I've received several emails saying that someone has a virus on my laptop and cracked one of my passwords (the password is correct).
The person threatens to publish all my data in the normal as well as in the darknet and allegedly has video footage of me what I do "private things".
The sender requests bitcoins and says he knows when to open and read this e-mail and then gives me 3 days to send the money
A security hole in my browser has led to collect all my data says the sender
Although these e-mails are in my spam folder, what should I do now? I'm about to change this password he has hacked everywhere but can it really be that he has access to my camera? What should I do with these e-mails and should I click on it?
I do not have much experience with this, so I'm helpless and a bit naive about this topic. I'm looking forward to anyone who helps me.
Ignore and finished is just a fake because nothing happens
No it can't, that is one of the cheapest rip-off tricks that exist and already ancient.
Delete the mails and your target is fulfilled.
But he has cracked at least one password
Yes that's my concern. What can I do to stop this?
This can happen through eg password visible I'm 100% that nothing happened
Yes, I had an email too. However, with a password that was probably correct, but has not been used by me for a long time. Apparently he had somewhere a server or something hacked. The synonymous with the camera was synonymous, except that I have no camera on my PC, so pure BLUFF.
Change your passwords for safety's sake and forget about the rest
And where does he get my password from? I do not understand that
He does not have.
Yes Brotdosenterror, because he was lucky, but not more and "cracked" it is not eraten.
There's "i know one of your passwords is…" and this password is correct, he may have it bad gerraten or.
So the password must be deposited somewhere on your computer otherwise the program would not know when you come in.
This password can be read locally relatively easily (there are also free programs for it) especially if it is stored somewhere as a cookie. The program reads the password on your computer and writes it in the email. Tata… Already your correct password is in the mail. A third does not know it for a long time.
For safety, just change anyway and everything is fine.
So first and foremost, never answer these things and first of all do not pay.
Which browser do you use and which version of it?
And I could have the email, red has community let's gruessen.
I use many different browsers for different purposes, from me the emails?
However, with this password, I have not logged in for a long time now and then if everything from my phone but both on my phone and on my laptop, I have cookies already turned off a long time ago.
No of the "attacker"
She is SaveYou96@7129.com
That came on TV today.
Of course, that's a fake
Do not click on the mail, otherwise you will first get a virus.
Just delete.
Do I have to worry about someone knowing one of my passwords?
Do you have something?
Of course, I would change it for safety's sake.
But nobody has access to your data.
Such mails come from a server in Africa.
Can I contact you if I have any questions left?
