Minor victory thread

Dave

Staff member
I honestly don't know where to put this but it's making me giggle.

I just got the following email unredacted and unchanged because...well, you'll see why.

Hello!

My nickname in darknet is steven12.
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.

So, your password from david@nihsen.com is ironwood (admin note - it's not)

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 $806 is quite a fair price to destroy the dirt I created.

Send the above amount on my BTC wallet (bitcoin): 1EZS92K4xJbymDLwG4F7PNF5idPE62e9XY
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!
I responded: "Pfft. Knock yourself out, chief."
 
This is just as much boilerplate as those Nigerian prince emails, btw.
I'm more surprised that it doesn't have those moments of "I am willing to bet your friends and family don't want to find out what #FNAME has been up to, do they?" because that's how the ones I get usually look.

--Patrick
 

Dave

Staff member
The funny thing is that ironwood is my "I have to have a password but don't give a shit if someone cracks it" password. So they got the password from an unsecured site and thought they'd be able to get into my email using it? Pfft. Whatever. If they cracked my email password it would be a different story but as soon as I saw that one I was like, "Whatever."
 

GasBandit

Staff member
Your password gives me flashbacks to crafting in DAOC.

Ironwood was a key ingredient in making siege weapons (rams, ballistae, trebuchets).

SO much ironwood in my inventory, back then.
 
Our grocery store had 50% off on Halloween candy coupons 2 weekends ago, so it was basically like clearance shopping. :p
 

GasBandit

Staff member
I'm trying to resist buying halloween candy. I never get any trick or treaters, but I always use them to buy a bag of candy I fully intend to eat myself. And that kinda goes against what I'm working on here.

But on the off chance I do get a trick or treater, well, I hope they like fiber one brownies.
 
I'm trying to resist buying halloween candy. I never get any trick or treaters, but I always use them to buy a bag of candy I fully intend to eat myself. And that kinda goes against what I'm working on here.

But on the off chance I do get a trick or treater, well, I hope they like fiber one brownies.
My trick to this? Buy candy you hate, but others love. For instance, I hate stuff with peanuts or caramel... so bags with Paydays or Snickers or Kit Kats are great for me, not only because it encourages me to give out more candy but I also know I won't eat any of it.
 
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