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HACKED!!
beingmore1
Posts: 3,131 Member
This morning I see another company hacked, Equifax....giving access of over a million people's personal information. Am I correct in assuming there really is no form of security out there, based on all these large companies such as Gmail, the IRS, credit card companies, etc.. that hold so much of our personal information being hacked? As consumers we all have our info out there...banks, email, credit cards, etc. What can we do? Have you ever been hacked personally? Do tell. Discuss. Converse.
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I've always thought this kind of stuff was fascinating. There are so many vulnerabilities being exploited out there. People can steal data from your phone just by being in close proximity to it. Smart homes are at risk because a hacker doesn't need to attack your security system, just the weakest chain in the link like your smart fridge or something. Can you imagine if someone wanted to hack a wireless pacemaker? Pretty awesome and scary times we're living in.1
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I once had my debit card information stolen. They did a few $1 test purchases on iTunes. Then they signed me up for an African American romance novel book club.4
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Note to self: Keep polaroid camera on my wish list for Christmas. Keep old style house phone plugged in. Keep paying bills the old fashion way. Be nice the mailman when he drives by. And cover my little camera on my cell phone, when I'm taking a *kitten*, as I'm checking the mfp forums. Ah Haah Haah Haah!!
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I believe I was part of this Equifax breach. Someone is currently trying to steal my identity, and I had to file a police report yesterday.
Luckily for me, he's the dumbest criminal ever. In addition to pretending to be me ON THE PHONE with stores (he's an old man, I'm a young woman), he's also opening accounts using my actual phone number and email address, so it's easy for vendors to get in touch with me. So far he hasn't actually accessed any of my bank/credit card numbers, just my name, address and contact info.
There is no real thing as "security" in this day and age. I do feel reassured that my bank and credit cards all have strong anti-fraud policies, and don't make their customers pay for fraudulent activity.0 -
Cutaway_Collar wrote: »This is a pretty serious breach. Equifax is not telling the truth. They may have downloaded the whole database and they are one of the bug three credit agencies - that means all the socials are with the hackers.
The future of warfare is in cyberwarfare. Imagine you get up one day and your atms are negative. Or you do not exist.
Sounds like a Sandra Bullock movie ;-)0 -
Been hacked through IRS hacking (3 times since 2011).. To this day, my tax returns are locked and credit reports remain frozen. I get hits against my credit all the time, I just keep filing police reports. Invite police to come over file a new theft police report and have a cup of coffee, seems to be normal for me now.2
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Over a million? Try 143 million...0
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Sounds like a Sandra Bullock movie ;-)
The Net!0 -
Will_Run_4_Food wrote: »My kik got hacked
SO those won't pics of you that got sent to me???1 -
CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
The point wasn't that they are listening to our calls. It was to at what end? If we let them listen to our calls and do nothing. Where does it stop?
A few times of hearing my phone sex voice would get them to stop.1 -
CoffeeAndContour wrote: »
How do people steal data being close to your phone? I'm not being snarky. I'm interested.
I've heard it called "bumping" but I'm not sure what equipment they use. There's a company called Cellebrite that makes data extraction devices that target cellphones.0 -
Will_Run_4_Food wrote: »
They were supposed to be the photoshopped ones.
Sweet. I am use to fakeness, it runs wild here!0 -
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I have a dry hacking cough. Does that count?0
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WorkerDrone83 wrote: »I've always thought this kind of stuff was fascinating. There are so many vulnerabilities being exploited out there. People can steal data from your phone just by being in close proximity to it. Smart homes are at risk because a hacker doesn't need to attack your security system, just the weakest chain in the link like your smart fridge or something. Can you imagine if someone wanted to hack a wireless pacemaker? [\B]Pretty awesome and scary times we're living in.
A kind hearted hacker notified the manufacturers of insulin pumps that sync with CGMs to list all the vulnerabilities. If my kid used this approach, rather than a meter and insulin pens, I probably would have lost my *kitten* when I read about it.0 -
I have had my identity stolen. Not fun. False income tax returns every year. CPAs on payroll every fall to get me out of the IRS mess. I carry the police report with me at all times so I do not get arrested for someone posing with my identity wracking up bad debt in my name.
BUT THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO
Contact all 3 credit bureaus and lock your credit NOW. It costs $5 for each ($15 total for all 3) to lock and $5 again for each to unlock ($15 total again). Hang on to those passwords too! Losing them would be a HUGE NIGHTMARE. It only takes about 15 minutes to lock or unlock for a day. Easy stuff.3 -
I've invested my life savings in Topps baseball cards.
... the Derek Jeter rookie card is soaring in value.
I might even retire in 80 to 90 years from now.0 -
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