Blackmail email scam with stolen password and hacked webcam while surfing on porn websites - F-Secure Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-version="6" data-article="000004833" data-id="issue">Issue:</h3> <p>I received an email saying the sender has installed a virus on my computer allegedly when I was surfing on a porn website. The email sender claims that they have recorded everything I have done. Asking for a sum to be paid in bitcoin.</p> <h3 data-id="resolution">Resolution:</h3> <p>It is likely that the scammer is using leaked password lists online and sending email asking for ransom. The frequently asked questions as following:<br></p><ol><li>How did they get my password? <ul><li>The scammer usually get the password from the previously leaked credential.</li></ul></li><li>Does the scammer actually have the video of the webcam? <ul><li>No. They do not have the video.</li></ul></li><li>What can I do to now? <ul><li>Ignore the email. And run a full scan with F-Secure security product on the machine.</li><li>Do not open the email and download any attachments</li><li>Report the email as Spam/Junk</li><li>Delete the email from Inbox and Deleted folder</li></ul></li><li>What can I do to prevent something like this from happening in the future? <ul><li>Do not use same password across different platform / services</li><li>Use a more complex password</li><li>Use passphrase instead of password</li><li>Use a password manager. For example, F-Secure Key</li></ul></li></ol> More information can be found in the following links:<br><a href="https://www.ransomware.it/en/email-ransom-request-password-leak/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ransomware.it/en/email-ransom-request-password-leak/</a> <p>Article no: 000004833</p> </article> </main>
