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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

Hiya all,

A while ago, amongst all the other rubbish in my email spam folder, I noticed one from someone saying they're a hacker and they hacked my phone including camera, got all my photos, passwords, contacts etc. and demanded money. I didn't think anything of it.

But now I saw another one saying I didn't reply previously. But what worried me is they revealed they knew my password which I use for several sites including this one, and said what the password is, and it is the password I use for this site.

Should I now be worried? I don't care so much about explicit pics etc but am more worried about anything financial etc.

Thanks all.

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By *icolerobbieCouple
over a year ago

walsall

Change all your passwords immediately

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By *ewrocksWoman
over a year ago

button moon

Change everything. Passwords and cancel cards etc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not only change your passwords but ensure you don’t use the same password for different accounts.

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By *ucky1Man
over a year ago

a straightjacket

I had similar recently and they demanded about £500 in bitcoin or they'd take action. The email was sent from my own email address which confused the hell outta me. I changed that password ages ago so I've just deleted it and not had any other contact for a while.

Sounds like it's a scam to me and maybe a rogue website has sold information including e-mails and passwords

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

Thanks x

I was worried if it was real. They said they will send my intimate pics to all contacts etc but I don't care too much. I use different passwords for finances, and I'm sure they would have revealed they knew if they did.

They said they accessed me through a router vulnerability on 13th July and apparently it's useless to change passwords now. I'm not sure if it's just bluffing. As long as no-one can get to my finances.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't open any more emails from them. That's usually how they get your password in the first place x

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

Thank you for the replies, they're appreciated. x

This might be why my phone has broken and won't start anymore...?

In any case, I pity anyone who tries to get money out of me, especially because I don't have any to speak of.

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth


"I had similar recently and they demanded about £500 in bitcoin or they'd take action. The email was sent from my own email address which confused the hell outta me. I changed that password ages ago so I've just deleted it and not had any other contact for a while.

Sounds like it's a scam to me and maybe a rogue website has sold information including e-mails and passwords "

Yeah, it was sent from my own email address, and I didn't take any notice till I realised it said the password it used was: .... and there it was in front of me.

Mine asked for/demanded £800 I think. Good luck getting that out of me, with 32p in my account, 3 payday loans and a credit card maxed out.

My phone was a basic Vodafone android btw. I did install a Norton privacy/antivirus thing on it, but in my experience, Norton have never seemed that good imo. Now said phone is broken anyway with a major virus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's a known scam

If you want to check whether your email address has been compromised just type in 'have i been pwned' into your search engine, access the site and follow the instructions..

It will give you peace of mind

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

Thank you x

I just tried it and it says I've been hacked on 6 sites...

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

I've been doing some research on this, and it's helped ease me a bit.

I wish I hadn't marked the email as phishing now,

The mail more or less went like this:

"Hello,

I didn't receive any reply to my last email.

I hacked your phone through a router which had vulnerabilities, on 13/07 and recovered your password, which is this: ****** [it was my actual password in plain sight]

"I have saved all your photos, contacts, etc etc to hard disk so don't bother doing anything now.

You really are quite a pervert!" [I HATE being called that]

And I can't remember so much the rest, but it basically said they have all my details, contacts, everything. The first email said they accessed my camera phone, and they went on about porn sites, and how I'm just one of many victims of theirs.

I have been on porn sites but hardly much at all tbh, I spend time here. If only I avoided those times, it would much better confirm this is a scam.

Parts of the email do read very generically though.

They finished by saying I should get antivirus (I didn't really have a full version on my phone, just a privacy app) and not to be too mad with them, it's just business!

Will post more later if I find anything worth reporting, as I'm sure other people could be having this problem.

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By *aimeSmithTV/TS
over a year ago

Cliss

I’m going to try that site now

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

I'm looking up through comments sections, forums, etc to see if anyone has had what is being threatened actually happen to them.

I am thinking this will most likely be a scam and nothing will actually happen.

But seeing my own password spooked me, and then the "have I been pwned" site saying "Bad news, I've been compromised on 6 sites" leaves me wanting to satisfy my doubt.

Things have moved on from the days of Nigerian Princes who want to give YOU a huge sum of money, if you simply give your bank details.

