We recently received an email from a friendly "hacker" attempting to scam us. Posting it here to share what these look like, and to inform you that this is a real method criminals use day to day.
Hello!
My nickname in darknet is eugene56.
I hacked this mailbox more than six months ago, through it I infected your operating system with a virus (trojan) created by me and have been monitoring you for a long time.
If you don't belive me please check 'from address' in your header, you will see that I sent you an email from your mailbox.
Even if you changed the password after that - it does not matter, my virus intercepted all the caching data on your computer and automatically saved access for me.
I have access to all your accounts, social networks, email, browsing history.
Accordingly, I have the data of all your contacts, files from your computer, photos and videos.
I was most struck by the intimate content sites that you occasionally visit.
You have a very wild imagination, I tell you!
During your pastime and entertainment there, I took screenshot through the camera of your device, synchronizing with what you are watching.
Oh my god! You are so funny and excited!
I think that you do not want all your contacts to get these files, right?
If you are of the same opinion, then I think that $500 is quite a fair price to destroy the dirt I created.
Send the above amount on my BTC wallet (bitcoin): 19D67Tgb3neJiTHd8pZDEBYmUn2qSjxEeB
As soon as the above amount is received, I guarantee that the data will be deleted, I do not need it.
Otherwise, these files and history of visiting sites will get all your contacts from your device.
Also, I'll send to everyone your contact access to your email and access logs, I have carefully saved it!
Since reading this letter you have 50 hours!
After your reading this message, I'll receive an automatic notification that you have seen the letter.
I hope I taught you a good lesson.
Do not be so nonchalant, please visit only to proven resources, and don't enter your passwords anywhere!
Good luck!
?Social Engineering - What to look out for
It's one of the few bugs with the Lithium Forum that Webroot is running. LOL
I believe@ found that bug if I'm not mistaking.
I wish they would fix the disappearing bug. That's when you're online for awhile and your name disappears from the "Members Online List"
I believe
I wish they would fix the disappearing bug. That's when you're online for awhile and your name disappears from the "Members Online List"
I've mentioned it to other users in the past, but it was@ wrote:
It's one of the few bugs with the Lithium Forum that Webroot is running. LOL
I believe@ found that bug if I'm not mistaking.
For whatever reason, I'm still unable to Kudo while using Firefox on my iPad Air, here in the Community, and I have no ad blockers on it, either. 😞
I'm using AdGuard. I have to disable AdGuard to give Kudo's on the Mac and PC. 😉
+54I have just turned uBlock Origin back on and I can give Kudo's right now. However I think from memory it is something tht can come and go.@ wrote:
I've mentioned it to other users in the past, but it was@ wrote:
It's one of the few bugs with the Lithium Forum that Webroot is running. LOL
I believe@ found that bug if I'm not mistaking.
@ who told me about it. For some users, Privacy Badger is the culprit, for others, uBlock Origin or AB+.
For whatever reason, I'm still unable to Kudo while using Firefox on my iPad Air, here in the Community, and I have no ad blockers on it, either. :(
+36I use uBlock Origin as well, and have never had issues with kudos here at work or at home.
+25I will check out uBlock. I am using ABP, and since it lets me turn on or off on a URL by URL basis, I just disabled it for anything with webroot.com in the URL. Im good now.
Thanks all.
Thanks all.
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