Today I received emails from myself in both of my hotmail accounts. They read as below:
Hello!
My nickname in darknet is valdemar61.
I hacked this mailbox more than six months ago,
through it I infected your operating system with a virus (trojan) created by me and
have been monitoring you for a long time.
*** Email address is removed for privacy ***
Even if you changed the password after that - it does not matter, my virus intercepted
all the caching data on your computer
and automatically saved access for me.
I have access to all your accounts, social networks, email, browsing history.
Accordingly, I have the data of all your contacts, files from your computer, photos
and videos.
I was most struck by the intimate content sites that you occasionally visit.
You have a very wild imagination, I tell you!
During your pastime and entertainment there, I took screenshot through the camera of
your device, synchronizing with what you are watching.
Oh my god! You are so funny and excited!
I think that you do not want all your contacts to get these files, right?
If you are of the same opinion, then I think that $879 is quite a fair price to destroy
the dirt I created.
Send the above amount on my BTC wallet (bitcoin): 1NXNt72qfMhPZDffUEqryCYpEUzyR6LmgH
As soon as the above amount is received, I guarantee that the data will be deleted,
I do not need it.
Otherwise, these files and history of visiting sites will get all your contacts from
your device.
Also, I'll send to everyone your contact access to your email and access logs, I have
carefully saved it!
Since reading this letter you have 48 hours!
After your reading this message, I'll receive an automatic notification that you have
seen the letter.
I hope I taught you a good lesson.
Do not be so nonchalant, please visit only to proven resources, and don't enter your
passwords anywhere!
Good luck!
In both cases, the darknet nickname was different but all other details were the same. The scary thing is that the email appears to have come from my own email account. And the password they mentioned is one of my passwords, though it has never been used for both hotmail accounts at the same time. And hasn't been used for either hotmail account within the past 12 months
What is the advice on this matter?
Appreciate any kind of advice on this matter