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By *rickyd72Man
over a year ago

Sheffield


"I've been doing some research on this, and it's helped ease me a bit.

I wish I hadn't marked the email as phishing now,

The mail more or less went like this:

"Hello,

I didn't receive any reply to my last email.

I hacked your phone through a router which had vulnerabilities, on 13/07 and recovered your password, which is this: ****** [it was my actual password in plain sight]

"I have saved all your photos, contacts, etc etc to hard disk so don't bother doing anything now.

You really are quite a pervert!" [I HATE being called that]

And I can't remember so much the rest, but it basically said they have all my details, contacts, everything. The first email said they accessed my camera phone, and they went on about porn sites, and how I'm just one of many victims of theirs.

I have been on porn sites but hardly much at all tbh, I spend time here. If only I avoided those times, it would much better confirm this is a scam.

Parts of the email do read very generically though.

They finished by saying I should get antivirus (I didn't really have a full version on my phone, just a privacy app) and not to be too mad with them, it's just business!

Will post more later if I find anything worth reporting, as I'm sure other people could be having this problem."
I had almost exactly the same email to my spam folder recently. Spooked me a bit as it mentioned a password that I don't use but someone in my family does. Didn't say anything about buying antivirus but demanded $804 in Bitcoin to not expose to others my "dirty funs". I was told I had 48 hours to deposit the funds. That was over a week ago. A scam.

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

Yeah I've had something similiar.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Thank you for the replies, they're appreciated. x

This might be why my phone has broken and won't start anymore...?

In any case, I pity anyone who tries to get money out of me, especially because I don't have any to speak of."

google howto reset your phone ,its easy

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe


"I've been doing some research on this, and it's helped ease me a bit.

I wish I hadn't marked the email as phishing now,

The mail more or less went like this:

"Hello,

I didn't receive any reply to my last email.

I hacked your phone through a router which had vulnerabilities, on 13/07 and recovered your password, which is this: ****** [it was my actual password in plain sight]

"I have saved all your photos, contacts, etc etc to hard disk so don't bother doing anything now.

You really are quite a pervert!" [I HATE being called that]

And I can't remember so much the rest, but it basically said they have all my details, contacts, everything. The first email said they accessed my camera phone, and they went on about porn sites, and how I'm just one of many victims of theirs.

I have been on porn sites but hardly much at all tbh, I spend time here. If only I avoided those times, it would much better confirm this is a scam.

Parts of the email do read very generically though.

They finished by saying I should get antivirus (I didn't really have a full version on my phone, just a privacy app) and not to be too mad with them, it's just business!

Will post more later if I find anything worth reporting, as I'm sure other people could be having this problem."

I've had the same email sent to me at work (school). My email work email account has never been used to sign up to any sort of porn or other dodgy sites, the most likely sites that they've got me details from are free software downloads ( shareware, not illegal stuff). So... it is most certainly a scam.

Cal

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it's just a scam how do they get the password?

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By *good-being-badMan
over a year ago

mis-types and auto corrects leads cock leeds


"If it's just a scam how do they get the password? "

I tried the pwned site after someone else posted a similar thread it seemed to indicate a server or router was compromised with a virus and I was one of 700 million users who's details had been compromised.. it was my ddummy email with no passwords I use so I wasn't fussed.

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

I'd reset passwords from a different phone or computer and block the sender of the emails.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If it's just a scam how do they get the password?

I tried the pwned site after someone else posted a similar thread it seemed to indicate a server or router was compromised with a virus and I was one of 700 million users who's details had been compromised.. it was my ddummy email with no passwords I use so I wasn't fussed."

But that's an actual data breach not a scam. I mean maybe the email isn't a scam if they have the password.

I tried the pwned site, saved it for future. Handy tip.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If it's just a scam how do they get the password?

I tried the pwned site after someone else posted a similar thread it seemed to indicate a server or router was compromised with a virus and I was one of 700 million users who's details had been compromised.. it was my ddummy email with no passwords I use so I wasn't fussed.

But that's an actual data breach not a scam. I mean maybe the email isn't a scam if they have the password.

