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faq:email:dealing_with_blackmail [2019/12/24 17:47] vikki [Additional Information : Why are they using my password and where did they get them from?] |
faq:email:dealing_with_blackmail [2020/01/03 13:51] ziyu |
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-> If you did read it out of curiosity, you may notice a Bitcoin address in the lower section or any fishy path leading to payment gateway. **Never** click on any links in inside the email and **do not** pay a single cent of ransom money to them.\\ | -> If you did read it out of curiosity, you may notice a Bitcoin address in the lower section or any fishy path leading to payment gateway. **Never** click on any links in inside the email and **do not** pay a single cent of ransom money to them.\\ | ||
- | 3. Proceed on with blocking the email address by referring to : [[https:// | + | 3. Proceed on with blocking the email address by referring to : [[https:// |
- | 4. Following on by deleting the same email referring to the image below :\\ | + | 4. Following on, by deleting the same email referring to the image below :\\ |
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==== Additional Information : Why are they using my password and where did they get them from? ==== | ==== Additional Information : Why are they using my password and where did they get them from? ==== | ||
- | Sometimes scammers might be displaying the current password to make the threat mails more credible and effective, scammers have moved on to include the " | + | |
+ | To make the threat mails more credible and effective, scammers have moved on to include the " | ||
These passwords can be easily obtained from sites that were hacked. For this case, the password that appears on the subject line could be leaked from another web service/ | These passwords can be easily obtained from sites that were hacked. For this case, the password that appears on the subject line could be leaked from another web service/ |