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







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    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


















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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







share|improve this 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
















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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







share|improve this question

















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







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marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop♦ 2 days ago


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marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop♦ 2 days ago


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  • 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





    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




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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












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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.






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  • 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






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    @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



















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I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards






share|improve this answer



















  • 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




















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53














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.






share|improve this answer





















  • 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
















53














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.






share|improve this answer





















  • 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














53












53








53







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.






share|improve this answer















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.







share|improve this answer














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edited 2 days ago

























answered 2 days ago









forestforest

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  • 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





    @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













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I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards






share|improve this answer



















  • 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


















-4














I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards






share|improve this answer



















  • 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
















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-4








-4







I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards






share|improve this answer













I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards







share|improve this answer












share|improve this answer



share|improve this answer










answered 2 days ago









camp0camp0

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  • 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





    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





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