I tried the pwned site, saved it for future. Handy tip. "

After i got one of those emails i used the pwned site and it listed three other websites that had been hacked, none of which had anything to do with porn sites..but my email said my password was a bunch of numbers which is usually a default password they give you before you change it to one of your own...

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By *orro_sMan
over a year ago

Swansea


"If it's just a scam how do they get the password?

I tried the pwned site after someone else posted a similar thread it seemed to indicate a server or router was compromised with a virus and I was one of 700 million users who's details had been compromised.. it was my ddummy email with no passwords I use so I wasn't fussed.

But that's an actual data breach not a scam. I mean maybe the email isn't a scam if they have the password.

I tried the pwned site, saved it for future. Handy tip.

After i got one of those emails i used the pwned site and it listed three other websites that had been hacked, none of which had anything to do with porn sites..but my email said my password was a bunch of numbers which is usually a default password they give you before you change it to one of your own...

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I found 2 of these emails in my spam folder. The password was wrong, but not far off wrong.

What is this pwned site you talk of?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If it's just a scam how do they get the password?

I tried the pwned site after someone else posted a similar thread it seemed to indicate a server or router was compromised with a virus and I was one of 700 million users who's details had been compromised.. it was my ddummy email with no passwords I use so I wasn't fussed.

But that's an actual data breach not a scam. I mean maybe the email isn't a scam if they have the password.

I tried the pwned site, saved it for future. Handy tip.

After i got one of those emails i used the pwned site and it listed three other websites that had been hacked, none of which had anything to do with porn sites..but my email said my password was a bunch of numbers which is usually a default password they give you before you change it to one of your own...

"

Mine said a non porn site had been hacked too. I didn't have any weird emails though, unless they went straight to spam and I didn't see them.

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

Thank you everybody *waves*

I feel a bit easier having read up on this.

Several sites like yahoo etc were hacked over the years, and email/password combos taken from there. This happened on other sites too, and apparently they are circling around.

Both messages I've seen were in my spam folder. Also, the second as a follow up to the first.

My password here and on fabguys was the one I used to use on yahoo and facebook.

It seems a lot of people are having this happen, but so far I haven't heard of any case where someone has been able to make good on the threat. Most importantly my financial details have been unaffected.

The 'have I been pwned' site listing my email as compromised on 6 sites is orrying though.

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By *d59michelleTV/TS
over a year ago

walsall

Had the same 2days ago the 50 hours has passed none of my contacts have been on to me calling me a pervert

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Thank you everybody *waves*

I feel a bit easier having read up on this.

Several sites like yahoo etc were hacked over the years, and email/password combos taken from there. This happened on other sites too, and apparently they are circling around.

Both messages I've seen were in my spam folder. Also, the second as a follow up to the first.

My password here and on fabguys was the one I used to use on yahoo and facebook.

It seems a lot of people are having this happen, but so far I haven't heard of any case where someone has been able to make good on the threat. Most importantly my financial details have been unaffected.

The 'have I been pwned' site listing my email as compromised on 6 sites is orrying though."

Doesn't it say when they were compromised? Mine said 2014. Maybe just change all your passwords anyway.

I remember gmail said to change all their passwords maybe last year/ early this year because they had some data breach.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Had the same 2days ago the 50 hours has passed none of my contacts have been on to me calling me a pervert "

Are you disappointed?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If it's just a scam how do they get the password?

I tried the pwned site after someone else posted a similar thread it seemed to indicate a server or router was compromised with a virus and I was one of 700 million users who's details had been compromised.. it was my ddummy email with no passwords I use so I wasn't fussed.

But that's an actual data breach not a scam. I mean maybe the email isn't a scam if they have the password.

I tried the pwned site, saved it for future. Handy tip.

After i got one of those emails i used the pwned site and it listed three other websites that had been hacked, none of which had anything to do with porn sites..but my email said my password was a bunch of numbers which is usually a default password they give you before you change it to one of your own...

I found 2 of these emails in my spam folder. The password was wrong, but not far off wrong.

What is this pwned site you talk of?

