Bitcoin Bomb Threat Emails Found to Be a Hoax, so Far

Hundreds of workers in the United States and Canada were confronted on Thursday evening with a disturbing email threatening to bomb their workplaces if they didn’t fork over $20,000 in Bitcoin, Business Insider reports.

“Hello. There is an explosive device […] in the building where your company is conducted. My recruited person constructed the bomb according to my guide… I want to propose you [sic] a bargain. You pay me $20,000 in Bitcoin and explosive [sic] will not detonate,” the email said.

The author of the email, who refers to himself as Claire James—although the email address used to send the message is “[email protected]”—then proceeded to provide a Bitcoi…

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