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I have an email using one of my passwords saying that between 5th July and 21st September they infected me with a virus and have access to my contacts. It is demanding payment of 700 bitcoins by 1700 hours today or else . I have not opened any links . Any suggestions on what i should do ?

Brian R

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0 QC over 6 years ago

Hello Brian R,

is the email similar to the one in this nakedsecurity article? If the demand is indeed for BTC 700 (not the equivalent of £/€/$ 700 in BTC) then ... who can cough up this sum in a few hours?

Christian
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0 PeterM over 6 years ago

Sounds like your email or one of the websites you have an account has been compromised. I suggest you change all your passwords. It is possible but unlikely they have actually infected your computer but make sure you are using AV software and have run a full scan.

I wouldn't reply to the email.

Also for reference 700 Bitcoins is about $4.5 million.
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