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Extortion emails password#
This is why it is very important to change your password periodically, and critical to change your password when you are notified of a possible breach of one of your accounts.
If you recognize the password in the email sent by the phish as one of your old passwords, then it was likely acquired after such a breach. Whenever there’s a major breach of account credentials, user names and passwords show up for sale on the dark web. If this is fake, then how did they get my old password? Report the phish immediately to Extortion Phish FAQs If you receive one of these phishing emails, then DO NOT fulfill the phisher’s demand. After establishing credibility, the phish proceeds to threaten the victim by claiming that private information about the victim will be released unless the victim fulfills a demand like sending bitcoin to the phisher’s wallet. These phishing emails may also use phone numbers and user names when attempting to establish their credibility. One common tactic is for the phishing email to say, “I know your password”, then offer an old password to one of the victim’s accounts. Although these claims are almost universally false, they rely on certain tactics to boost their credibility and confuse the victims that receive them. Over the last few weeks, we have seen a rise in phishing emails that aim to extort victims by convincing them that their accounts have been compromised.
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