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Ask HN: How to deal with a blackmailer who wants Bitcoin?
I just got an email from somebody who has a password I used to use a long time ago. Not sure how he got it. He threatens to release bad information about me. I am inclined to ignore it but now I am wondering: He wants to have a payment in Bitcoin. Is there a way to trace that address to someone or somehow else go after that person?
- icedchai 8y agoJust ignore it. He probably got them from a dump and is spamming everyone.
- pwg 8y agoIgnore - it is most likely just a scam.
- hn-VZ4N8hcYCjKw 8y agoCon: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/technology/personaltech/phishing-password-email.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/23/technology/personaltech/p...
- maxxxxx 8y agoThat article has a link to https://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx/ https://www.ic3.gov/complaint/default.aspx/. You can report the incident there. More people should know about this.
- dnh44 8y agoI’ve had about 5 of those in the last two weeks. I wouldn’t worry about it. You can probably figure out where they got your password by going to: https://haveibeenpwned.com https://haveibeenpwned.com