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Ransomware or Hoax? Concerned.
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<blockquote data-quote="shmu26" data-source="post: 773723" data-attributes="member: 37647"><p>1 If the message you received is not in your sent items, that is conclusive proof that it was not sent from your account, that the sender is a liar, and that it is a hoax. </p><p></p><p>2 Even if he has your old password, along with several million other old passwords available on the dark web for a few dollars, it is of no use to him, once you have updated the password.</p><p></p><p>3 Don't use your new email password on other sites. If you did, change your password again. Because if you use the same password on lots of sites, then as soon as one of them gets hacked, you are in trouble again.</p><p></p><p>4 Ransomware comes in very many shapes and forms. On a Windows PC, you can protect yourself by practicing good user habits, and also by installing good security software. You can learn about both on this site. Just look around. The strongest protection is a default/deny setup. You can read about it here. On Android, the main thing is not to install risky apps, and not to grant them permissions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shmu26, post: 773723, member: 37647"] 1 If the message you received is not in your sent items, that is conclusive proof that it was not sent from your account, that the sender is a liar, and that it is a hoax. 2 Even if he has your old password, along with several million other old passwords available on the dark web for a few dollars, it is of no use to him, once you have updated the password. 3 Don't use your new email password on other sites. If you did, change your password again. Because if you use the same password on lots of sites, then as soon as one of them gets hacked, you are in trouble again. 4 Ransomware comes in very many shapes and forms. On a Windows PC, you can protect yourself by practicing good user habits, and also by installing good security software. You can learn about both on this site. Just look around. The strongest protection is a default/deny setup. You can read about it here. On Android, the main thing is not to install risky apps, and not to grant them permissions. [/QUOTE]
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