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Sextortion “I recorded you” emails reuse passwords found in disposable inboxes

ID: 66ecc1f9-1bb2-5f63-97b2-627c0d2b47ed

STIX ID: report--66ecc1f9-1bb2-5f63-97b2-627c0d2b47ed

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
30/100

Date Published: 2026-03-11

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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**Executive summary:** The report describes a wave of sextortion emails that impersonate a 'drive-by exploit' and threaten victims with publication of intimate footage while including a real password to increase credibility; the attacker appears to have harvested passwords from publicly accessible disposable inboxes (e.g., FakeMailGenerator). The article details the scam flow, provides an example message and Bitcoin wallet used, warns users about public disposable inboxes, and gives practical safety steps (do not respond, change exposed passwords, use password managers, cover webcams).

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