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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.






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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.






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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







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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




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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.






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          • 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






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            @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:




          1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

          2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

          3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


          Regards






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            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.






          share|improve this answer























          • 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
















          7














          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.






          share|improve this answer























          • 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














          7












          7








          7






          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.






          share|improve this answer














          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.







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          • 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






          • 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













          -2














          I will follow the next steps:




          1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

          2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

          3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


          Regards






          share|improve this answer

















          • 1




            This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
            – forest
            36 mins ago


















          -2














          I will follow the next steps:




          1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

          2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

          3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


          Regards






          share|improve this answer

















          • 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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          -2








          -2






          I will follow the next steps:




          1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

          2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

          3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


          Regards






          share|improve this answer












          I will follow the next steps:




          1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

          2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

          3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


          Regards







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            This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
            – forest
            36 mins ago
















          • 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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          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




















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