I GOT HACKED!!! - DPChallenge Forums

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

09/27/2012 11:05:25 PM · #1

Just letting you all know that I got hacked tonight...DO NOT OPEN ANY E-MAILS FROM ME FROM AOL.

I have NO idea what they would do...

I've cked my computer spyware...changed all passwords (made them complicated as I can...great now I'll be locked out)

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

09/27/2012 11:19:04 PM · #2

whoa... I didn't think they could hack aol

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

09/27/2012 11:22:45 PM · #3

well, that's where we think it came from...it came to my family members and a few others that I know of as a text to their phones...

so you didn't get one Wendy? I have your #. Steve got one (Yo_Spiff)

vawendy

Sony Alpha 1

09/27/2012 11:25:26 PM · #4

Originally posted by Ja-9:

Nope -- nothing on this end.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

09/27/2012 11:29:04 PM · #5

good...

mbrutus2009

Nikon D850

09/27/2012 11:31:26 PM · #6

I got nothing from you either, Janine. I guess the hackers don't like me so much! :P

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

09/28/2012 11:17:50 AM · #7

Well, Marko...this is definitely one of those times that you DON'T want to hear from me...

Steve said it came from my AOL account for sure...closed as of now!!!

Denielle

Canon EOS-7D Mark II

09/28/2012 11:28:07 AM · #8

That happened to me a few months ago. AWFUL!

Got a TOS from AOL stating they would shut my account down if it happened again!

pixelpig

Sony Alpha a55

Sony DT 1.8/50mm SAM

09/28/2012 12:09:56 PM · #9

Some free advice--you should create a strong password, & change it at least twice a year. The answer to your security question can be anything you want & should be created with the same care as your password. It's a good idea to have two email accounts, from different providers, neither one your ISP. The email ID from your ISP provides access to your internet account/services & IMO it's a good idea to use it for that purpose only & be thoughtful about security with it, too. It's easier to take thoughtful precautions now than it is to recover from being hacked, later.

I do internet tech support for a living. I've noticed an increase in calls from people who've suffered email identity theft. Sometimes the hacker has also caused all email to be forwarded to a different account, & the original complaint is not "I've been hacked!" but "Why am I not getting any email?" Their first thought is that service isn't working.

I hope you recover your email OK & that it doesn't happen again Janine!

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

09/28/2012 12:27:12 PM · #10

use lastpass.

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

09/28/2012 01:23:50 PM · #11

All your AOL are belong to us !

Make your time !

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

09/28/2012 01:24:20 PM · #12

Originally posted by pixelpig:

Thanks Annie...I have multiple e-mail accounts, lucky for me I had basically stopped using AOL for my personal stuff and cleaned out the address' (or so I had thought) so now I use it for things that I have to sign up for but don't want to receive on a huge volume in my personal e-mail (like groupon...I'm interested but I don't need e-mails daily)...if I don't get anymore e-mails in that account it's fine...I didn't necessarily "close" it offically but I didn't go and change the password...I say let it die. So I guess if he/she had to pick an account AOL was the better one...

I have several different passwords...BUT we haven't ever been of the habit to change the passwords a couple times a year...time to develop new habits right...

Thank you for the advice...

J

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

09/28/2012 01:25:12 PM · #13

i wasn't even aware AOL was still around. Anyone remember Prodigy?

Venser

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

09/28/2012 01:37:17 PM · #14

Originally posted by Ja-9:

I have several different passwords...BUT we haven't ever been of the habit to change the passwords a couple times a year...time to develop new habits right...

Just remember that length of password is more important than those old school imposible to remember Unix passwords.

MexicanBarkingSpider_2012 is much better than J.Wa|k3r.

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

09/28/2012 01:51:14 PM · #15

I get quite a few emails from AOL contacts that show up in my junk folder. They never have a subject, and they only contain a link in the message. I tell my friends when it happens, and in some cases, they had to cancel that email ID to clear up the problem. The problem emails all come from AOL. Weird. I never click the link, which is different in each email.

JuliBoc

Apple iPhone 6s+

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

09/28/2012 01:52:35 PM · #16

Originally posted by mike_311:

i wasn't even aware AOL was still around. Anyone remember Prodigy?

I worked for IBM, and Prodigy was my first online account.

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

09/28/2012 02:08:10 PM · #17

Originally posted by mike_311:

i wasn't even aware AOL was still around. Anyone remember Prodigy?

it was soooo funny because last night they asked me one of my security questions to validate that it was me...

question was: Which school did you attend. Which was way to vague for us...so we BOTH went through our lists of schools (mine was 4 my husbands many more as he moved around the state quite a bit in his youth) NON of our schools matched...

then the gal proceeded to tell us to get the last 4 digits from our CC that was registered to our account... blimey we opened this account probably 25+ years ago when we did pay a monthly fee but that's been gone forever...she said I could look it up on my banking records...pfffftttt 25+ years ago...ya right...

then she tried via the internet to get a computer validation (as to which computer I had)...and of course non of our current computers matched/were registered therefore we were up a creek with no paddle...it just goes to show that you should go through the exercise to "update" computer related things like e-mail accounts to keep them current. Lesson learned

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

09/28/2012 02:18:12 PM · #18

I used to collect AOL CDs back when they were everywhere. Years later I put them on eBay and some sucker actually bought them.

Spork99

Canon EOS M6 Mk II

Canon EF-M 22mm STM Lens

09/28/2012 02:20:22 PM · #19

Originally posted by mike_311:

i wasn't even aware AOL was still around. Anyone remember Prodigy?

Yes, and GEnie.

Mike

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD Canon Mount

09/28/2012 02:22:12 PM · #20

this thread brings back memories. i remember having to disable call waiting to get online or else if the phone rag you'd get kicked off. *57

i feel old.

Neil

Fujifilm X-T30

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

09/28/2012 02:24:25 PM · #21

Your computer was hacked, or just your AOL email?

How do you know? Are there messages in the "Sent" box you didn't send?

(I'm asking because it's possible to "think" you got hacked but really got spoofed instead, meaning, they are using your return address but they are not actually in your email system).

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

09/28/2012 02:28:49 PM · #22

Originally posted by Strikeslip:

I used to collect AOL CDs back when they were everywhere. Years later I put them on eBay and some sucker actually bought them.

I've still got several boxes of these, of various vintages.... Along with a reasonable stock of cue-cats... How much did you get anyway? ;)

09/28/2012 02:29:15 PM · #23

Originally posted by Neil:

Your computer was hacked, or just your AOL email?

How do you know? Are there messages in the "Sent" box you didn't send?

(I'm asking because it's possible to "think" you got hacked but really got spoofed instead, meaning, they are using your return address but they are not actually in your email system).

I never got to my AOL account (my choice) but my husband and Steve (Yo_Spiff) received them they said it came from my aol account (e-mail address)...I guess I should have said my "e-mail got kidnapped"...lol

I think your right Neil...as my computer cks out fine with our spyware/spamware/whatever ware it is now...lol