Another email scam doing the rounds, if you do receive something like this. Just ignore it.
PLEASE F0RWARD THiS EMAiL T0 SoME0NE iN YoUR C0MPANY WHo iS ALL0WED To MAKE IMPORTANT DECiSi0NS!
We have hacked your website https://roytoncommunityhub.co.uk and extracted your databases.
H0w did this happen?
our team has found a vulnerability within your site that we were able to exploit. After finding the vulnerability we were able to get y0ur database credentials and extract your entire database and move the inf0rmati0n t0 an 0ffshore server.
What does this mean?
We will systematically g0 through a series of steps of t0tally damaging y0ur reputati0n. First y0ur database will be leaked 0r s0ld t0 the highest bidder which they will use with whatever their intentions are. Next if there are e-mails f0und they will be e-mailed that their inf0rmati0n has been sold 0r leaked and your site https://roytoncommunityhub.co.uk was at fault thusly damaging your reputati0n and having angry cust0mers/ass0ciates with whatever angry customers/ass0ciates do. Lastly any links that you have indexed in the search engines will be de-indexed based 0ff of blackhat techniques that we used in the past to de-index our targets.
H0w d0 i stop this?
We are willing t0 refrain fr0m destr0ying your site’s reputati0n for a small fee. The current fee is $3000 in bitcoins (.16 BTC).
Please send the bitcoin to the f0llowing Bitcoin address (Make sure t0 copy and paste):
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once you have paid we will aut0matically get inf0rmed that it was y0ur payment. Please n0te that you have t0 make payment within 5 days after receiving this e-mail or the database leak, e-mails dispatched, and de-index of y0ur site WiLL start!
H0w d0 i get Bitcoins?
You can easily buy bitcoins via several websites or even 0ffline fr0m a Bitcoin-ATM.
What if i don’t pay?
if y0u decide n0t to pay, we will start the attack at the indicated date and uph0ld it until you d0, there’s n0 counter measure t0 this, y0u will only end up wasting more m0ney trying to find a soluti0n. We will c0mpletely destroy y0ur reputation am0ngst g0ogle and your customers.
This is n0t a h0ax, do n0t reply to this email, d0n’t try t0 reason or negotiate, we will n0t read any replies. once y0u have paid we will st0p what we were d0ing and you will never hear fr0m us again!
Please note that Bitcoin is anonymous and no one will find out that you have complied.