[Scam email] I’ve been Hacked email sent from my account!

Anonymous
2024-07-21T20:32:01+00:00

Hello pervert, I've sent this message from your Microsoft account. I want to inform you about a very bad situation for you. However, you can benefit from it, if you will act wisеly.Have you heard of Pegasus? This is a spyware program that installs on computers and smartphones and allows hackers to monitor the activity of device owners. It provides access to your webcam, messengers, emails, call records, etc. It works well on Android, iOS, macOS and Windows. I guess, you already figured out where I’m getting at.******

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-09-09T10:46:49+00:00

    This email has been explained a multitude of times in this thread, if you'd have taken the time to read. It's spam. They use some email property manipulation to fake your email and make it appear as yours - it is NOT from your account. Just delete that email and move on.

    The people claiming they have been hacked are entirely unrelated to this email. I'm not surprised that people who claim they have been hacked by this have actually been hacked, as they likely have used the same password for dozens of accounts on different services and have had them leaked with a data breach, much like any other account hijacking. That's the same reason for seeing your email being attempted to be logged into 1,000's of times when you view your account activity.

    It simply means your email address has been exposed in a data leak and bots are trying to check your email for a correct password. Just keep your password separate from other services and you won't have to worry about any of this. Secondly, don't click dodgy links and do not give anyone your information. Double-check your URLs before you try to login anywhere. Very basic practices.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-09-04T00:24:49+00:00

    Obvious SCAM, they ask me to pay ransom through a crypto wallet adress, and state that:

    ”…don’t forget that cryptocurrencies are anonymous, so it’s impossible to identify me using the provided аddrеss.”

    Using this logic, even if it would be real (which it isn’t) the money you send would have no trace to you and the ”hacker” wouldn’t know who sent him the money.

    ”Once I receive confirmation of the transaction, I will реrmanently delete all videos compromising you…”

    So how would you do this (hypothetically!!!!)

    (Don’t do it)

    Since he also states

    ”Do not reply to this email. I've sent it from your Microsoft account.”

    implying he would not respond, or even see the message

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-08-23T20:50:55+00:00

    Got the same email just now, and i have found thoudands login attempts from all over the world. Should i worry?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-09-24T08:47:28+00:00

    I received the same email today in my junk folder.

    I assumed it was a scam and deleted it without opening.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-08-21T16:02:58+00:00

    the same happened here!

    but it is a scam...i had a lot of unsuccessful attempts to log in to my accoun as well

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