Blackmail emails - Page 2

**mucowag** · May 21st, 2019, 07:20 PM

A lot came from that big Yahoo hack several years ago, only recently admitted.
I am still getting scam/fake e-mails from an aquaintance who was on Yahoo mail,
but has since passed away, very creepy!

Moohc · May 22nd, 2019, 07:25 AM

I got one and a) knew it was a scam and b) figured if it wasn't a scam, "do your worst, 'cause no way in hell would I pay."

There is an element that kind of spooked me, though. I hit a link on Bing that caused a pop-up that somehow got through my ad/pop-up blockers. Normally, when paying attention, there's no way in hell I would click on a pop-up. I'll go into Task Manager and kill my browser altogether. I was not paying attention, however, so I clicked one of the radio buttons (the one that basically told it to fuck off). Shortly thereafter, I got the blackmail e-mail. I know it was a coincidence, BUT . . . in this browser, when I first go to Bing, I hear a switching sound inside my computer. If I return to Bing without closing the browser, no repeat of the switching sound. If I close and return, the switching sound returns. It doesn't do it in other browsers. I've run a battery of programs such as Hitman Pro and Malwarebytes at my computer, and there are no detected rootkits or anything else. What the hell could this be? I don't know if it happened before all of this because I might have just noticed because of my heightened awareness. It's gotten so I don't even go to Bing to look for naked ladies to share with you guys anymore.

**buttsie** · May 24th, 2019, 09:52 AM

Everytime in the past i had the unfortunate accident to left click and close a pop-up
running cc cleaner usually removed the stuff responsible
if it was relatively benign.

https://www.techsupportalert.com/con...cleaner.htm-10

Adw cleaner another that was useful for rooting out browser hijackers
or stuff considered more annoying than malicious

https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/

As a back-up i run a small program called spywareblaster

One click and you can see if your hosts file restricted site list suddenly has some unblocked bad sites/domains which your possibly being ferried through.

https://www.brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html

**PJayBr** · May 24th, 2019, 07:12 PM

Every one I get tells me they know my password, and the password they send is absolute bollocks!!

**pharoahegypt** · May 24th, 2019, 11:13 PM

I've had three of these again over the last week or so; so have changed my password, just out of curiosity to see if the next one notices the change, then I can narrow down the suspect site that's supplying these morons with my password. Unlike the poster above, they seem to get mine correct in these emails.

**buttsie** · May 25th, 2019, 01:16 AM

If like the lazy majority you use the same password over and over
then all it takes to be compromised is one hacked site and they have your password

They just guess your still using it

Simple answer never use the same password twice

Other versions of this phishing attack include one of the recipients’ passwords and/or part of a phone number. These have usually been obtained from one of the security breaches that have exposed details of billions of users.

This list is incomplete

In 2017, Yahoo admitted that its data breaches compromised 3 billion accounts. Other major breaches involved Marriott International (500 million customers), LinkedIn (164 million), Adobe (153 million), eBay (145 million), Sony’s PlayStation Network (77 million), Uber (57 million) and Ashley Madison (31 million).

Not forgetting facebooks recent issues

Beyond the hackers you can add dubious businesses who sell info
because in the fine print it says they can

The likes of tele marketing have been buying peoples personal info for like ever

Read the fine print if your signing up for a gym membership and you'll probably find

We reserve the right to share your details

It Pays To Read License Agreements

http://www.pcpitstop.com/spycheck/eula.asp

porkers · June 1st, 2019, 12:17 PM

Had an email from 'Flipboard' today. Don't know if any of you guys use this.
They informed me that they were hacked a while back and quite a few accounts details stolen. Seeing that the email address and password I used for this site were the same as my blackmailer confronted me with, I'm guessing this is where he got them from. I had two or three emails from him with 'last chance' threats, but ignored them. I've since had had no more.

**cicciobuki** · June 1st, 2019, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porkers

Had an email from 'Flipboard' today. Don't know if any of you guys use this.
They informed me that they were hacked a while back and quite a few accounts details stolen. Seeing that the email address and password I used for this site were the same as my blackmailer confronted me with, I'm guessing this is where he got them from. I had two or three emails from him with 'last chance' threats, but ignored them. I've since had had no more.

They sure took their time to inform you of this!

**buttsie** · June 1st, 2019, 11:14 PM

Flipboard Databases Hacked and User Information Exposed
By Lawrence Abrams
May 28, 2019

The news aggregation site, Flipboard, has disclosed that their databases had been hacked and unauthorized users have potentially downloaded the data contained within them. This data included the personal account information and digital tokens for some of their over 100 million users.

According to emails seen by BleepingComputer and a security incident notice published on their site, Flipboard stated that hackers gained access to some of their databases during two different time periods.

The first time was between June 2nd, 2018 and March 23, 2019 and the second was between April 21st and 22nd, 2019.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...ation-exposed/

Different unique password for every site - use 2 factor authentication if available

How Attackers Actually “Hack Accounts” Online and How to Protect Yourself

https://www.howtogeek.com/169847/how...tect-yourself/

Jenny48549 · June 2nd, 2019, 12:00 AM

This is a rerun of the same scam that occurred last year. It was only successful last year because people panicked and sent money through bitcoin.

They spoof your email address and bots from infected machines send out the emails. Just ignore the emails, change your email pass as a precaution and do not send money.

It's just another hoax.

May 24th, 2019, 11:13 PM	#15
pharoahegypt Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Middle England Posts: 4,491 Thanks: 10,176 Thanked 43,618 Times in 4,154 Posts	I've had three of these again over the last week or so; so have changed my password, just out of curiosity to see if the next one notices the change, then I can narrow down the suspect site that's supplying these morons with my password. Unlike the poster above, they seem to get mine correct in these emails. __________________ Arguing with a intelligent person is hard; but arguing with a stupid person is impossible!

