Thread: Ransom scammer/hacker

I like most people get the occasional attempted scammer but yesterday i got a good one i have to say.
Received this email.

Hello!I'm a member of an international hacker group.

As you could probably have guessed, your account MY EMAIL ADDRESS was hacked, I sent message you from it.

Now I have access to you accounts! You still do not believe it?
So, this is your password: MY 15 CHARACTER PASS , right?

Within a period from July 5, 2018 to September 21, 2018, you were infected by the virus we've created, through an adult website you've visited.
So far, we have access to your messages, social media accounts, and messengers.
Moreover, we've gotten full damps of these data.

We are aware of your little and big secrets...yeah, you do have them. We saw and recorded your doings on porn websites. Your tastes are so weird, you know..

But the key thing is that sometimes we recorded you with your webcam, syncing the recordings with what you watched!
I think you are not interested show this video to your friends, relatives, and your intimate one...

Transfer $700 to our Bitcoin wallet: 1DuDhqSWdmRxJjaRRSpa9wRH7yf9ncgw56
I guarantee that after that, we'll erase all your "data"

A timer will start once you read this message. You have 48 hours to pay the above-mentioned amount.

Your data will be erased once the money are transferred.
If they are not, all your messages and videos recorded will be automatically sent to all your contacts found on your devices at the moment of infection.

You should always think about your security. We hope this case will teach you to keep secrets. Take care of yourself.

Ok a couple of things i would like to clear up before people say silly things.

I DO NOT FREQUENT ADULT SITES!
I DO NOT OWN A WEBCAM!
I DO NOT HAVE ANY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS! (youtube channel i post vids for here is about all)
I DONT USE AND MESSENGER PROGRAMS PERIOD! (youtube and aulro are pretty much the extent of my internet usage)
I HAVE HAD 4 DIFFERENT OS INSTALLED ON THIS PC IN THE TIMEFRAME SUGGESTED!

I have nothing to hide so i am not concerned with the threats, however the bigger issue of them hacking my email account is worrying.
My password was 15 characters. Special characters and upper and lower case. By all accounts its a solid password.... Or was!!!
I told my wife obviously as i was and am a little concerned with bank accounts etc. She suggested perhaps one of my sons may have been watching naughty stuff.......
Even then i cant see how my pc would be compromised as i scan all the time and would have noticed.
SOOOOO did they hack my server? This is what i think happened as the email account they hacked is not my main account but rather one i have been using recently.
Contacted the host and they were of little to no help. Decided to post this to ACCC scam watch thing.

Further more within this time frame i have had Windows 10 installed then 7 then linux and now back to 7. Yes 4 different operating systems in that time and each one was protected with AV and a Firewall.
Impossible to be infected on all 4 systems so apart from the email being hacked everything else is a lie.

Imagine however i did frequent adult sites, had webcams and did have social media accounts as suggested. Given this hacker has got my password correct i can see a lot of people would fear this and pay the ransom!!

The main reason i am posting it here is to draw attention to it.
Its basically a scam but a bloody good one. Some truth mixed with lies. Yea i can see people actually getting caught with this so be mindful. Scammers are getting better.

Also have had similar several months ago though withot quoting anyting to me which led me to believe they really knew anything about me, ie just bluff and threats. I just ignored them. Nothing happened.