I’ve been hacked :(

Somewhere along the line, I must have entered my details into a non-secure website or app.

I’ve received an email, containing a username I occasionally use, and demanding bitcoin.

They say they have compromising video, but it’s not possible. But it still makes me feel yuck.

I’m trying to remember where I used this username. I thought it might have been getting some photos printed on the Harvey Norman app, but I’m not sure.

Just a reminder to all to be careful with your details!

Any advice is very welcome.

I've had those emails before.

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

This is a useful site to determine if your email has been compromised.

If it has, the best thing you can do is change the password associated with that account (and any other accounts that use the same password). Other than that, I wouldn't lose a whole lot of sleep over it

Ignore it. They don't have a video. Usernames relating to emails are easy to get.

If you use the same password on multiple sites it might be a good idea to change it, but they unlikely to have more than your email address.

My workmate had a similar email. It contained an old password she had used too. Hers was holding over her that they had evidence she was viewing porn - she had not been, but left that bit out when she told us about the email (which she received at work). I googled scam and the gist of her email. It led to a scam watch article that had an email almost identical to what she received. It explained where the info came from and what to do - which was nothing as they had no information thst would do anything. So highly recommend a research into scams.

Yep, we get that one at work all the time. We have to let IT know, but other than that we delete and move on. No need to change passwords etc as ours are three step log ins that are very secure.