E-Mail Password Threat
Hi all. I finally received that dreaded Email wanting $912 or they will shut me down. It shows one of my Passwords correctly. What can I do about it?
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Very timely topic. I've been receiving these emails for about three months. First of all, they say your email password was hacked. The password they are showing NEVER was used for my email. I was used several years ago for a specialty vehicle forum that I was a member of that got hacked. So, I knew where that breach came from.
My email provider has a server level spam catcher where you can block emails form specific countries or senders. It also has a setting that allows me to block emails from a specific domain such as @domain.com, net, org, etc. I also noticed that the subject line had repeated strings. My provider allows me to enter subject strings or partial strings. I now have effectively blocked 99% of those emails.
You've no doubt noticed that the sentence structure in the emails is crude and full of false information. Yes, you should change passwords for any site where the hacked password is used.
Here is a link to a site where you can enter a password to see if it has been hacked. It is very accurate and somewhat scary: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords.
I talked with the retired IT manager where I worked. He suggested getting a password vault manager.
My email provider has a server level spam catcher where you can block emails form specific countries or senders. It also has a setting that allows me to block emails from a specific domain such as @domain.com, net, org, etc. I also noticed that the subject line had repeated strings. My provider allows me to enter subject strings or partial strings. I now have effectively blocked 99% of those emails.
You've no doubt noticed that the sentence structure in the emails is crude and full of false information. Yes, you should change passwords for any site where the hacked password is used.
Here is a link to a site where you can enter a password to see if it has been hacked. It is very accurate and somewhat scary: https://haveibeenpwned.com/Passwords.
I talked with the retired IT manager where I worked. He suggested getting a password vault manager.
