Well it doesn’t say that, just an inference I made, since I haven’t done anything suspicious with email, so IP is the only logical conclusion since that changes like every time data gets turned off and back on (like daily reboots).
And some CGNAT is often mentioned, so maybe there’s a spammer on the same Shared CGNAT IP? Idk, kinda very unlucky, and probably uncommon since its the first time I got this.
It’s more likely the result of automated login attempts because your email is on a leaked list and they forced a password reset on you to protect your account.
Damn if that’s the case, my paranoia is gonna go overdrive.
Btw, has anyone here actually got hacked? I feel like the media always overexaggerates “hacking” and its mostly people just using weak passwords (user error), not really hacking.
I did have my debit card details stolen a few years ago. The first I knew about it was a text message from my bank telling me they’ve frozen my account and I need to call the phone number printed on the back of my card ASAP. Spoke to a chap in the fraud department, we went through a list of recent transactions, flagged two charity donations I didn’t recognise (apparently that’s a common way for fraudsters to figure out whether your card is valid), and the bank gave me a new account, new card, new everything.
(incidentally, your bank never needs you to move your money to a “safe” account, they already have your money, they do that for you)
Btw, has anyone here actually got hacked? I feel like the media always overexaggerates “hacking” and its mostly people just using weak passwords (user error), not really hacking.
It’s more likely to be that they found out your login credentials, yes.
They might find a site with crappy security where they can try many usernames and passwords without getting blocked or they might actually hack the site and get the password list.
Having a strong password, not reusing passwords and enabling MFA goes a long way towards protecting against those scenarios.
If you need to cross a chasm, and someone rolls a boulder in that lets you get across, are you going to go into all the ways that it wasn’t really a bridge?
Hacking is about making stuff do things outside is intended purpose. There are no prescriptions on how; hacking doesn’t gatekeep. If it works, it’s a hack. Convincing sometime to open the door for you is social engineering, for example.
So, if someone uses/reuses weak passwords, it’s fair to say that’s an easy hack, but it’s still a hack.
Lots of people have, usually it’s because they downloaded a cracked application that trojan-horsed a virus onto their system, or they installed a bad browser extension. Once on the system, the malware goes nuts spreading to other systems on their network, using keyloggers to grab passwords, etc.
Ticketmaster database with credit card information got hacked years ago. I got an email confirming it and got a credit card transaction for about 1000 euros. Got a bit to explain and convince the credit card company, but they reversed it and blocked the card.
As for your case, just use very strong and unique passwords in a password manager like KeePass and you’ll be fine. It won’t hurt to rotate your password now, though.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Well it doesn’t say that, just an inference I made, since I haven’t done anything suspicious with email, so IP is the only logical conclusion since that changes like every time data gets turned off and back on (like daily reboots).
And some CGNAT is often mentioned, so maybe there’s a spammer on the same Shared CGNAT IP? Idk, kinda very unlucky, and probably uncommon since its the first time I got this.
Thaurin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s more likely the result of automated login attempts because your email is on a leaked list and they forced a password reset on you to protect your account.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Damn if that’s the case, my paranoia is gonna go overdrive.
Btw, has anyone here actually got hacked? I feel like the media always overexaggerates “hacking” and its mostly people just using weak passwords (user error), not really hacking.
Cevilia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
I did have my debit card details stolen a few years ago. The first I knew about it was a text message from my bank telling me they’ve frozen my account and I need to call the phone number printed on the back of my card ASAP. Spoke to a chap in the fraud department, we went through a list of recent transactions, flagged two charity donations I didn’t recognise (apparently that’s a common way for fraudsters to figure out whether your card is valid), and the bank gave me a new account, new card, new everything.
(incidentally, your bank never needs you to move your money to a “safe” account, they already have your money, they do that for you)
nogooduser@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You can check on haveibeenpwned.com
It’s more likely to be that they found out your login credentials, yes.
They might find a site with crappy security where they can try many usernames and passwords without getting blocked or they might actually hack the site and get the password list.
Having a strong password, not reusing passwords and enabling MFA goes a long way towards protecting against those scenarios.
voracitude@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If you need to cross a chasm, and someone rolls a boulder in that lets you get across, are you going to go into all the ways that it wasn’t really a bridge?
Hacking is about making stuff do things outside is intended purpose. There are no prescriptions on how; hacking doesn’t gatekeep. If it works, it’s a hack. Convincing sometime to open the door for you is social engineering, for example.
So, if someone uses/reuses weak passwords, it’s fair to say that’s an easy hack, but it’s still a hack.
suicidaleggroll@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Lots of people have, usually it’s because they downloaded a cracked application that trojan-horsed a virus onto their system, or they installed a bad browser extension. Once on the system, the malware goes nuts spreading to other systems on their network, using keyloggers to grab passwords, etc.
Thaurin@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ticketmaster database with credit card information got hacked years ago. I got an email confirming it and got a credit card transaction for about 1000 euros. Got a bit to explain and convince the credit card company, but they reversed it and blocked the card.
As for your case, just use very strong and unique passwords in a password manager like KeePass and you’ll be fine. It won’t hurt to rotate your password now, though.