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Have I been hacked??

 
jlowen
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02/07/2013 05:09 AM
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Have I been hacked??
Yesterday morning an email was sent to every one of my email contacts apparently from me, I didn't know until a couple of people texted me in the afternoon. What does this mean? And should I be worried??
Anonymous Coward
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02/07/2013 05:16 AM
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Sounds like some Black Hats jacked your address book. I've had this happen to me (yahoo account). "They" sent spam to all my friends and family. I changed addresses and never had a problem again. I'm sure someone here could suggest some good programs to check your PC just in case.
jlowen  (OP)

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02/07/2013 05:19 AM
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Sounds like some Black Hats jacked your address book. I've had this happen to me (yahoo account). "They" sent spam to all my friends and family. I changed addresses and never had a problem again. I'm sure someone here could suggest some good programs to check your PC just in case.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33861310


Forgive my ignorance, Black Hats?
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02/07/2013 05:23 AM
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Re: Have I been hacked??
Sounds like some Black Hats jacked your address book. I've had this happen to me (yahoo account). "They" sent spam to all my friends and family. I changed addresses and never had a problem again. I'm sure someone here could suggest some good programs to check your PC just in case.
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33861310


Forgive my ignorance, Black Hats?
 Quoting: jlowen

Black hats are hackers with evil intent, rather than kids fishing around for cheap thrills.
Had it happen with my Yahoo account and couldn't get in till I found an obscure back door, and then reset my password.
No problems since.
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02/07/2013 05:27 AM
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I wonder if it's a yahoo thing or a browser thing, because the techie in my home keeps looking at my browser and whispering "bot net". Then he walks away laughing evilly.
Anonymous Coward
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02/07/2013 05:27 AM
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They will do ANYTHING to make a few bucks.
Face Palmer

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02/07/2013 05:29 AM
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I wonder if it's a yahoo thing or a browser thing, because the techie in my home keeps looking at my browser and whispering "bot net". Then he walks away laughing evilly.
 Quoting: The Lump Under the Carpet


"Bot net" is tech slang for a special armored and protected device. Don't worry. devil6
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02/07/2013 05:42 AM
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Yahoo Mail Account???
jlowen  (OP)

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02/07/2013 06:12 AM
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Yahoo Mail Account???
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33473565


Mine is a hotmail account, had the same one for years. Maybe it's a silly question, but why do it? What could they possibly gain from getting into my account? Do they really want to know when the next non-school uniform day is? Or about the surprise party for my auntie's 70th??
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02/07/2013 06:18 AM
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Yahoo Mail Account???
 Quoting: Anonymous Coward 33473565


Mine is a hotmail account, had the same one for years. Maybe it's a silly question, but why do it? What could they possibly gain from getting into my account? Do they really want to know when the next non-school uniform day is? Or about the surprise party for my auntie's 70th??
 Quoting: jlowen


It's probably just to grab a whole bunch of email addresses so they can spam their friends.
And sell them shit, using you as a reference.





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