"

Use it and find out

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By *oney to the beeWoman
over a year ago

Manchester

This sort of thing is becoming more and more common however the people doing it are after money and would rather spend time threatening another dozen people than contacting 20 of your friends as there is no profit in that. It goes to show you have to be careful which sites you visit what information you have on your devices and cautious all the time.

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

I received one two weeks ago, phoned the police, they told me they knew about it and it was a scam and to delete it.

I have recieved the same mail since, slightly different bit amount and it is floating in cyberspace with the other one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Get an email address for sensible shit. (CV etc)

One for each financial online thing (bank, PayPal etc)

One for each thing like this.

Use different passwords.

This way you can abandon ship on an email account and just delete and replace it.

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

UPDATE BULLETIN

This knob has mailed me again the last days in a row. I'm not opening them because it's really horrible seeing your own password displayed clearly and a scammer showing you that they know it.

Well nothing incriminating has come out yet, and in my research I haven't yet come across a case where a threat has been made good on. It seems a lot of people get this kind of email (mine is in my junk folder) and the overwhelming consensus appears to be you can safely ignore them (don't pay!) It helps to see spelling and grammar mistakes to help you not take this shit seriously.

Still unsettling stuff though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"UPDATE BULLETIN

This knob has mailed me again the last days in a row. I'm not opening them because it's really horrible seeing your own password displayed clearly and a scammer showing you that they know it.

Well nothing incriminating has come out yet, and in my research I haven't yet come across a case where a threat has been made good on. It seems a lot of people get this kind of email (mine is in my junk folder) and the overwhelming consensus appears to be you can safely ignore them (don't pay!) It helps to see spelling and grammar mistakes to help you not take this shit seriously.

Still unsettling stuff though."

This. If someone has your passwords they would usually wipe out your bank account before you knew what hit you instead of fucking about. Hope you don't block them and don't get any more hassle

P.s can you block an email x

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By *dwalu2Couple
over a year ago

Bristol

Couldn’t see it mentioned in this thread, but as well as checking your email on haveibeenpwnd it’s worth registering emails you use with that site, as they will alert you if those emails are found in any future breaches. It’s a trustworthy site run by a respected security researcher, Troy Hunt.

Also, make sure you are using unique, complex passwords on every site you use - a password manager like 1Password makes it a very easy process to change any passwords for sites that get breached, as well as reducing risk of being compromised if someone is able to get a working email & password from you for any site.

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By *d59michelleTV/TS
over a year ago

walsall

Read it in a computer magazine it's known as sextortion 7 weeks on no further contact from them

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By *ky19 OP   Man
over a year ago

Plymouth

Just an update on this horrible email scam.

I never replied (and never paid lol) and so far no incriminating pictures of me have gone out.

Now they are changing tack slightly (only the heading) and I've been sent a few of these the last couple of weeks

"The decision to suspend your account. Waiting for payment.

Hello!

I have very bad news for you.

12/10/2018 - on this day I hacked your OS and got full access to your account ######@hotmail.co.uk

So, you can change the password, yes... But my malware intercepts it every time.

How I made it:

In the software of the router, through which you went online, was a vulnerability.

I just hacked this router and placed my malicious code on it.

When you went online, my trojan was installed on the OS of your device.

After that, I made a full dump of your disk (I have all your address book, history of viewing sites, all files, phone numbers and addresses of all your contacts).

A month ago, I wanted to lock your device and ask for a not big amount of btc to unlock.

But I looked at the sites that you regularly visit, and I was shocked by what I saw!!!

I'm talk you about sites for adults.

I want to say - you are a BIG pervert. Your fantasy is shifted far away from the normal course!

And I got an idea....

I made a screenshot of the adult sites where you have fun (do you understand what it is about, huh?).

After that, I made a screenshot of your joys (using the camera of your device) and glued them together.

Turned out amazing! You are so spectacular!

I'm know that you would not like to show these screenshots to your friends, relatives or colleagues.

I think $621 is a very, very small amount for my silence.

Besides, I have been spying on you for so long, having spent a lot of time!

Pay ONLY in Bitcoins!

My BTC wallet: 145SmyE7DBEQExsnXZobojbQqr5UdgbCHh

You do not know how to use bitcoins?

Enter a query in any search engine: "how to replenish btc wallet".

