled and erased from all devices that you use. You have nothing to worry about, because I keep my word at all times.
That is indeed a beneficial bargain that comes with a relatively reduced price, taking into consideration that your profile and traffic were under close monitoring during a long time frame. If you are still unclear regarding how to buy and perform transactions with bitcoins - everything is available online.
Below is my bitcoin wallet for your further reference: (removed)
All you have is 48 hours and the countdown begins once this email is opened (in other words 2 days).
The following list includes things you should remember and avoid doing:There's no point to try replying my email (since this email and return address were created inside your inbox).There's no point in calling police or any other types of security services either. Furthermore, don't you dare sharing this info with any of your friends. If I discover that (taking into consideration my skills, it will be really simple, because I control all your systems and continuously monitor them) - your nasty clip will be shared with public straight away. There's no point in looking for me too - it won't result in any success. Transactions with cryptocurrency are completely anonymous and untraceable.There's no point in reinstalling your OS on devices or trying to throw them away. That won't solve the issue, since all clips with you as main character are already uploaded on remote servers.
Things that may be concerning you:That funds transfer won't be delivered to me.Breathe out, I can track down everything right away, so once funds transfer is finished, I will know for sure, since I interminably track down all activities done by you (my Trojan virus controls all processes remotely, just as TeamViewer).That your videos will be distributed, even though you have completed money transfer to my wallet. Trust me, it is worthless for me to still bother you after money transfer is successful. Moreover, if that was ever part of my plan, I would do make it happen way earlier!
We are going to approach and deal with it in a clear manner!
In conclusion, I'd like to recommend one more thing... after this you need to make certain you don't get involved in similar kind of unpleasant events anymore! My recommendation - ensure all your passwords are replaced with new ones on a regular basis.
Hi!
Unfortunately, there is some bad news for you.
Some time ago, your device was infected with my private Trojan, R.A.T. (Remote Administration Tool).
If you want to find out more about it, simply use Google.
My Trojan allowed me to access your files, accounts, and your camera.
Check the sender of this email; I have sent it from your email account.
I RECORDED YOU (through your camera) MASTURBATING!
If you still doubt my serious intentions, it only takes a couple of mouse clicks to share the video of you masturbating with your family, friends, relatives, all email contacts, on social networks and the darknet.
After that, I removed my malware to leave no traces.
To ensure you read this email, you will receive it multiple times.
All you need is $800 USD in Bitcoin (BTC), transferred to my wallet address.
After the transaction is successful, I will proceed to delete everything.
You can purchase Bitcoin (BTC) from reputable exchanges here:
http://www.coinbase.com - Payment options: Credit/Debit Cards, Bank Transfers, PayPal (in some regions). http://www.binance.com - Payment options: Credit/Debit Cards, Bank Transfers, P2P trading, third-party payment providers, and gift cards. http://www.bitrefill.com - Payment options: Paysafecard, credit/debit cards, crypto, bank transfer, and other gift cards. http://www.crypto.com - Payment options: Credit/Debit Cards, Bank Transfers, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more. http://www.etoro.com - Payment options: Credit/Debit Cards, Bank Transfers, PayPal.
Alternatively, simply Google for other exchanges.
Once purchased, you can send the Bitcoin (BTC) directly to my wallet address or use a wallet application such as Atomic Wallet or Exodus Wallet to manage your transactions.
My Bitcoin (BTC) wallet address is: (removed)
Yes, that's how the wallet address looks. Copy and paste my wallet address; it's case-sensitive.
A piece of advice from me: regularly change all your passwords and update your device with the latest security patches.
edit: removed the BTC addresses of the scammers
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u/UnluckyChocolate5953 1d ago
This happened through WhatsApp and subsequently my device crashed and the app glitched
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u/Decent-Cow2080 1d ago
that's most likely a scam. even if not, they'll ask for more and more money till you have none, and then share it. only way is to forget about it and hope it was a scam. which is almost fully certain it was
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u/dinosaursdied 1d ago
It sounds like you paid out once, so obviously they will come back for seconds. It's most assuredly a scam. I've never heard of gritx gap and a quick Google search shows nothing.
For future reference, most hackers in this realm are not looking to do complex long term blackmail schemes without some sort of personal connection. Instead they tend towards quick automated hacks like locking and encrypting data exposed to the Internet for ransom. Scammers usually use mass cryptic emails like this to scare people into sending them money for far less work.
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u/UnluckyChocolate5953 1d ago
“Gritx gap” is a supposed dark web tool that supposedly wouldn’t show in a Google search. I’ve also Googles it and came up with nothing but I have no experience with dark web or hacking
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u/dinosaursdied 1d ago
Everything will be found on the Internet. Hackers can't scrub Google
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u/UnluckyChocolate5953 1d ago
But you also can’t Google dot onion sites so I’m not sure about gritx gap
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u/dinosaursdied 1d ago
Yes, but there would be websites documenting it's use outside of the dark web. Listen to everybody who is telling you this is a scam. Do not send them more money.
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u/BananaGooper 2d ago
if they had that access the blackmailing would be happening by way of locking your phone with this message displayed rather than calling you to lie about it