Hey, so I got this email, today:
" Hello!
My nickname in darknet is bentlee27.
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.
So, your password from ****************** is soviet
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 $814 is quite a fair price to destroy the dirt I created.
Send the above amount on my BTC wallet (bitcoin): 1NXNt72qfMhPZDffUEqryCYpEUzyR6LmgH
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 48 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! "
I can't tell if this is real or if it's just one of those bogus spam emails that is sent to everyone, I did a little looking online and it doesn't seem real (trojan virus doesn't sound correct), that being said I'd like to play it safe and see if anyone here can vouch for the veracity of this email and whether I should be genuinely worried?
To be on the safe side as well, I've started a new email account (which I've had for near on ten years and is already receiving a headache worthy amount of spam) and initiated a full system scan with my anti-virus software (though I;m not sure how effective that will be against trojan malware).
