RE: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Carruth, Rusty
-boun...@lists.phxlinux.org] On Behalf Of Harold Hartley Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 9:38 AM To: plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org Subject: Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do? The last one I got they tried to prove they got in to my account by typing my old password in the email to me

Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Daniel Stasinski
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 6:04 AM Stephen Elliott wrote: > I just received an email claiming a hack of my system and threat to send a > porn vid to all my contacts if I don’t pay $800 in bitcoin. How can I know > if this is a real threat and what can I do about it? I get those weekly. The passwo

Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Andrew McRobb
Forgot to attach this: https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/ On Wed, Apr 24, 2019 at 11:44 AM Andrew McRobb wrote: > I don't know how Microsoft handles emails, but in Gmail we have a "Show > Original" option on every email received. That will show every everything > from domains, IPs, authentication,

Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Andrew McRobb
I don't know how Microsoft handles emails, but in Gmail we have a "Show Original" option on every email received. That will show every everything from domains, IPs, authentication, timestamps. This will give every possible detailed needed by someone from the FBI that can use this as a good referenc

Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Eric Oyen
Ignore it. However, I would save off a copy and forward it to the FBI and their computer crimes center. Who knows, they might actually be able to find the people behind this. -Eric From the central offices of the Technomage guild, crime and punishment detail > On Apr 23, 2019, at 5:32 AM, Step

Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Harold Hartley
The last one I got they tried to prove they got in to my account by typing my old password in the email to me, but I changed that password about 5 years ago so these scammer have old info. But there are some that has not changed passwords and will panic and pay them. How stupid. On Wed, Apr 24,

Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Matt Graham
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, at 06:04, Stephen Elliott wrote: I just received an email claiming a hack of my system and threat to send a porn vid to all my contacts if I don’t pay $800 in bitcoin. How can I know if this is a real threat and what can I do about it? On 2019-04-24 06:35, Mike wrote: I ha

Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Mike
ransomware email--what to do? #yiv7641007698 p.yiv7641007698MsoNormal, #yiv7641007698 p.yiv7641007698MsoNoSpacing{margin:0;}Just ignore it. I get those too. It’s because the old hack of people’s info are now for sale on the dark web and it’s old info unless you didn’t change any passwords since

Re: I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Harold Hartley
Just ignore it. I get those too. It’s because the old hack of people’s info are now for sale on the dark web and it’s old info unless you didn’t change any passwords since these hack were announced. On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, at 06:04, Stephen Elliott wrote: > I just received an email claiming a hack

I just got a ransomware email--what to do?

2019-04-24 Thread Stephen Elliott
I just received an email claiming a hack of my system and threat to send a porn vid to all my contacts if I don’t pay $800 in bitcoin. How can I know if this is a real threat and what can I do about it? Stephen --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-