I received an email yesterday from ‘myself’ saying they were a professional hacker and they have taken over my account. They have footage of me from visiting an adult website and they threatened to leak it to my contacts if I didn’t pay in bitcoin in 2 days. Looks like this email is doing the rounds again? I have reported as phishing, changed my passwords etc. anyone else received this email recently? Still a bit anxious..
Anon_2024 wrote:
I received an email yesterday from ‘myself’ saying they were a professional hacker and they have taken over my account. They have footage of me from visiting an adult website and they threatened to leak it to my contacts if I didn’t pay in bitcoin in 2 days. Looks like this email is doing the rounds again? I have reported as phishing, changed my passwords etc. anyone else received this email recently? Still a bit anxious..
U.K. National Cyber Security Centre – Sextortion phishing scams: How to protect yourself
"This guidance explains what to do if you've received an email that's trying to blackmail you. The email may state that your login details have been compromised, or may threaten to reveal some compromising information (such as a video of you visiting an adult site)."
Anon_2024 wrote:
I received an email yesterday from ‘myself’ saying they were a professional hacker and they have taken over my account. They have footage of me from visiting an adult website and they threatened to leak it to my contacts if I didn’t pay in bitcoin in 2 days. Looks like this email is doing the rounds again? I have reported as phishing, changed my passwords etc. anyone else received this email recently? Still a bit anxious..
U.K. National Cyber Security Centre – Sextortion phishing scams: How to protect yourself
"This guidance explains what to do if you've received an email that's trying to blackmail you. The email may state that your login details have been compromised, or may threaten to reveal some compromising information (such as a video of you visiting an adult site)."
It’s a very old scam that has been around since webcams became a thing.
Ignore it. It’s nothing but an attempt to scam money out of naive people.
Yes, this is a,very common and old scam. Everyone gets these.
Read more about it here -
Recognize and avoid phishing messages, phony support calls, and other scams - Apple Support
Anon_2024 Said:
"Bitcoin hack: I received an email yesterday from ‘myself’ saying they were a professional hacker and they have taken over my account. They have footage of me from visiting an adult website and they threatened to leak it to my contacts if I didn’t pay in bitcoin in 2 days. Looks like this email is doing the rounds again? I have reported as phishing, changed my passwords etc. anyone else received this email recently? Still a bit anxious.. "
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You can Report this to the Federal Government:
Bitcoin hack
