Email from a hacker with my password
I have received an email from a hacker saying he got my email account password.
The password showed in the mail is not my account password but is a password I use sometimes.
I checked haveibeenpwned and the password don't report as leaked.
Concidering :
- This is a scam to make me pay
- The password is a legit password I use
- The password is not used in sensitive services (banks, socials medias, anything with credit cards informations)
- He claims to have installed a malware on my system.
What are the actions I can do ? Besides changing this password on any website it is used and never use it again.
passwords email scam
asked 45 mins ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
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I have received an email from a hacker saying he got my email account password.
The password showed in the mail is not my account password but is a password I use sometimes.
I checked haveibeenpwned and the password don't report as leaked.
Concidering :
- This is a scam to make me pay
- The password is a legit password I use
- The password is not used in sensitive services (banks, socials medias, anything with credit cards informations)
- He claims to have installed a malware on my system.
What are the actions I can do ? Besides changing this password on any website it is used and never use it again.
passwords email scam
asked 45 mins ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
21318
add a comment |
I have received an email from a hacker saying he got my email account password.
The password showed in the mail is not my account password but is a password I use sometimes.
I checked haveibeenpwned and the password don't report as leaked.
Concidering :
- This is a scam to make me pay
- The password is a legit password I use
- The password is not used in sensitive services (banks, socials medias, anything with credit cards informations)
- He claims to have installed a malware on my system.
What are the actions I can do ? Besides changing this password on any website it is used and never use it again.
passwords email scam
asked 45 mins ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
21318
I have received an email from a hacker saying he got my email account password.
The password showed in the mail is not my account password but is a password I use sometimes.
I checked haveibeenpwned and the password don't report as leaked.
Concidering :
- This is a scam to make me pay
- The password is a legit password I use
- The password is not used in sensitive services (banks, socials medias, anything with credit cards informations)
- He claims to have installed a malware on my system.
What are the actions I can do ? Besides changing this password on any website it is used and never use it again.
passwords email scam
passwords email scam
asked 45 mins ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
21318
asked 45 mins ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
21318
asked 45 mins ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
21318
asked 45 mins ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
21318
asked 45 mins ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
21318
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This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.
You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.
answered 39 mins ago
forestforest
33.6k16106114
I've been concidering the use of a password manager but I kind of live on a budget. This is a different question but is free password manager worthwisy?
– Guillaume Beauvois
30 mins ago
2
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
29 mins ago
Thanks, I'll give it a look.
– Guillaume Beauvois
28 mins ago
No problem. Check out the Wikipedia link in the answer to see a list of managers.
– forest
26 mins ago
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I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 37 mins ago
camp0camp0
687146
1
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
36 mins ago
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This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.
You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.
answered 39 mins ago
forestforest
33.6k16106114
I've been concidering the use of a password manager but I kind of live on a budget. This is a different question but is free password manager worthwisy?
– Guillaume Beauvois
30 mins ago
2
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
29 mins ago
Thanks, I'll give it a look.
– Guillaume Beauvois
28 mins ago
No problem. Check out the Wikipedia link in the answer to see a list of managers.
– forest
26 mins ago
add a comment |
This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.
You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.
answered 39 mins ago
forestforest
33.6k16106114
I've been concidering the use of a password manager but I kind of live on a budget. This is a different question but is free password manager worthwisy?
– Guillaume Beauvois
30 mins ago
2
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
29 mins ago
Thanks, I'll give it a look.
– Guillaume Beauvois
28 mins ago
No problem. Check out the Wikipedia link in the answer to see a list of managers.
– forest
26 mins ago
add a comment |
This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.
You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.
answered 39 mins ago
forestforest
33.6k16106114
This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.
You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.
answered 39 mins ago
forestforest
33.6k16106114
edited 28 mins ago
answered 39 mins ago
forestforest
33.6k16106114
answered 39 mins ago
forestforest
33.6k16106114
answered 39 mins ago
forestforest
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33.6k16106114
I've been concidering the use of a password manager but I kind of live on a budget. This is a different question but is free password manager worthwisy?
– Guillaume Beauvois
30 mins ago
2
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
29 mins ago
Thanks, I'll give it a look.
– Guillaume Beauvois
28 mins ago
No problem. Check out the Wikipedia link in the answer to see a list of managers.
– forest
26 mins ago
add a comment |
I've been concidering the use of a password manager but I kind of live on a budget. This is a different question but is free password manager worthwisy?
– Guillaume Beauvois
30 mins ago
2
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
29 mins ago
Thanks, I'll give it a look.
– Guillaume Beauvois
28 mins ago
No problem. Check out the Wikipedia link in the answer to see a list of managers.
– forest
26 mins ago
I've been concidering the use of a password manager but I kind of live on a budget. This is a different question but is free password manager worthwisy?
– Guillaume Beauvois
30 mins ago
I've been concidering the use of a password manager but I kind of live on a budget. This is a different question but is free password manager worthwisy?
– Guillaume Beauvois
30 mins ago
2
2
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
29 mins ago
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
29 mins ago
Thanks, I'll give it a look.
– Guillaume Beauvois
28 mins ago
Thanks, I'll give it a look.
– Guillaume Beauvois
28 mins ago
No problem. Check out the Wikipedia link in the answer to see a list of managers.
– forest
26 mins ago
No problem. Check out the Wikipedia link in the answer to see a list of managers.
– forest
26 mins ago
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I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 37 mins ago
camp0camp0
687146
1
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
36 mins ago
add a comment |
I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 37 mins ago
camp0camp0
687146
1
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
36 mins ago
add a comment |
I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 37 mins ago
camp0camp0
687146
I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 37 mins ago
camp0camp0
687146
answered 37 mins ago
camp0camp0
687146
answered 37 mins ago
camp0camp0
687146
answered 37 mins ago
camp0camp0
687146
687146
1
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
36 mins ago
add a comment |
1
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
36 mins ago
1
1
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
36 mins ago
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
36 mins ago
add a comment |
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