Recently, there’s been a wave of spam emails that claim to have some dirt on you. They’ll threaten to release the data if you don’t pay up. To seal the deal, they’ll also post your email’s username and password to “prove” that they have access to your computer. While this attack is very scary, you shouldn’t obey anything the scammers tell you. They don’t  actually have any dirt on you, and they’re relying on the scare factor to get you to pay them what they want. Related: Why You Should Never Accept a Call from a “Microsoft Technician” The Average Scam Layout Typically, these… Read more