It's extremely easy

For this payment I give you two days (48 hours).

As soon as this letter is opened, the timer will work.

After payment, my virus and dirty screenshots with your enjoys will be self-destruct automatically.

If I do not receive from you the specified amount, then your device will be locked, and all your contacts will receive a screenshots with your "enjoys".

I hope you understand your situation.

- Do not try to find and destroy my virus! (All your data, files and screenshots is already uploaded to a remote server)

- Do not try to contact me (this is not feasible, I sent you an email from your account)

- Various security services will not help you; formatting a disk or destroying a device will not help, since your data is already on a remote server.

P.S. You are not my single victim. so, I guarantee you that I will not disturb you again after payment!

This is the word of honor hacker

I also ask you to regularly update your antiviruses in the future. This way you will no longer fall into a similar situation.

Do not hold evil! I just do my job.

Have a nice day!"

Well I will say their English is getting worse. And now it's in dollars, not £.

At least they didn't mention my password this time, that bit is scary tbh.

A massive pervert really? I really think I'm very mild compared to a lot of people.

I am sure plenty of people get these nasty mails, so I will say don't let it get to you. And please don't pay!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Once you have changed all your passwords, use a VPN this is a Virtual Private network, it routes you to different servers around the world, makes it almost impossible to locate where your logged in from. I use one if i go abroad and some TV apps are blocked ie English channels or social media that some countries dont allow?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Once you have changed all your passwords, use a VPN this is a Virtual Private network, it routes you to different servers around the world, makes it almost impossible to locate where your logged in from. I use one if i go abroad and some TV apps are blocked ie English channels or social media that some countries dont allow? "

You can get free ones in the app store or pay monthly, just search VPN

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By *xMFM3sumsxxWoman
over a year ago

SouthWest Lancashire

Ooh that site is interesting. I've been breached 4 times, including once by LulzSec,the guy who hacked Sony and the CIA,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have you got an antivirus program now OP?

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By *un pair 2Couple
over a year ago

poole

I had the same email but on my laptop the password they gave me was one I use on only one site

I ignored it didn't here anymore

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By *VBethTV/TS
over a year ago

Chester

All the hacked sites data is available on the dark web. They automail every address with the password attached (I had one from a games site years ago). Fortunately I long since started using a password manager that generates complex individual passwords for every account.

As for router hacks, factory reset it and then change the password to something complex (write it down obviously). Although the router hack is likely to be nonsense it will give you peace of mind.

And anyone not using internet security packages nowadays needs their head examining.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All the hacked sites data is available on the dark web. They automail every address with the password attached (I had one from a games site years ago). Fortunately I long since started using a password manager that generates complex individual passwords for every account.

As for router hacks, factory reset it and then change the password to something complex (write it down obviously). Although the router hack is likely to be nonsense it will give you peace of mind.

And anyone not using internet security packages nowadays needs their head examining. "

Can password managers be hacked too though? I know nothing about them.

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"All the hacked sites data is available on the dark web. They automail every address with the password attached (I had one from a games site years ago). Fortunately I long since started using a password manager that generates complex individual passwords for every account.

As for router hacks, factory reset it and then change the password to something complex (write it down obviously). Although the router hack is likely to be nonsense it will give you peace of mind.

And anyone not using internet security packages nowadays needs their head examining. "

I asked my friend what security package she had on her computer recently, she looked at me as if I was speaking Japanese. People don't understand or necessarily even know that they need it.

If it wasn't for us insisting my parents would happily do their banking on an unprotected pc.

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By *VBethTV/TS
over a year ago

Chester

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By *VBethTV/TS
over a year ago

Chester


"All the hacked sites data is available on the dark web. They automail every address with the password attached (I had one from a games site years ago). Fortunately I long since started using a password manager that generates complex individual passwords for every account.

As for router hacks, factory reset it and then change the password to something complex (write it down obviously). Although the router hack is likely to be nonsense it will give you peace of mind.

And anyone not using internet security packages nowadays needs their head examining.

Can password managers be hacked too though? I know nothing about them. "

Choose a well known and tested one. I use Dashlane. Lastpass and Keeper seem to be well recommended too.

