|
| |
Thread |
Last Poster |
Posts |
Pages |
Last Post |
  | ARCHIVES | Mack | 2575 | 104 | 04-04-23 1:41 am |
 | Archive through April 24, 2023 | Sugar | 25 | 1 | 04-24-23 11:28 am |
| Archive through June 30, 2023 | Naja | 25 | 1 | 06-29-23 9:48 pm |
| Archive through September 28, 2023 | Seamonkey | 25 | 1 | 09-28-23 2:38 pm |
| Archive through December 13, 2023 | Seamonkey | 25 | 1 | 12-13-23 4:56 pm |
| Archive through November 20, 2024 | Naja | 25 | 1 | 11-20-24 12:22 pm |
| Archive through January 05, 2025 | Dogdoc | 25 | 1 | 01-05-25 1:41 pm |
| Archive through January 18, 2025 | Kitt | 25 | 1 | 01-18-25 2:31 am |
| Archive through March 12, 2025 | Julieboo | 25 | 1 | 03-12-25 8:12 pm |
| Archive through April 13, 2025 | Christy358 | 25 | 1 | 04-13-25 10:11 pm |
| Archive through August 12, 2025 | Karuuna | 25 | 1 | 08-12-25 7:06 am |
| Archive through September 07, 2025 | Naja | 25 | 1 | 09-07-25 10:44 am |
| Archive through November 02, 2025 | Dogdoc | 25 | 1 | 11-02-25 11:39 am |
| |
 Closed: New threads not accepted on this page |
|
|
|
|
|
| Author |
Message |
Weinermr
Member
08-17-2001
| Sunday, November 09, 2025 - 9:05 pm 
I'm not sure what thread to put this in, so I'll put it in the not sure what thread to put this in thread.
And I'll make a long story short. Friday night I discovered someone had hacked into one of my online accounts. Their email address was attached to it in addition to mine. I disconnected them from the account and changed the password.
They attempted to regain access to the account, I know that because I got an email each time they tried. After failing to get back in they then sent me an email.
I'll paraphrase their email, and it was short. It said I would be murdered that night if I didn't give them the new password.
I was very frightened, maybe excessively so, but I'm easily affected by threats of murder. I called the local sheriff's office and they sent two officers to take a report. I was very grateful for their quick response.
Thankfully nothing happened, and likely never will but it still scares me and I'll be very wary for awhile until the memory of the threat fades.
Hackers are real and they're everywhere. Be careful with your accounts and passwords, and be vigilant. In the last several months I've had two of my accounts successfully hacked, and two others that failed but they did try. Be safe.
|
Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Sunday, November 09, 2025 - 9:09 pm
That is terrifying, and A good warning to others.
|
Pamy
Member
01-01-2002
| Sunday, November 09, 2025 - 10:15 pm
That is awful! I'm sorry you had to go thru that! Happy the police responded quickly!
|
Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, November 10, 2025 - 2:28 am
I am so sorry, Weinermr! How horrifying!
Occasionally I get texts or emails warning someone is trying to gain access to one of my accounts. I'll get sent those one time access codes when it's not me trying to gain access.
|
Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Monday, November 10, 2025 - 7:12 am
OMG, that's horrifying! You did the right thing contacting the authorities.
|
Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Monday, November 10, 2025 - 12:08 pm
I hope you haven't heard from them again.
|
Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Monday, November 10, 2025 - 1:05 pm
(((Weinermr)))
I'm so sorry you're going through this. Make sure you keep checking in so we know you're ok.
|
Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Monday, November 10, 2025 - 4:29 pm
That’s awful. Apparently these horrific threats aren’t uncommon and they don’t amount to anything but it would be terrifying and uncomfortable nonetheless.
|
Karuuna
Board Administrator
08-30-2000
| Monday, November 10, 2025 - 6:43 pm
It's so very hard to know what threats are real and which ones aren't these days. Difficult times.
|
Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Tuesday, November 11, 2025 - 8:47 am
World gone crazy. Really sorry that happened to you, Weinermr.
|
Weinermr
Member
08-17-2001
| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - 10:07 pm
Thank you. I can imagine all I want that it was some hacker thousands of miles away in a foreign country, which is what it probably was. I can also wonder though if it was someone a half mile away from me with evil intentions and no one to stop them. Sigh....
|
Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, November 12, 2025 - 11:13 pm
Exactly.. And no longer can we rely on a phone number to reveal a location. They can easily be spoofed. I have gotten calls from my own name and number
|
Juju2bigdog
Member
10-26-2000
| Thursday, November 13, 2025 - 7:50 pm
I just got a notice today that the local medical imaging provider where I get my mammograms and bone density, and MRI's, etc. was compromised, and all of my information might be exposed. Ack!!!
Oh!!! I didn't even think, but I bet that was in January when DOGE was rampaging through all Govt. databases. Just checked, yep, Jan. 25, 2025, for five days. Thanks, T.
|
|
|
|
