Thank you for sharing this important message.

My e-mail got hacked just over a year ago. They tried to blackmail me by threatening to post all kinds of bad things about me online if I didn't pay them in Bitcoin. I can't even remember how many Bitcoin it was, but it would have added up to about $10000.00.

A private investigator I spoke to, informed me that these people would hack into many "random" accounts, and try to scare people. People who get scared easily or feel nervous about something, would then rather just pay. That only makes you an easy target for more (and bigger) scams in the future. I just ignored it and nothing happened.

But it is very annoying indeed and these criminals can cause a lot of damage.

Thank you for sharing these good tips. As you say, it is extremely important to pay attention to your online security.