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Recently I was sent a blackmail email that contained a password that I used to use in the past and the sender was claiming that they had also gained to my lapto
by sakisv 8y ago
Recently I was sent a blackmail email that contained a password that I used to use in the past and the sender was claiming that they had also gained to my laptop's camera and had recordings of me watching porn or other "embarrassing" stuff. They threatened to send these recordings to my contacts on email and/or facebook etc, unless I paid them $1082 in bitcoins (apparently they read that if you ask for a non-round number you have more chances of getting it :P).
Covering your camera is supposed to protect you from this kind of things, especially for younger ages or for people less technologically inclined.
- 0xb100db1ade 8y agoI assume you know this, but just in case: Note that they may have gotten the password from a hacked website--not from your webcam/microphone. Check out https://haveibeenpwned.com/ https://haveibeenpwned.com/
- sakisv 8y agoIndeed I know it and it's how I knew for some time that the password in question had been leaked.
- bklaasen 8y agoI knew all of that too, but it didn't prevent a very unpleasant visceral response in the pit of my stomach when I saw that email come in with the old compromised password on the subject line. The content of the email made me laugh, though.