Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters offering $10 in Bitcoin to 'endlessly harass' execs

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters has launched an unusual crowdsourced extortion scheme, offering $10 in Bitcoin to anyone willing to help pressure their alleged victims into paying ransoms.

The cybercrime collective is encouraging followers to email senior executives at organizations it claims to have breached, urging them to pay up and avoid publicity about the group's new data leak site.

Those who contact executives through personal email accounts will receive higher rewards, and participants who perform "an exceptionally well job" [sic] may be considered for "a much larger sum," according to the group's announcement.

The poor grammar and spelling errors throughout their communications —including misspelling "negotiate" as "negociate" — cast doubt on claims that the group comprises native English speakers.

The crime group announced the initiative via Telegram, complete with an instructions document that contained the contact details of executives they would like their audience to pressure on its behalf.

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