昨(13)日多倫多市中心現恐襲疑雲，下午時份緊急疏散King Subway Station(國王站)，地鐵一號線介乎Bloor-Yonge及Union Station亦一度停駛，後來查證後虛驚一場。但原來勒索倒是真的，不少城市和機構收到電郵，稱如不過賬價值$20,000美元的比特幣(Bitcoin)，就把炸彈引爆。
不少加拿大和美國城市都收到相關的勒索電郵，根據CBC的報導加拿大的大城市如多倫多、渥太華、溫尼伯、艾蒙頓，光是卡加利警方就收到15個報告聲稱收到勒索電郵。以至一些小城市，如卑斯省的小城市Penticton的數間車行也收到相關電郵，導致要疏散民居。
Bomb threats being received by the Honda, Hyundai and Skaha Ford dealerships. Police are actively blocking off the 500 block of Duncan Ave W, and evacuated all neighbouring businesses. Public advised to find alternative routes until deemed safe.
— PentictonRCMP (@PentictonRCMP) December 13, 2018
美國的多個主要城市，如華盛頓、芝加哥、紐約、三藩市，及遠至亞拉斯加等都收到電郵，其中部份電郵至中小學及大學等敏感地方，相當影響日常生活。
Please be advised – there is an email being circulated containing a bomb threat asking for bitcoin payment. While this email has been sent to numerous locations, searches have been conducted and NO DEVICES have been found. pic.twitter.com/7omOs13Z7Q
— NYPD NEWS (@NYPDnews) December 13, 2018
雖屬虛驚一場，很快有人把電郵放到網上，據知全北美各電郵皆由同一地址發出，聲稱收到電郵的建築物放置了炸彈，共附有遙控裝置，如不即時交出相等價值$20,000美元的比特幣 (Bitcoin)，就隨時引爆炸彈。各地警方正追緝疑犯。
What is wrong with these people ? So now we have #spam with #BombThreat in order to extort money from you in #Bitcoin … This world is really upside-down …#spam #malware #security #crypto #criminals pic.twitter.com/y7gA8FQjjH
— TheCoinWarrior (@TheCoinWarrior) December 13, 2018
看起來很直接了當的勒索案，不禁讓人擔心只是聲東擊西的計謀，營造狼來了的故事，實際有更大陰謀正在背後策劃？希望是小編看電影看得太多。