May 25th, 2019, 01:16 AM	#16
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,298 Times in 12,746 Posts	As the guardian article in post 2 says If like the lazy majority you use the same password over and over then all it takes to be compromised is one hacked site and they have your password They just guess your still using it Simple answer never use the same password twice Other versions of this phishing attack include one of the recipients’ passwords and/or part of a phone number. These have usually been obtained from one of the security breaches that have exposed details of billions of users. This list is incomplete In 2017, Yahoo admitted that its data breaches compromised 3 billion accounts. Other major breaches involved Marriott International (500 million customers), LinkedIn (164 million), Adobe (153 million), eBay (145 million), Sony’s PlayStation Network (77 million), Uber (57 million) and Ashley Madison (31 million). Not forgetting facebooks recent issues Beyond the hackers you can add dubious businesses who sell info because in the fine print it says they can The likes of tele marketing have been buying peoples personal info for like ever Read the fine print if your signing up for a gym membership and you'll probably find We reserve the right to share your details It Pays To Read License Agreements http://www.pcpitstop.com/spycheck/eula.asp

June 1st, 2019, 12:17 PM	#17
porkers Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 112 Thanks: 1,936 Thanked 3,603 Times in 113 Posts	Re: my blackmail email post at start of this thread Had an email from 'Flipboard' today. Don't know if any of you guys use this. They informed me that they were hacked a while back and quite a few accounts details stolen. Seeing that the email address and password I used for this site were the same as my blackmailer confronted me with, I'm guessing this is where he got them from. I had two or three emails from him with 'last chance' threats, but ignored them. I've since had had no more.

June 2nd, 2019, 12:00 AM	#20
Jenny48549 Beloved Sister Mistress of Mayhem Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Great Gig In the Sky Posts: 6,668 Thanks: 64,911 Thanked 127,567 Times in 6,475 Posts	This is a rerun of the same scam that occurred last year. It was only successful last year because people panicked and sent money through bitcoin. They spoof your email address and bots from infected machines send out the emails. Just ignore the emails, change your email pass as a precaution and do not send money. It's just another hoax. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

May 21st, 2019, 07:20 PM	#11
mucowag Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,011 Thanks: 3,100 Thanked 22,196 Times in 983 Posts	A lot came from that big Yahoo hack several years ago, only recently admitted. I am still getting scam/fake e-mails from an aquaintance who was on Yahoo mail, but has since passed away, very creepy!

May 22nd, 2019, 07:25 AM	#12
Moohc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 412 Thanks: 8,696 Thanked 6,479 Times in 404 Posts	I got one and a) knew it was a scam and b) figured if it wasn't a scam, "do your worst, 'cause no way in hell would I pay." There is an element that kind of spooked me, though. I hit a link on Bing that caused a pop-up that somehow got through my ad/pop-up blockers. Normally, when paying attention, there's no way in hell I would click on a pop-up. I'll go into Task Manager and kill my browser altogether. I was not paying attention, however, so I clicked one of the radio buttons (the one that basically told it to fuck off). Shortly thereafter, I got the blackmail e-mail. I know it was a coincidence, BUT . . . in this browser, when I first go to Bing, I hear a switching sound inside my computer. If I return to Bing without closing the browser, no repeat of the switching sound. If I close and return, the switching sound returns. It doesn't do it in other browsers. I've run a battery of programs such as Hitman Pro and Malwarebytes at my computer, and there are no detected rootkits or anything else. What the hell could this be? I don't know if it happened before all of this because I might have just noticed because of my heightened awareness. It's gotten so I don't even go to Bing to look for naked ladies to share with you guys anymore.

May 24th, 2019, 09:52 AM	#13
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,298 Times in 12,746 Posts	Everytime in the past i had the unfortunate accident to left click and close a pop-up running cc cleaner usually removed the stuff responsible if it was relatively benign. https://www.techsupportalert.com/con...cleaner.htm-10 Adw cleaner another that was useful for rooting out browser hijackers or stuff considered more annoying than malicious https://www.malwarebytes.com/adwcleaner/ As a back-up i run a small program called spywareblaster One click and you can see if your hosts file restricted site list suddenly has some unblocked bad sites/domains which your possibly being ferried through. https://www.brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html

May 24th, 2019, 07:12 PM	#14
PJayBr Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: In front of my PC with my cock in my hand...... Posts: 1,311 Thanks: 41,700 Thanked 13,693 Times in 1,282 Posts	Every one I get tells me they know my password, and the password they send is absolute bollocks!!

June 1st, 2019, 11:14 PM	#19
buttsie Porn Archeologist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: earth Posts: 12,714 Thanks: 92,252 Thanked 241,298 Times in 12,746 Posts	Flipboard Databases Hacked and User Information Exposed By Lawrence Abrams May 28, 2019 The news aggregation site, Flipboard, has disclosed that their databases had been hacked and unauthorized users have potentially downloaded the data contained within them. This data included the personal account information and digital tokens for some of their over 100 million users. According to emails seen by BleepingComputer and a security incident notice published on their site, Flipboard stated that hackers gained access to some of their databases during two different time periods. The first time was between June 2nd, 2018 and March 23, 2019 and the second was between April 21st and 22nd, 2019. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/new...ation-exposed/ Different unique password for every site - use 2 factor authentication if available How Attackers Actually “Hack Accounts” Online and How to Protect Yourself https://www.howtogeek.com/169847/how...tect-yourself/