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WWGD said:Someone sent me an email telling me they’ve hacked me.
My best guess: I go at times to coffee shops whose WiFi is not encrypted end-to-end.I’ve stopped doing it a few months back.OCR said:How did they get your email address…any idea? .
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WWGD said:My best guess …
It’s a complete bluff.If someone had hacked your devices, they wouldn’t resort to an email that would possibly go to your junk folder.WWGD said:Yes, there’s no evidence of any virus .Thanks.
It’s more likely your email address was leaked through one or more of the numerous corporate breaches that have happened in the past.WWGD said:My best guess: I go at times to coffee shops whose WiFi is not encrypted end-to-end.I’ve stopped doing it a few months back.
They can just make them up and see which ones bounce.OCR said:How did they get your email addres
more likely is some website that had your email was hacked – which is why you should not reuse passwords across accounts.Assume every old email / password combination you have ever used is out there on the dark webWWGD said:My best guess: I go at times to coffee shops whose WiFi is not encrypted end-to-end.
I’ve stopped doing it a few months back.
Whew! “Some people really have a lot of nerve.” — The Roches.DrJohn said:And called me a scammer.
Does that mean that you did a scan? That is worth doing regularly, whether you get a threat or not.I do monthly scans before doing a backup.I don’t know if that is enough, but the scans (Norton) have never found anything.I was hit by a virus once about 15 years ago.WWGD said:Yes, there’s no evidence of any virus .Thanks.
OK, hang on.topsquark said:The owner of FreeMathHelp got such a message last year.They threatened to incapacitate the website and put all of his personal information on the web.
The good news: The owner never paid.
The hackers got desperate, ruined a few things, and actually started pleading with the owner trying to get him to respond.So far as I can tell, they’ve given up.
Yes, the FreeMathHelp attack was real.But, fortunately, they didn’t seem to be all that good at it.And they clearly weren’t expecting the guy to not respond to them.
The damage should be repairable if the owner comes back and restores a backup of the forum software.Only, no one can find the guy!DaveC426913 said:OK, hang on.
You seem to be talking about a bona fide attack (and one that must have succeeded if they could actually do any damage).
I think those are relatively rare enough that private individuals will generally never see one.
As far as I understand, what WWGD and most of us receive is totally phishing – a complete and utter bluff there is zero teeth behind it.
Hi there!
I am a professional hacker and have successfully managed to hack your operating system.
Currently I have gained full access to your account.
In addition, I was secretly monitoring all your activities and watching you for several months.
The thing is your computer was infected with harmful spyware due to the fact that you had visited a website with porn content previously.
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Let me explain to you what that entails.Thanks to Trojan viruses, I can gain complete access to your computer or any other device that you own.
It means that I can see absolutely everything in your screen and switch on the camera as well as microphone at any point of time without your permission.
In addition, I can also access and see your confidential information as well as your emails and chat messages.
You may be wondering why your antivirus cannot detect my malicious software.
Let me break it down for you: I am using harmful software that is driver-based,
which refreshes its signatures on 4-hourly basis, hence your antivirus is unable to detect it presence.
I have made a video compilation, which shows on the left side the scenes of you happily masturbating,
while on the right side it demonstrates the video you were watching at that moment..ᵔ.ᵔ
All I need is just to share this video to all email addresses and messenger contacts of people you are in communication with on your device or PC.
Furthermore, I can also make public all your emails and chat history.
I believe you would definitely want to avoid this from happening.
Here is what you need to do – transfer the Bitcoin equivalent of 610 USD to my Bitcoin account
(that is rather a simple process, which you can check out online in case if you don’t know how to do that).
Below is my bitcoin account information (Bitcoin wallet):
16U9wzzbUBDTf6CQFiwd9a9vfpkaC6QwhK
Once the required amount is transferred to my account, I will proceed with deleting all those videos and disappear from your life once and for all.
Kindly ensure you complete the abovementioned transfer within 50 hours (2 days +).
I will receive a notification right after you open this email, hence the countdown will start.
Trust me, I am very careful, calculative and never make mistakes.
If I discover that you shared this message with others, I will straight away proceed with making your private videos public.
Have a nice day!
This is the brave new world where crypto currencies replace traditional banks, without it seems any curbs or sanctions against serious criminal activity.jack action said:I got mine last Friday! It was in my spam folder:
Some trivia: Unknown to many, Dudley Do-Right was banned due to a lawsuit from a firm owned by Snidely Whiplash!Vanadium 50 said:Send Dudley Do-Right!*
* A cartoon Mountie, at one time banned in Canada.
Looks like the scammer already had 2 suckers- there is $1200 in the walletjack action said:I got mine last Friday! It was in my spam folder:
That is why I put mine in plain text in my post.Somebody might look up the email in a search engine and end up here, learning it is not a serious threat.BWV said:Looks like the scammer already had 2 suckers- there is $1200 in the wallet
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For all I know, traditional banks haven’t stopped criminal activities in any way.PeroK said:This is the brave new world where crypto currencies replace traditional banks, without it seems any curbs or sanctions against serious criminal activity.
Banks are, at least in theory, governed by the law and banking regulations.It’s unlikely that you’ll wake up one morning to find your bank account empty.
And, even if you do, there is a legal process available.jack action said:For all I know, traditional banks haven’t stopped criminal activities in any way.
Only on transaction on this wallet on 7/19 (prior to the email), so fortunately no takersWWGD said:TL;DR Summary: Someone sent me an email telling me they’ve hacked me.Not sure what to do
Here’s an email I received today,
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