Thread: My email was hacked!

security questions? that's usually how you can recover a pw.

They're not working either! I didn't know it was even possible to change those

Who is the provider?

privacyharbor, and it turns out my safe-mail is hacked too!

Your network is compromised it sounds like, go to a land line if you can and completely change all of your wireless security protocols if you can. If you go to MAC address only on the network and hide the wireless ID, it is very hard to hack.

Originally Posted by Calves of Steel

Password changed, recovery email address changed, I had a lot of really sensitive info there. What should I do?

nothing except the standard self-monitoring of your credit report and bank accounts. most email hacks by spammers are simply just that. real hackers looking for financial info hit data warehouses, targeting the individual is the least productive method of accomplishing that.

Originally Posted by Calves of Steel

privacyharbor, and it turns out my safe-mail is hacked too!

I have no experience with them. Call or email them letting them know what happened.

It's possible that your PC has a virus. Many viruses come with keyloggers. Have a professional inspect your PC.

Thanks guys, I will follow your advice. I was really freaked out I thought LE was after me or something.

HOLY SHIT!

I made a new email account and sent an email to my old address politely asking them to give the account back to me and change the password back to what it originally was. I got a response a day later saying that because I asked nicely they would turn it back over to me and change the password back to what it was.

...not at all what I expected haha! Pays to be polite I guess.

If your wireless is compromised when you have it back up make sure you
1) use WPA not WEP
2) use a fairly long a complex password
3) Change the password periodically

Once someone in your neighborhood has compromised your wireless (again WEP is the easiest) it becomes very easy to sniff passwords using unix programs like Ettercap.

Also, it is possible you downloaded some malware that gave someone access your your PC. If you had your passwords stored they read the cache and retrieved them. Also they could have got you with a keylogger and waited for you to visit the sites.

Remedy)
Get a good anti-virus / anti-malware
make sure your OS is up to date.

Thanks ckcrown. I was actually so freaked out I went out and bought a new computer. Planning to move files over very carefully once I get my antivirus and firewall all set up.

No problem man.
Don't move anything over until you get the virus software up and running and make sure that the virus software is updated
I personally utilize Bit Defender.
Also, make sure you change your wireless info (passwords, etc) and make sure its WPA.

some other notes:
Disable filesharing on your pc (unless you use this in your home, if you do then make sure it is passworded)
Disable Remote Desktop Connection (this is used by newbie hackers to maintain access to your pc)
You can google how to do the above and find fairly simple instructions

Holy shit broski. That's some scary ass shit. Are you on BoP? They had that hacker going apeshit over there. Were all of your passwords the same?

Tip of the Day

A lot of viruses come through flash advertising. So install Firefox with the Adblock Plus add-on.

For anti-virus, use Microsoft's Security Essentials. It's free for home use and doesn't nag you.

Originally Posted by Calves of Steel

Password changed, recovery email address changed, I had a lot of really sensitive info there. What should I do?

holy fucking shit balls batman!