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Yeap, True that haveibeenpwned using cloudfare and is admitted by troy hunt himself. But doesnt mean that site can't be trust. I use that site coz that site highly recommended when you want to know if your email breached and also, that site has been running for a years without too many negative comments.
Topic: Hacker blackmailing me and ask for money. Did you also get this email? (Read 449 times)
September 27, 2020, 04:02:47 PM
September 27, 2020, 03:33:00 PM
The last few day I also took the time to check the spam email in the folder and so far I have not found anything related to the threat as you feel. Truth be told, we might all panic when we first get a threat like the OP described and it is the beginning of the downfall if it come down to obeying the hackers' request.
I rarely check e-mail that come in because I don't think there's anything important to talk about. Not a single link I receive in an email that I don't recognize I open and most of the time I will ignore it. Thank you for sharing, this will be my experience in the future.
I rarely check e-mail that come in because I don't think there's anything important to talk about. Not a single link I receive in an email that I don't recognize I open and most of the time I will ignore it. Thank you for sharing, this will be my experience in the future.
September 27, 2020, 03:03:46 PM
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Yeap, True that haveibeenpwned using cloudfare and is admitted by troy hunt himself. But doesnt mean that site can't be trust. I use that site coz that site highly recommended when you want to know if your email breached and also, that site has been running for a years without too many negative comments. September 27, 2020, 02:43:48 PM
Guys, understand hackers thats send blackmailing message usually get their victim information through social media account and some online store that was victim of dara breached. An example is US ellis island site in the year 2004-2009 which admin login (where user email and private information can be find) was compromised and alot of people lost atleast $12,000 before it was changed to heritage.statueofliberty
The best thing to do when such hackers wrote you is to ignore the message and report the email with crypto wallet address as a scam.
The best thing to do when such hackers wrote you is to ignore the message and report the email with crypto wallet address as a scam.
Another tips (after you changed your password and use more privacy browser). If you want to check your email is breached or not, you can use these sites :
1. https://haveibeenpwned.com/
This kind site shouldn't be trust cause they use Cloudflare and could also sell their user emails. 1. https://haveibeenpwned.com/
September 27, 2020, 02:07:08 PM
You have checked an old spam email yet nothing has happened even after the days the email has been sent which only means the threat isn't real and the scammer either has been lucky guessing your password or has posted a common password a lot of people are using. These typea of blackmail are not real and they are just only using common facts that exists on a lot of people that's why some of them are thinking it os true. Don't be worried about this email as the threat isn't real and they are just guessing it. I won't even both reading those kinds of email that have been sent into spam.
September 27, 2020, 01:20:31 PM
Few months ago I have also received the same message. I was going to ignore it but got curiosity about the password matter. Though it was my old password in the message. I searched in Google and found a lot other people faced the same thing. There are few more different types of message scammer send to people and ask bitcoin to compromise. I haven't fall in their trap. We should always stay aware about those for our safety.
September 27, 2020, 06:39:46 AM
Most of us have encountered this at least once. Mainly from an old site that got compromised or had its data sold to third-parties.
As long as you're no longer using the old password elsewhere, there's little to be concerned about.
As long as you're no longer using the old password elsewhere, there's little to be concerned about.
September 27, 2020, 06:15:50 AM
DO NOT PAY!
I receive such emails regularly. They are mass spam mails that aim to make a few people fall for it and pay. I have recently posted several such emails I received in the German forum and I have also looked at the Bitcoin address where a few transactions have been made. Meanwhile it seems to be a profitable business with minimal effort.
The reason for this is that you probably entered your email address in bounty or airdrop campaigns at some point and they were then sold. There are plenty of such offers of contact details of cryto users in relevant forums.
I receive such emails regularly. They are mass spam mails that aim to make a few people fall for it and pay. I have recently posted several such emails I received in the German forum and I have also looked at the Bitcoin address where a few transactions have been made. Meanwhile it seems to be a profitable business with minimal effort.
The reason for this is that you probably entered your email address in bounty or airdrop campaigns at some point and they were then sold. There are plenty of such offers of contact details of cryto users in relevant forums.
September 27, 2020, 04:22:09 AM
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More likely, a credential leak/hack from a website (or a compilation of them). These BDs have been on the market for some time, and this sort of email has a bunch of variations that have been used for a couple of years now. The fact that, in my case, they displayed an email/password I haven’t used for years (although I still received emails on it, until I closed it down recently), goes to show that the list they compile is not sophisticated, nor necessarily up-to-date, and probably cheapish to acquire in bulk, and blindly target many of them with this kind of email. Some will bring people into a state of panic if the password is recent or current on some site, and that’s when one may make mistakes.
September 27, 2020, 04:04:21 AM
Yes, most likely a browser data leak could have occurred. If malware enters the computer, a hacker can use it to see a lot of information in the browser history. Plus favorites, cache, passwords, cookies, web-sql files, browsing history, indexedDB, and more.
In this case, to prevent this from happening, you must always clear all history and cookies so that it is difficult for a hacker to see any browsing history and subsequently use it.
In this case, to prevent this from happening, you must always clear all history and cookies so that it is difficult for a hacker to see any browsing history and subsequently use it.
