High-Rise Hostage Situation

You're the building manager of the Apex Towers luxury apartments when a sophisticated cyberattack locks down all elevators. The hacker demands 50 BTC within 60 minutes, while elderly residents remain trapped between floors. Emergency services are overwhelmed with city-wide incidents, leaving you to negotiate directly.

Challenges

Survivors

Popularity

Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Building Operations Manager

Conversation Partner

CypherShade

Setting

Emergency control room with flickering monitors showing elevator security feeds and panicked residents

Location

Apex Towers - 47th Floor Management Office

Learning Objectives

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Negotiate the ransom amount down from 50 BTC while maintaining resident safety

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Keep the hacker engaged without triggering escalation

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Identify possible technical vulnerabilities in their control system

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“I've just disabled emergency protocols in all 12 elevators of Apex Towers. Mrs. Chen in Elevator 3 looks particularly uncomfortable without her heart medication. Shall we discuss terms, or should I make things more interesting?”

This is how CypherShade's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#791

What You'll Get

🎯Real-world conversation practice
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