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Community => Coffee Lounge => Topic started by: Fowgill Farm on July 11, 2012, 08:09:26 pm

Title: Hacked e-mail Account
Post by: Fowgill Farm on July 11, 2012, 08:09:26 pm
Sorry to anyone i appear to have sent a dodgy e-mail
hopefully all sorted now some scumbag hacked me! i will do more than hack them if i could get my hands on them! >:(
Mandy :pig:
Title: Re: Hacked e-mail Account
Post by: tizaala on July 11, 2012, 08:16:13 pm
The same happened to a friend this morning, she found over 5000 new mail in her box,  :fc:
Title: Re: Hacked e-mail Account
Post by: bazzais on July 12, 2012, 12:58:52 am
It may not necessarily mean your account has been 'hacked' as the from and return email address can be spoofed in any outgoing email pretty simply, but its a consideration.  Go through the normal actions - but dont feel like its just you they are after - these spamming bastards are everywhere.

Good idea advising friends though, hope it doesnt happen again.

Baz
Title: Re: Hacked e-mail Account
Post by: HappyHippy on July 12, 2012, 07:46:41 am
I did notice mrs, but thankfully I'm getting wise to dodgy emails and just deleted them  ;)
Karen x
Title: Re: Hacked e-mail Account
Post by: Fowgill Farm on July 12, 2012, 09:35:46 am
Good idea advising friends though, hope it doesnt happen again.

Baz

Just was concerned i had knackered other peoples systems :-[  but there is an up side people i had lost touch with got in contact and we've caught up on all our news and promised not to leave it so long in future!
mandy :pig:
Title: Re: Hacked e-mail Account
Post by: Bionic on July 12, 2012, 09:59:37 am
Mandy, You aren't with AOL are you?
I have just noticed a message from them saying that they are experiencing a large volume of calls relating to spam. They suggest changing your password and security question.
Sally
 
Title: Re: Hacked e-mail Account
Post by: Fowgill Farm on July 12, 2012, 10:10:45 am
No with hotmail, think it goes back to when i worked for a dutch company who got hacked and my personal e-mail was listed on my company account so think it spouts from there. Have changed password and updated security  question and run several malware and virus programs so  :fc: .
Mandy  :pig: