A Symantec report reveals that the sextortion and bomb Bitcoin scams extorted over twelve million dollars ($12M) so far. In a recent report by cybersecurity company Symantec, it was stated that across the last 12 months Bitcoin worth around a little short of one and a quarter million dollars ($1.2M) was paid through illegal means. These means included sextortion and bomb threat scams. Sextortion Bitcoin Scam In sextortion schemes, people are sent emails consisting of an old password with the claim that their device is compromised. The email then states the sender possesses a picture or a video of the