Email from a hacker with my password [duplicate]
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What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?
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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.
Considering :
- 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 information)
- 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
edited 2 days ago
forest
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Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
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marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop♦ 2 days ago
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This question already has an answer here:
What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?
2 answers
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.
Considering :
- 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 information)
- 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
edited 2 days ago
forest
34.1k16112116
asked 2 days ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
321310
marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop♦ 2 days ago
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
7
Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
– Goufalite
2 days ago
add a comment |
This question already has an answer here:
What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?
2 answers
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.
Considering :
- 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 information)
- 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
edited 2 days ago
forest
34.1k16112116
asked 2 days ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
321310
This question already has an answer here:
What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?
2 answers
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.
Considering :
- 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 information)
- 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.
This question already has an answer here:
What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?
2 answers
passwords email scam
passwords email scam
edited 2 days ago
forest
34.1k16112116
asked 2 days ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
321310
edited 2 days ago
forest
34.1k16112116
asked 2 days ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
321310
edited 2 days ago
forest
34.1k16112116
edited 2 days ago
forest
34.1k16112116
edited 2 days ago
forest
34.1k16112116
34.1k16112116
asked 2 days ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
321310
asked 2 days ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
321310
asked 2 days ago
Guillaume BeauvoisGuillaume Beauvois
321310
321310
marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop♦ 2 days ago
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop♦ 2 days ago
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
7
Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
– Goufalite
2 days ago
add a comment |
7
Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
– Goufalite
2 days ago
7
7
Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
– Goufalite
2 days ago
Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
– Goufalite
2 days ago
add a comment |
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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.
answered 2 days ago
forestforest
34.1k16112116
13
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
2 days ago
7
@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
2 days ago
5
@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
2 days ago
6
@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
2 days ago
2
Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
2 days ago
|
show 10 more comments
I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 2 days ago
camp0camp0
725146
18
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
2 days ago
5
@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
2 days ago
2
@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
2 days ago
6
@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
2 days ago
add a comment |
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
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.
answered 2 days ago
forestforest
34.1k16112116
13
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
2 days ago
7
@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
2 days ago
5
@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
2 days ago
6
@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
2 days ago
2
Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
2 days ago
|
show 10 more comments
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.
answered 2 days ago
forestforest
34.1k16112116
13
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
2 days ago
7
@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
2 days ago
5
@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
2 days ago
6
@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
2 days ago
2
Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
2 days ago
|
show 10 more comments
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.
answered 2 days ago
forestforest
34.1k16112116
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.
answered 2 days ago
forestforest
34.1k16112116
edited 2 days ago
answered 2 days ago
forestforest
34.1k16112116
answered 2 days ago
forestforest
34.1k16112116
answered 2 days ago
forestforest
34.1k16112116
34.1k16112116
13
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
2 days ago
7
@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
2 days ago
5
@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
2 days ago
6
@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
2 days ago
2
Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
2 days ago
|
show 10 more comments
13
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
2 days ago
7
@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
2 days ago
5
@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
2 days ago
6
@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
2 days ago
2
Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
2 days ago
13
13
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
2 days ago
@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
2 days ago
7
7
@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
2 days ago
@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
2 days ago
5
5
@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
2 days ago
@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
2 days ago
6
6
@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
2 days ago
@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
2 days ago
2
2
Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
2 days ago
Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
2 days ago
|
show 10 more comments
I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 2 days ago
camp0camp0
725146
18
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
2 days ago
5
@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
2 days ago
2
@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
2 days ago
6
@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
2 days ago
add a comment |
I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 2 days ago
camp0camp0
725146
18
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
2 days ago
5
@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
2 days ago
2
@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
2 days ago
6
@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
2 days ago
add a comment |
I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 2 days ago
camp0camp0
725146
I will follow the next steps:
- Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails
- Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.
- Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.
Regards
answered 2 days ago
camp0camp0
725146
answered 2 days ago
camp0camp0
725146
answered 2 days ago
camp0camp0
725146
answered 2 days ago
camp0camp0
725146
725146
18
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
2 days ago
5
@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
2 days ago
2
@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
2 days ago
6
@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
2 days ago
add a comment |
18
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
2 days ago
5
@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
2 days ago
2
@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
2 days ago
6
@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
2 days ago
18
18
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
2 days ago
This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
2 days ago
5
5
@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
2 days ago
@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
2 days ago
2
2
@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
2 days ago
@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
2 days ago
6
6
@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
2 days ago
@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
2 days ago
add a comment |
7
Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
– Goufalite
2 days ago