September 27, 2020, 03:30:15 AM
Another tips (after you changed your password and use more privacy browser). If you want to check your email is breached or not, you can use these sites :
1. https://haveibeenpwned.com/
2. https://monitor.firefox.com/
those sites will give detailed information which websites your email data was breached from.
And one legendary tips. Always close the camera on your laptop or turned off your laptop camera or unplug your webcam when not in use. You can use tape to cover the camera on your laptop.
If you are Win 10 user, check the camera permission in setting.
1. https://haveibeenpwned.com/
2. https://monitor.firefox.com/
those sites will give detailed information which websites your email data was breached from.
And one legendary tips. Always close the camera on your laptop or turned off your laptop camera or unplug your webcam when not in use. You can use tape to cover the camera on your laptop.
If you are Win 10 user, check the camera permission in setting.
This is like the best tip, probably your password is in one of a database leak including your email address. No worries at all, it are maleficent users that are targetting people who's credentials are in those leaks/dumps.
So yes there is a high probability that your password has been leaked. Always a smart move to change your password on sites where you've used that specific password.
September 27, 2020, 03:29:21 AM
In fact I often receive emails like this and I always check the spam folder but I always let it be because I feel I have never registered anything on the site listed, even I often receive forgot password emails and if we click it will be very dangerous so I always let it because messages that go into the folder are messages that are not important to me.
But I also always check whether this is a real site or not. I often think about whether to register or not because I often forget and don't remember to ask for a ransom for bitcoin.
But I also always check whether this is a real site or not. I often think about whether to register or not because I often forget and don't remember to ask for a ransom for bitcoin.
September 27, 2020, 02:30:33 AM
Glad I didn't receive such email. But even if I did, I won't make much a big deal out of it. If it's in my spam folder, then maybe it's nothing important that's why it was there. I also get text messages that I have to know something important so I should call them back or I won a huge amount of money. After reading it, all I can say is, "Whatever".
But of course, let's always be careful regarding this kind of matter. Our security and safety should be our priority. Let's not allow this kind of email bother us or make us a victim.
But of course, let's always be careful regarding this kind of matter. Our security and safety should be our priority. Let's not allow this kind of email bother us or make us a victim.
September 26, 2020, 08:01:25 PM
I'm not receiving any kind of email like that in my spam folder. Make sure your password is strong enough to secure your account the primary we need to secure our email account because once they know our password they can access our account and those accounts to the website registered to that email is possible to open also and lose our funds.
About blackmailing hoping no people will send any amount of money for these wrong things but in reality, we know they have people are scared once they got that messages so we need to guide them to not to follow of what they said to you so they can prevent losing of funds.
About blackmailing hoping no people will send any amount of money for these wrong things but in reality, we know they have people are scared once they got that messages so we need to guide them to not to follow of what they said to you so they can prevent losing of funds.
September 26, 2020, 06:13:31 PM
I also recieve that kind of email last month but after reading the email i immediately deleted it. I dont have time talking to a hacker and im not interested even hes black mailing me.
September 26, 2020, 03:18:24 PM
If you're such a kind of user who always do dirty things in front of your desktop then I guess you should be worried? That's how black mailing works eh?
Sometimes it's more than that. A hacker might use your webcam to record your face and use it to trick some KYC platform, or record your room/house or whatever it is and sell it to somebody else (for intelligence purpose). Who knows. Which is why blacking out your webcam when not needed is a good practice, regardless what kind of things you're doing on your computer. 
September 26, 2020, 03:13:42 PM
And always keep safe your password. Don’t use your one password more than one place.
I would like to echo what OP just said here. I was a victim once. Using the same password for different sites looks cool until there's a data breach in one of the websites and the hacker publishes the login details in a public forum. That's when hell breaks loose.This is the current state of the weak old password is used to use.
September 26, 2020, 01:24:52 PM
I've been receiving this kind of email I guess since a year ago due to the publicity of the email of my website. One time I read something like "I see you vids on your webcam bla bla, so send me bitcoin so you will be pardon" and I just ignore them or simply they just eventually go to the spam folder.
But AFAIK, and in my opinion, this kind of hacking of the computer's camera is pretty possible. Though it's not a simple task for the hacker, it's still can be done.
If you're such a kind of user who always do dirty things in front of your desktop then I guess you should be worried? That's how black mailing works eh?
September 26, 2020, 01:02:14 PM
Delete and forget. It goes around for some time already, I received it too. Some old (non-porn) database was hacked and the hackers use it to blackmail people with those chain emails.
September 26, 2020, 12:50:46 PM
I think it is just a bluff, for sure it is possible to hack into a computer or even access something in a computer like information or a webcam.
But in my observation, there is no point for a hacker to blackmail using an email, also you already know if there is some sensitive information or things that you could lose.
Sending money is I think the worst thing to do if they already take something, just think of it as lost already that is I think the best thing to do. Or else just ignore this email.
But in my observation, there is no point for a hacker to blackmail using an email, also you already know if there is some sensitive information or things that you could lose.
Sending money is I think the worst thing to do if they already take something, just think of it as lost already that is I think the best thing to do. Or else just ignore this email.
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