Email from a hacker with my password [duplicate]












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I have received an email from a hacker saying he got my email account password.
The password showed in the mail is not my account password but is a password I use sometimes.



I checked haveibeenpwned and the password don't report as leaked.



Considering :




  • This is a scam to make me pay

  • The password is a legit password I use

  • The password is not used in sensitive services (banks, socials medias, anything with credit cards information)

  • He claims to have installed a malware on my system.


What are the actions I can do? Besides changing this password on any website it is used and never use it again.










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    Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
    – Goufalite
    16 hours ago


















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This question already has an answer here:




  • What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?

    2 answers




I have received an email from a hacker saying he got my email account password.
The password showed in the mail is not my account password but is a password I use sometimes.



I checked haveibeenpwned and the password don't report as leaked.



Considering :




  • This is a scam to make me pay

  • The password is a legit password I use

  • The password is not used in sensitive services (banks, socials medias, anything with credit cards information)

  • He claims to have installed a malware on my system.


What are the actions I can do? Besides changing this password on any website it is used and never use it again.










share|improve this question















marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop 13 hours ago


This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.











  • 7




    Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
    – Goufalite
    16 hours ago
















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This question already has an answer here:




  • What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?

    2 answers




I have received an email from a hacker saying he got my email account password.
The password showed in the mail is not my account password but is a password I use sometimes.



I checked haveibeenpwned and the password don't report as leaked.



Considering :




  • This is a scam to make me pay

  • The password is a legit password I use

  • The password is not used in sensitive services (banks, socials medias, anything with credit cards information)

  • He claims to have installed a malware on my system.


What are the actions I can do? Besides changing this password on any website it is used and never use it again.










share|improve this question
















This question already has an answer here:




  • What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?

    2 answers




I have received an email from a hacker saying he got my email account password.
The password showed in the mail is not my account password but is a password I use sometimes.



I checked haveibeenpwned and the password don't report as leaked.



Considering :




  • This is a scam to make me pay

  • The password is a legit password I use

  • The password is not used in sensitive services (banks, socials medias, anything with credit cards information)

  • He claims to have installed a malware on my system.


What are the actions I can do? Besides changing this password on any website it is used and never use it again.





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  • What to do about email threats containing leaked passwords?

    2 answers








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edited 14 hours ago









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marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop 13 hours ago


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marked as duplicate by Steffen Ullrich, WoJ, Rory Alsop 13 hours ago


This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.










  • 7




    Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
    – Goufalite
    16 hours ago
















  • 7




    Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
    – Goufalite
    16 hours ago










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Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
– Goufalite
16 hours ago






Don't look for the password in haveibeenpwned, look for your email, this way you will see which leaked service was used.
– Goufalite
16 hours ago












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This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.



You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.






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    @GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
    – forest
    18 hours ago






  • 7




    @GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
    – I am the Most Stupid Person
    17 hours ago






  • 5




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
    – forest
    17 hours ago






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    @IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
    – Federico Poloni
    15 hours ago






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    Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
    – vlaz
    14 hours ago



















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I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards






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    This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
    – forest
    18 hours ago








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    @forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
    – Darkwing
    14 hours ago






  • 2




    @forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
    – user1717828
    14 hours ago








  • 6




    @user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
    – forest
    14 hours ago




















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2 Answers
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53














This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.



You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.






share|improve this answer



















  • 13




    @GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
    – forest
    18 hours ago






  • 7




    @GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
    – I am the Most Stupid Person
    17 hours ago






  • 5




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
    – forest
    17 hours ago






  • 6




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
    – Federico Poloni
    15 hours ago






  • 2




    Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
    – vlaz
    14 hours ago
















53














This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.



You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.






share|improve this answer



















  • 13




    @GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
    – forest
    18 hours ago






  • 7




    @GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
    – I am the Most Stupid Person
    17 hours ago






  • 5




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
    – forest
    17 hours ago






  • 6




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
    – Federico Poloni
    15 hours ago






  • 2




    Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
    – vlaz
    14 hours ago














53












53








53






This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.



