Reports have spiked in recent weeks of people receiving emails threatening to expose personal information about them if money isn’t transferred. Scammers typically claim they’ve hacked your device and then detail your personal information, such as your usernames and passwords, threatening to expose your data unless you transfer money to them.
If you receive an email like this, don’t panic. That’s exactly what the scammers want and it’s likely nothing will come of it. But here's what you can do if you receive one and how to check if your email address or password has been compromised.
