'I hacked your device' Email Scam
The 'I hacked your device' email scam is a spam email tactic that relies on tricking PC users into believing that their machines were compromised and malware installed. Tactics like the 'I hacked your device' email scam essentially rely on blackmailing computer users, taking advantage of the inexperienced ones. Computer users should ignore the message sent by the 'I hacked your device' email scam and delete these email messages from their computers.
The Objective of the 'I hacked your device' Email Scam
The 'I hacked your device' email scam consists of an email claiming that the victims' computers were infected with malware, and they were observed watching pornography. The 'I hacked your device' email scam claims that the criminals will forward a video of the victim viewing pornography to the victim's friends. This is entirely a lie, although it is possible that the email containing the 'I hacked your device' email scam itself could be used to deliver malware if the victim opens any embedded link or attached file. The text presented by the 'I hacked your device' email scam email reads:
'Hi, stranger!
I hacked your device, because I sent you this message from your account.
If you have already changed your password, my malware will be intercepts it every time.
You may not know me, and you are most likely wondering why you are receiving this email, right?
In fact, I posted a malicious program on adults (pornography) of some websites, and you know that you visited these websites to enjoy
(you know what I mean).
While you were watching video clips,
my trojan started working as a RDP (remote desktop) with a keylogger that gave me access to your screen as well as a webcam.
Immediately after this, my program gathered all your contacts from messenger, social networks, and also by e-mail.
What I've done?
I made a double screen video.
The first part shows the video you watched (you have good taste, yes … but strange for me and other normal people),
and the second part shows the recording of your webcam.
What should you do?
Well, I think $671 (USD dollars) is a fair price for our little secret.
You will make a bitcoin payment (if you don't know, look for “how to buy bitcoins” on Google).
BTC Address: 1GjZSJnpU4AfTS8vmre6rx7eQgeMUq8VYr
(This is CASE sensitive, please copy and paste it)
Remarks:
You have 2 days (48 hours) to pay. (I have a special code, and at the moment I know that you have read this email).
If I don't get bitcoins, I will send your video to all your contacts, including family members, colleagues, etc.
However, if I am paid, I will immediately destroy the video, and my trojan will be destruct someself.
If you want to get proof, answer “Yes!” and resend this letter to youself.
And I will definitely send your video to your any 19 contacts.
This is a non-negotiable offer, so please do not waste my personal and other people's time by replying to this email.
Bye!'
Dealing with the 'I hacked your device' Email Scam
The best way to deal with the 'I hacked your device' email scam is to simply delete this annoying email from your inbox and flag it as spam. More cautious computer users may wish to perform a full scan of their computers with a good security program that is fully up-to-date to confirm that there is absolutely no truth to any part of the 'I hacked your device' email scam message. The best protection against the 'I hacked your device' email scam is to have a reliable spam filter that can remove these messages from your email inbox.