You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.






share|improve this answer














This is a known scam. The scammers look up emails and cracked passwords in public leaks of site databases and then send an extortion email to people. The password is already out in the open, sorry. You should change the passwords on all sites using that password. On the up-side, this does mean that the person who is emailing you is not actually a hacker and does not have any malware on your system.



You should use a password manager to prevent this from being an issue in the future.







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answered 18 hours ago









forestforest

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  • 13




    @GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
    – forest
    18 hours ago






  • 7




    @GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
    – I am the Most Stupid Person
    17 hours ago






  • 5




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
    – forest
    17 hours ago






  • 6




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
    – Federico Poloni
    15 hours ago






  • 2




    Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
    – vlaz
    14 hours ago














  • 13




    @GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
    – forest
    18 hours ago






  • 7




    @GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
    – I am the Most Stupid Person
    17 hours ago






  • 5




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
    – forest
    17 hours ago






  • 6




    @IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
    – Federico Poloni
    15 hours ago






  • 2




    Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
    – vlaz
    14 hours ago








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13




@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
18 hours ago




@GuillaumeBeauvois One free password manager, KeePass, is often considered the best.
– forest
18 hours ago




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7




@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
17 hours ago




@GuillaumeBeauvois The free version of Lastpass is better than KeePass. I have been using both for 3 years in my laptop and office environment.
– I am the Most Stupid Person
17 hours ago




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5




@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
17 hours ago




@IamtheMostStupidPerson There was a post here recently that hinted that LastPass may actually be handling security reports really poorly. I forget where that post is, but it's sufficient to be weary of it.
– forest
17 hours ago




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6




@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
15 hours ago




@IamtheMostStupidPerson "better" in which sense? Easier to use, for sure, but surely not safer, since one is cloud-based and the other is not.
– Federico Poloni
15 hours ago




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2




Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
14 hours ago




Just to add to that EFF also have an article on the scam
– vlaz
14 hours ago













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I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards






share|improve this answer

















  • 18




    This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
    – forest
    18 hours ago








  • 5




    @forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
    – Darkwing
    14 hours ago






  • 2




    @forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
    – user1717828
    14 hours ago








  • 6




    @user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
    – forest
    14 hours ago


















-4














I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards






share|improve this answer

















  • 18




    This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
    – forest
    18 hours ago








  • 5




    @forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
    – Darkwing
    14 hours ago






  • 2




    @forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
    – user1717828
    14 hours ago








  • 6




    @user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
    – forest
    14 hours ago
















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I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards






share|improve this answer












I will follow the next steps:




  1. Don't pay to the guy, and don't respond to his emails

  2. Change the password from another different machine, probably yours is infected with something.

  3. Format your computer or install an AV to verify the existence of malware or key logger or other malicious activity.


Regards







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camp0camp0

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  • 18




    This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
    – forest
    18 hours ago








  • 5




    @forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
    – Darkwing
    14 hours ago






  • 2




    @forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
    – user1717828
    14 hours ago








  • 6




    @user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
    – forest
    14 hours ago
















  • 18




    This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
    – forest
    18 hours ago








  • 5




    @forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
    – Darkwing
    14 hours ago






  • 2




    @forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
    – user1717828
    14 hours ago








  • 6




    @user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
    – forest
    14 hours ago










18




18




This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
18 hours ago






This is not correct. This is a well-known and popular scam. OP's computer is not infected.
– forest
18 hours ago






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5




@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
14 hours ago




@forest At least this isn't proof of that, aside from that, one never knows for sure^^
– Darkwing
14 hours ago




2




2




@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
14 hours ago






@forest Agreeing with Darkwing here; why would you state something so factually when you don't know? Sure it's a well-known and popular scam, but you don't whether OP's computer is infected with something.
– user1717828
14 hours ago






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6




@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
14 hours ago






@user1717828 Obviously there's always a chance that someone is infected with something, but it would be completely unrelated to this incident and isn't even worth bringing up.
– forest
14 hours ago





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