In the last couple weeks McLean Data has received concerned communications from multiple users that have received an ominous email which includes a real password that is in use by the recipient of the email, the email furthermore attempts to extort money or “intimate” information will be disseminated to all the users contacts. This link perfectly illustrates the verbiage and intent of said email scam ……Please take a brief look –>> SEE THIS LINK –> Hacking Scam
The probability is that it is unlikely the users computer is compromised rather a database of usernames(email addresses)/passwords that is stored on line wherein the user has previously created/registered an account that has been compromised, this allows the holders of the compromised data to send an email to a user including a password only that user knows making the threat seem all the more legitimate.
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The broad view and warning/lesson that should be learned from this type of scam/data breach is NEVER use the same password for multiple sites, if one of those sites databases gets hacked and they have your email and a password you use frequently it’s just a matter of time before you have a very big problem on your hands and it’ll be a lot bigger than everyone in your contacts list thinking you’re a porn addict.
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