DarkStar189 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 3 days ago I got an email from Netflix saying "your password has been changed" followed by a "you changed the email associated with the account". I called them up and was able to restore control. A day later I got an email from Reddit saying your account has had a lot of suspicious activity so they locked it down until I changed the password. This morning I got a text from Microsoft Outlook saying suspicious activity was found so they locked down my outlook email until I made a new password. Totally scanned my pc with no viruses or anything found. Changed a few passwords the first day the Netflix email came but not my outlook password. On the haveibeenpwned website only one of my emails has been leaked from 1 place. The outlook email doesn't show any compromises yet. Whats the best course of action for this situation? I'll admit not all of my passwords are different, there are probably 3-4 that I use which I know isn't good. Should I buckle down and get a password manager? Last Pass or 1Password seem highly rated. Should I get a whole new gmail email and start fresh? Or is that possible if I'm pretty invested in my google services with a pixel phone, youtube, home hub. Never had to deal with this shit before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 I keep getting a spam email saying that my Apple ID is locked. I don't have an Apple ID or don't own an Apple device. As for your problem, make sure you randomize all your passwords with a password manager. Google Chrome can also suggest and save randomized passwords on almost every website. Also enable two-factor authentication on every account that let's you do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, DarkStar189 said: Totally scanned my pc with no viruses or anything found. And your phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 It could just be a spam / phishing message because I've actually had my Netflix hacked and never got a message like that. In fact I got no message. But when I went to my account I saw it was watching Spanish versions of kids shows that I've never watched. I would choose to go to your account, choose the option to log out of all other sessions and change your passwords. Also, enable 2 factor on any account you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Slug said: And your phone? Didn't do that, and actually never have. Is there a good go to program you recommend for android? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkStar189 Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 37 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: It could just be a spam / phishing message because I've actually had my Netflix hacked and never got a message like that. In fact I got no message. But when I went to my account I saw it was watching Spanish versions of kids shows that I've never watched. I would choose to go to your account, choose the option to log out of all other sessions and change your passwords. Also, enable 2 factor on any account you can. No my Netflix account was legit taken away. Had to call their customer service line to recover it. I made sure to go to the Netflix website to get the phone number too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 22 minutes ago, DarkStar189 said: Didn't do that, and actually never have. Is there a good go to program you recommend for android? BitDefender or Avira are both solid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggie Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 Honestly I don’t believe any email that I receive warning of anything 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slug Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 13 minutes ago, Biggie said: Honestly I don’t believe any email that I receive warning of anything As long as he's not logging in/changing his passwords using links in such e-mails then he's fine there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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