Ignore it. However, I would save off a copy and forward it to the FBI and their computer crimes center. Who knows, they might actually be able to find the people behind this.
-Eric From the central offices of the Technomage guild, crime and punishment detail > On Apr 23, 2019, at 5:32 AM, Stephen Elliott <[email protected]> wrote: > > I just received an email claiming a hack of my system and threat to send a > porn vid to all my contacts if I don’t pay $800 in bitcoin. How can I know if > this is a real threat and what can I do about it? > > Stephen > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
