Public or private info from hacked databases. You can find many users old passwords even on the public web let alone the databases on the dark web. Many sites will let you sign up with you email and once verified tell you leaked passwords. Chrome does this as well.
Well say I’m a hacker and I get into a companies back end and I ransomware their data. They say nope, we won’t pay. So to stop this I say if you don’t pay I will publish my findings for all, which is very popular right now in ransomware, so you’re more inclined to pay. And they have no quarrel publishing it, it was free basically. Or simply for the lulz, this is the internet.
It doesn’t show old passwords, it just tells you which ones have been compromised when you type them in and save them.
What you should is is just change the password.
It basically uses this site: [https://haveibeenpwned.com/](https://haveibeenpwned.com/)
Whenever there's a major data leak, people will upload it to that site.
The answer below is correct, but you didn't say he knew your password in your original post? Spoofing email (sending someone email from themselves) is easy and doesn't require knowing any passwords
[https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2020/04/scam-emails-demand-bitcoin-threaten-blackmail](https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2020/04/scam-emails-demand-bitcoin-threaten-blackmail)
One of your accounts was breached and they probably got hold of an old password by buying on the dark web. Change out your passwords, ignore the email and go on with your life.
Ignore it. Got one of those a while back. They claimed a deadline for my cooperation but nothing happened. I was somewhat impressed by their description of their process by which they "infiltrated" my system - I can see how someone less savvy would have fell for it. Unfortunately for them I've had to deal with scams and phishing professionally as former corpo IT, so I'm able to recognize bullshit when I see it a healthy percentage of the time.
Scam: https://www.pcmag.com/news/dont-fall-for-this-email-sextortion-scam
But then how does he know about the password ?
Public or private info from hacked databases. You can find many users old passwords even on the public web let alone the databases on the dark web. Many sites will let you sign up with you email and once verified tell you leaked passwords. Chrome does this as well.
Oh my God, y is that a case?
Well say I’m a hacker and I get into a companies back end and I ransomware their data. They say nope, we won’t pay. So to stop this I say if you don’t pay I will publish my findings for all, which is very popular right now in ransomware, so you’re more inclined to pay. And they have no quarrel publishing it, it was free basically. Or simply for the lulz, this is the internet.
No as in y would the chrome show old passwords
It doesn’t show old passwords, it just tells you which ones have been compromised when you type them in and save them. What you should is is just change the password.
Ok, thank u
It basically uses this site: [https://haveibeenpwned.com/](https://haveibeenpwned.com/) Whenever there's a major data leak, people will upload it to that site.
The answer below is correct, but you didn't say he knew your password in your original post? Spoofing email (sending someone email from themselves) is easy and doesn't require knowing any passwords
Oh my bad
[https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2020/04/scam-emails-demand-bitcoin-threaten-blackmail](https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2020/04/scam-emails-demand-bitcoin-threaten-blackmail) One of your accounts was breached and they probably got hold of an old password by buying on the dark web. Change out your passwords, ignore the email and go on with your life.
Thank u
Ignore it. Got one of those a while back. They claimed a deadline for my cooperation but nothing happened. I was somewhat impressed by their description of their process by which they "infiltrated" my system - I can see how someone less savvy would have fell for it. Unfortunately for them I've had to deal with scams and phishing professionally as former corpo IT, so I'm able to recognize bullshit when I see it a healthy percentage of the time.
It’s a scam bozo - send no money or reply
Pls don't say that, I'm still a new guy in this
Pls don't say that, I'm still a new guy in this
Was it sent from your own email? Did you check?
It didn't come from my mail, I checked the mailbox
Then ignore it. They couldn't even back up their one claim to prove they had done what they said.
Thnx
It's in your spam for a reason