My Computer was hacked

Hawk

Hawk

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Well, someone hacked my computer at some point.
I got a Ransom ware email that said they had hacked me and had pictures of me doing stuff while watching porn.
I don't watch porn and don't have a camera on my computer, so I thought it was a bluff.
Then I got an email from Amazon that there was unauthorized activity and they had frozen my account.
So, here we go.
Bitdefender found "Gen.Variant. Babar.116704" and deleted it.
I don't think our cell phones are infected. Bitdefender didn't find anything on them.
I don't know if they control my router or anything else or even if that's possible.
Reported credit card theft.
Freeze on credit reports
Change passwords
Lots of other stuff to do.
 
oscarflytyer

oscarflytyer

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I had Amazon and Linkedin Hacked last week. PITA. Norton found nothing/I need to run Bitdefender. Was told hack came via email. not sure on that...
 
Rick

Rick

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Staff member
My bank cards were hacked over the weekend. The bank fraud department caught it and deleted the 3 fraudulent charges and cancelled my cards. Just got back from the bank with brand new cards. In the end it didn't cost me anything but it sure could have.
 
Hawk

Hawk

Well-Known Member
I have a nephew that lives close and is in IT.
I've got a text into him to start a conversation.
 
smokeywolf

smokeywolf

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A lot of this going around right now.

I got a text from Anthem Blue Cross the other day. Never had them text me before. Didn't open the text even though I have "send read receipts" turned off.
Did a reverse lookup on the number using my more confidential browser and network. Number did not show an association with Anthem.

There's also some hackers actively phishing/scamming, pretending to be Social Security.
 
RicinYakima

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Had one of the labs where both wife and I have work down. They were hacked in September 2023 but didn't discover it until January. Mailed us each a letter, noting they will never email or text or call you. If they want to communicate it will be by letter. Nice of them to tell us that.
 
smokeywolf

smokeywolf

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RicinYakima said:
Had one of the labs where both wife and I have work down. They were hacked in September 2023 but didn't discover it until January. Mailed us each a letter, noting they will never email or text or call you. If they want to communicate it will be by letter. Nice of them to tell us that.
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That kind of touches on a sore subject with me. The medical industry forces you to sign the so-called HIPAA form "for your protection". While they say that your privacy is of great importance to them, the HIPAA form pretty much lets them share your medical info with any entity that in their estimation might also want or need it, and OH, any and all levels of government.

Then they digitize your medical info and store it on media that is accessible across the internet. They spend a bare minimum amount of money to protect that info, then when it's hacked, they're so sorry. Oh well. We took every precaution.
The only thing they were cautious about was not spending too much money protecting your sensitive information.

Sorry for the rant.
 
358156 hp

358156 hp

At large, whereabouts unknown.
RicinYakima said:
It is almost always email now; you open it and you are toast.
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I never click on email links anymore. I go to the sender site and contact them directly if I need anything. I have gotten the emails Hawk mentioned, and I don't hit porn sites or have a camera so I just delete them. Almost all of my questionable emails have come through Microsoft and I'm just about all set to remove them from my life completely. I think I have everybody changed over now. The bulk of my emails go through a paid Proton Mail account. Free email isn't worth the price anymore, everybodys spying on everyone anymore.
 
Michael

Michael

Active Member. Uh/What
If you see an email from someone you don't recognize and/or looks odd, make sure the email address matches the name. If not, do not open and delete. Freeze your credit and keep a fraud alert on it all the times. Sure it's PITA when you need a loan, getting or changing cards, but a lot less hassle than trying fix fraud or ID theft issues.
 
RicinYakima

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Every single thing coming into my computer is screened by Avast. No it is not cheap, but $89 a year makes me comfortable.
 
RicinYakima

RicinYakima

High Steppes of Eastern Washington
Since I don't do gaming or require fast speeds (refresh page) it doesn't bother me a bit. Don't do videos or YouTube so that doesn't matter either.
 
smokeywolf

smokeywolf

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Mrs. smokeywolf's laptop just bit the dust. Wouldn't boot past the BIOS and the date and time were wrong. That usually means the CMOS battery is dead. Have to open it up and change the CR2032 battery. If that's not it, she may get a new laptop.
 
glassparman

glassparman

"OK, OK, I'm going as fast as I don't want to go!"
Most of the "You have been hacked" emails are scams themselves. Just shift-delete them and move on.

I get emails all the time that something or another has been compromised. Most everything that comes through email is just wanting you to click on a link.

I've been in IT for well over 30 years and have not actually had a real computer hack . . . just scammers trying to get you to click on things.
 
CWLONGSHOT

CWLONGSHOT

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Beware of "fishing" email's. Sorry ta read. Its a major PIA!!

I REGULARLY receive "Your amazon account is closed" or your "Pay Pal account is frozen" email's. NEVER reply or "click" any links within.

I go to account outside of email to ck. I save in folder "fraud" & forward to companies " hacking depts" associated.

CW
 
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