I have name changed for this, as it is embarrassing......
I have a yahoo email account that have been using for years, and gets full of spam/marketing emails, plus a few contacts each week from friends or websites that I have items ordered from.
This morning, as I was clearing down the spam emails (that hadn't gone to my spam folder) there was an email that had my computer password in its title. I opened the email and 'he' is trying to get me to transfer bitcoin payments to an account - if i don't, he will circulate an incriminating video to all of my email contacts.
Normally I would totally ignore and delete such blatant rubbish emails - and I have no intention of making any payment to him!!
However - it concerns me how he has got my computer password details??
The email references the fact that I browsed an adult site one day last week, and I did watch a video for around 5 mins. The email states that whilst I was doing that, a keyboard logger was loaded onto my computer, and also that my laptop camera was used to record 'my activities' - it I don't make a payment then both the video of myself and the video that I was watching will be circulated to my contacts list (allegedly).
I have this morning loaded and used a 'clean up' software app onto my Mac, and I have changed my yahoo email password. I will now go and change my computer log in password.
I mostly think that this is is absolutely nothing to worry about - the chances of any email being sent out to my contacts list is minimal. (I hope?!).
However, should I be worried? What other steps should I be taking to make sure that there isn't anything untoward loaded onto my computer? It's a Mac, in case that matters?
Any guidance would be appreciated........