I pay the premium rate so Dashlane gives unlimited access on all my devices. 30 odd quid per year seems a small cost to prevent the chance of identity theft, account hacks, card fraud etc. I also use Kaspersky internet security on my computer. This is consistently rated best security by many sites and magazines. Again I pay for it because I value the service it provides (I pay for Fab for the same reason).

I have had several occasions where my security software has stopped me submitting data to insecure sites or loading what turned out to be malicious pages.

Worth every penny for peace of mind.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"UPDATE BULLETIN

This knob has mailed me again the last days in a row. I'm not opening them because it's really horrible seeing your own password displayed clearly and a scammer showing you that they know it.

Well nothing incriminating has come out yet, and in my research I haven't yet come across a case where a threat has been made good on. It seems a lot of people get this kind of email (mine is in my junk folder) and the overwhelming consensus appears to be you can safely ignore them (don't pay!) It helps to see spelling and grammar mistakes to help you not take this shit seriously.

Still unsettling stuff though."

When theres a big data breach talktalks one etc where the big data bases of usernames/emails and password hashes are stolen.

The data is sold and over time the password hashes are decrypted back into passwords.

That data is also sold on now passwords to things like your phone company or most sites are worthless (notice they never show your whole card number etc) They need additional info to get any money or goods

But people buy these lists and then send out a made up email claiming they got the password some other way and use it as "proof" that they have greater access than they really do and attempt to black mail.people.

They have nothing and you were never hacked your jist one of tens of millions whos data has been leaked over the last few years

this is why its important to update your passwords after these data breaches are announced but often tjat can be months/years later as companies dont like to admit it till they have to

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By *d59michelleTV/TS
over a year ago

walsall

If it was true surely by now there would be 1000s of emails arriving in inboxes with all the stuff that they are threatening to reveal ?

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By *dwalu2Couple
over a year ago

Bristol


"All the hacked sites data is available on the dark web. They automail every address with the password attached (I had one from a games site years ago). Fortunately I long since started using a password manager that generates complex individual passwords for every account.

As for router hacks, factory reset it and then change the password to something complex (write it down obviously). Although the router hack is likely to be nonsense it will give you peace of mind.

And anyone not using internet security packages nowadays needs their head examining.

Can password managers be hacked too though? I know nothing about them. "

Generally not, as they shouldn’t be storing unencrypted passwords anywhere. Lastpass has had security issues in the past, however. Generally speaking, password managers and VPNs are things worth paying for - otherwise you are trusting a free service with your security.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All the hacked sites data is available on the dark web. They automail every address with the password attached (I had one from a games site years ago). Fortunately I long since started using a password manager that generates complex individual passwords for every account.

As for router hacks, factory reset it and then change the password to something complex (write it down obviously). Although the router hack is likely to be nonsense it will give you peace of mind.

And anyone not using internet security packages nowadays needs their head examining.

Can password managers be hacked too though? I know nothing about them.

Choose a well known and tested one. I use Dashlane. Lastpass and Keeper seem to be well recommended too.

I pay the premium rate so Dashlane gives unlimited access on all my devices. 30 odd quid per year seems a small cost to prevent the chance of identity theft, account hacks, card fraud etc. I also use Kaspersky internet security on my computer. This is consistently rated best security by many sites and magazines. Again I pay for it because I value the service it provides (I pay for Fab for the same reason).

I have had several occasions where my security software has stopped me submitting data to insecure sites or loading what turned out to be malicious pages.

Worth every penny for peace of mind. "

Thanks I'll look those up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"All the hacked sites data is available on the dark web. They automail every address with the password attached (I had one from a games site years ago). Fortunately I long since started using a password manager that generates complex individual passwords for every account.

As for router hacks, factory reset it and then change the password to something complex (write it down obviously). Although the router hack is likely to be nonsense it will give you peace of mind.

And anyone not using internet security packages nowadays needs their head examining.

Can password managers be hacked too though? I know nothing about them.

Generally not, as they shouldn’t be storing unencrypted passwords anywhere. Lastpass has had security issues in the past, however. Generally speaking, password managers and VPNs are things worth paying for - otherwise you are trusting a free service with your security."

Good point, thanks.

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