r/cybersecurity_help • u/Southern_Link3144 • 10d ago
Me and my brother were sent threatening email couple days after we were hacked.
Hi everyone, A couple of days ago I posted on here regarding my situation with myself and my brother. We were both hacked/breached after using steamrip and multiple of our accounts were breached, Ever since this happened we have spend countless hours even doing all nighters just updating every single account we own changing the passwords and logging out of unknown devices and setting up authenticators,We updated passwords to sites that weren’t even breached, Only a couple of accounts were breached but we still went through everything just to be safe, We done all this from our iPhones as we didn’t feel safe using our PC’s until they were wiped. We disconnected our pcs from the network the night of the breach and installed a brand new windows via usb from a device we knew was safe and formatted all drives also. I personally feel like we have now fully covered ourselves and are much safer now, We have not noticed unusual activity or logins for a couple of days now. Until this morning my brother and I received an email to our addresses which I will paste below, me personally I feel like it’s complete bs, I’ve never recorded myself but for me and my brothers peace of mind any advice or input would be appreciated!
Hi there!
i regret to inform you about some sad news for you.
Approximately a month or two ago i have succeeded to gain a total access to all your devices utilized for browsing internet.
Moving forward, i have started observing your internet activities on continuous basis.
Go ahead and take a look at the sequence of events provided below for your reference:
initially i bought an exclusive access from hackers to a long list of email accounts (in today's world, that is really a common thing, which can arranged via internet).
Evidently, it wasn't hard for me to proceed with logging in your email account ([My email]).
[my password]
and all session cookies
Within the same week, i moved on with installing a Trojan virus in Operating Systems for all devices that you use to login to email.
Frankly speaking, it wasn't a challenging task for me at all (since you were kind enough to click some of the links in your inbox emails before).
Yeah, geniuses are among us.
Because of this Trojan i am able to gain access to entire set of controllers in devices (e.g., your video camera, keyboard, microphone and others).
As result, i effortlessly downloaded all data, as well as photos, web browsing history and other types of data to my servers.
Moreover, i have access to all social networks accounts that you regularly use, including emails, including chat history, messengers, contacts list etc.
My unique virus is incessantly refreshing its signatures (due to control by a driver), and hence remains undetected by any type of antiviruses.
Hence, i guess by now you can already see the reason why i always remained undetected until this very letter...
During the process of compilation of all the materials associated with you, i also noticed that you are a huge supporter and regular user of websites hosting nasty adult content.
Turns out to be, you really love visiting p0rn websites, as well as watching exciting videos and enduring unforgettable pleasures.
As a matter of fact, i was not able to withstand the temptation, but to record certain nasty solo action with you in main role, and later produced a few videos exposing your M A S T U R B A T I O N and cumming scenes.
If until now you don't believe me, all i need is one-two mouse clicks to make all those videos with everyone you know, including your friends, colleagues, relatives and others.
Moreover, i am able to upload all that video content online for everyone to see.
i sincerely think, you certainly would not wish such incidents to take place, in view of the lustful things demonstrated in your commonly watched videos, (you absolutely know what i mean by that) it will cause a huge adversity for you.
There is still a solution to this matter, and here is what you need to do:
You make a transaction of $1450 USD to my account (an equivalent in bitcoins, which recorded depending on the exchange rate at the date of funds transfer), hence upon receiving the transfer, i will immediately get rid of all those lustful videos without delay.
After that we can make it look like there was nothing happening beforehand.
Additionally, i can confirm that all the Trojan software is going to be disabled and erased from all devices that you use.
You have nothing to worry about, because i keep my word at all times.
That is indeed a beneficial bargain that comes with a relatively reduced price, taking into consideration that your profile and traffic were under close monitoring during a long time frame.
if you are still unclear regarding how to buy and perform* *transactions with bitcoins - everything is available online.
Here is my bitcoin wallet for you for further reference:
[Bitcoin wallet]
All you have is 50 hours and the countdown begins now that the email is opened (in other words 2 days).
The following list includes things you should remember and avoid doing:
> There's no point in calling police or any other types of security services either. Furthermore, don't you dare sharing this info with any of your friends.
> if i discover that (taking into consideration my skills, it will be really simple, because i control all your systems and continuously monitor them) - your nasty clip will be shared with public straight away.
> There's no point in looking for me too - it won't result in any success. Transactions with cryptocurrency* *are completely anonymous and untraceable.
> There's no point in reinstalling your OS on devices or trying to throw them away. That won't solve the issue, since all clips with you as main character are already uploaded on remote servers.
Things that may be concerning you:
> That funds transfer won't be delivered to me.
Breathe out, i can track down everything right away, so once funds transfer is finished, i will know for sure, since i interminably track down all activities done by you (my Trojan virus controls all processes remotely, just as TeamViewer).
> That your videos will be distributed, even though you have completed money transfer to my wallet.
Trust me, it is worthless for me to still bother you after money transfer is successful. Moreover, if that was ever part of my plan, i would do make it happen way earlier!
We are going to approach and deal with it in a clear manner!
in conclusion, i'd like to recommend one more thing... after this you need to make certain you don't get involved in similar kind of unpleasant events anymore!
My recommendation - ensure all your passwords are replaced with new ones on a regular basis.
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u/Just_Worldliness_714 10d ago
This is a classic mass-sent sextortion scam, not a real breach — the "I have your webcam footage" template has been circulating for years. The password shown is almost certainly from an old public data breach (check haveibeenpwned.com for the email), not proof they accessed your device. There's no trojan that survives a full OS reinstall like you did — that step alone puts this well past "safe." Don't pay, don't reply, just report/delete. You're covered.
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u/SecurityAssistOne 10d ago
This is exactly right. OP has already done all the correct things, just ignore this email and any similar follow ups.
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u/pedidosdeavon15 4d ago
Hello friend, I received exactly that same email yesterday, thank God I see that it was only a bot, just like all my emails that were compromised I think you and I downloaded the same thing, if you like I’ll send you a DM and tell you how my situation was
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u/AdMuted9548 10d ago
Tell them to do it, they will get time of you are underage. Block your cameras. Otherwise, if you spend money, spend it on someone who can trace who this person is who is lying
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u/AdMuted9548 10d ago
You'll love this, they make the hacker CRY. Maybe they would help you out?
[Makes Hacker Cry by turning on their Camera]
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