Someone is trying to hack me

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I see a lot of “I’m being hacked” posts, but I’ve gotten several texts and emails past few days that someone is trying to access my accounts or change my passwords.

Do yourself a favor and do the Google account security checkup. Add two step authentication. Check all devices that have logged into your account, I had someone log into my Google account from PA 2 hours before I woke up!

Nor just my Google, my FB, someone tried to get into my Amazon and Best Buy where I don’t even have an account but they emailed me to let me know someone tried to change a password to a nonexistent account.

I have no money linked to anything except Google Play, but others may. Be careful and change up passwords!

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Are you sure your not being paranoid
You are not on meds after all

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Ideally your passwords should be at least 16 characters long, use letters (upper and lower case), numbers and symbols and be completely random.

An example of a good password is: 5%fER59eJDHr!*h3

Yeah, i use 2 factor authentication for all my important accounts if they offer it.

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She said she got emails about it. That means it’s real

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sucks that they logged into your account… must be creepy to know that.

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Oh ok my apologies, I must have overlooked this part.
I don’t know @anon4362788 yeah change your passwords.

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Last year someone in India tried to login into my alternate email but he/she failed. I changed my pw. I never been hacked. My brother got hacked once though, they charged his paypal, he got refunded and he changed his pw.

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I already changed my passwords. That’s what the post is about. Telling people to check their security.

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The reason why I asked you if you were paranoid @anon4362788 is because when I went off the rails with psychosis in 2016 I thought that I was being hacked too.

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I literally typed I had texts and emails, @Wave. Before you post such a thing, re-read next time. It can be insulting, especially if someone is sensitive.

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Yeah my apologies @anon4362788
I missed what you wrote.

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I think your just been paranoid too

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Oh yes, because I send emails to myself from Google and Best Buy.

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A recovery question was deleted, a computer I use at work signed out, and a support question sent to Google Play.

Yes, paranoia caused that.

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Could the emails have been fraudulent?

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No. I checked through my Google account. They list sent emails and recent logins. Google is good about that and I never click emails links.

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@Wave My brother got his paypal hacked so its possible to be hacked.

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Google said 9 of my accounts had been compromised, so I closed accounts and changed passwords.

Two years ago my husband’s Microsoft account was hacked. So e kid bought a bunch of FIFA stuff.

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Usually when they sign in from a new location you receive an email asking if it was you. If you choose no, it will log them out and block them.