Phil MV wrote:
I have received two of these types of email in my spam in a month by two different email adresses. Do I need to act on it?
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Don
I received a threatening message from my own e-mail address! What does it mean? Have I been hacked???
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Anonymous
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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Don Varnau 19,495 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2024-09-15T23:10:07+00:00 -
Anonymous
2024-09-29T00:04:35+00:00 I've had the same thing pop into my mailbox a few days ago.
When I select the email the Report function is blocked somehow.
When I've gone to look into the sign-in history there are about 50 unsuccessful attempts (that were not me!) over the last month.
Is this normal or is my account being targeted for hacking?
I've changed my password to a complicated one so good luck to them trying.
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Don Varnau 19,495 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2024-09-29T01:29:03+00:00 - I've had the same thing pop into my mailbox a few days ago.
When I select the email the Report function is blocked somehow.
When I've gone to look into the sign-in history there are about 50 unsuccessful attempts (that were not me!) over the last month.
- Is this normal or is my account being targeted for hacking?
I've changed my password to a complicated one so good luck to them trying.
- Is outlook putting these in the Inbox or in Junk?
- These login attempts are happening simply because your address is known. It's been harvested or posted on the web somewhere.
Don
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Anonymous
2024-11-24T19:11:46+00:00 Simple is there an email in your own sent items that's the same? No then 100% scam.
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Anonymous
2024-11-29T16:57:03+00:00 Not True at all. I have over 100 hack attempts to my Outlook/hotmail (funny, how it *Only* comes from Them, huh. And Microsoft said they’re not doing a Damn thing, About it. I also cannot Report, as well, cause it come from **my** Account! Don’t believe anybody who says it was merely an email from an Outside Source! I Also have Full routing I’m going to Look into. I got a Canned message from Microsoft when I sent them the Full message source and the hacker attempts continue and they have Told me, no specifics