Potentially hacked, request for bitcoin. What now?

A book taught me that while it is wise to learn from experience, it is wiser to learn from the experiences of others.

Okay. But don’t show Jeff.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHANONONONONONONONONO!

So I had almost forgotten about this. I checked my email spam folder, nothing new. No frantic messages from Facebook friends scarred by seeing my erect parts. Quelle surprise. :)

Well if they like what they saw and didn’t want it to stop, the optimal strategy is to not inform you.

Okay. I’ll go with that. :) What’s not to like?

Edit: Which reminds me. I got an email from Spotify also.

Hi

To protect your Spotify account, we’ve reset your password due to detected suspicious activity.

You need to create a new password to log back in. Just click the big green button.

This after about 30 email warnings. Cool. Now I may have to start a new Spotify account. My musician friend, Joe, is on there now.

Is this your penis? Or somebody else’s penis? I am very curious as to the origin of this penis.

If you want a horrifying overview of which of your account details might have gotten into the wild over the years, or who the worst offenders at data breaches are, you should check out Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned:

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

He is a security analyst who collects data breaches, validates the contents and contacts the companies to give them a chance to come forward and fix the issues.

You can enter an email address and see which breaches it ended up in, or simply have a look at the known largest breaches.

I’ve gotten the same email. I was complimented on my choice in porn!

The funny thing is I don’t use a laptop with a camera. My PCs don’t have a camera! I’d be very curious to see what they filmed! I don’t seem to have any Theodore Rex holes in my monitor where a secret camera may be installed.

I get so many phishing attempts it’s pathetic. Someone texts my phone all the time now calling me Joseph, wanting me to confirm an Amazon order. Apparently there’s money in it for me if I reply. I’ll get to it someday!

This has probably been posted before, but it’s funny. James Veitch on spam email:

James Veitch is awesome.

He is also a bad roommate:

And recently found his old “Lockdown! The Game!” copy and did a rules explanation. :D

It’d have to be someone else’s because, you know, I don’t have one.

It just goes to show you that even when they get real account information, there is a very good chance they have no idea who you are. They send these messages to everyone, even women.

My account data has been stolen, swiped, hacked, posted in the open, who know what for who knows how long and even with all that info, all they want to do is send out penis threats for a few thousand dollars.

In my case though, if someone sent a penis video out to all my friends and family and said it was mine, it would be… pretty damn funny. I say go ahead!

You can totally get a penis on Amazon, I am pretty sure. You’re probably sure to get one for the next Secret Santa now that we’ve had this exchange. Just saying.

You want a penis? I can get you a penis, believe me. There are ways, Dude. You don’t wanna know about it, believe me. Hell, I can get you a penis by 3 o’clock this afternoon.

With nail polish?

I can always count on someone, or 3, to take it just a bit further than I expect around here.

Prince Albert.

I don’t understand that reference. This is all I could find:

Seems like a fine establishment.

Shall I send you a picture? :)

OK, maybe not!

Not of mine. I think it’s Nesrie’s. :)

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