For a few minutes this past week, I thought the world was going
to end. Not because any impending catastrophe was imminent. No, the reason was
more innocuous
than that.
Here’s what happened: Someone hacked one of my email
accounts. Not the main email that I use, so that was good. But they were able
to then get into my Facebook pages.
Okay, not exactly the end of the world scenario I started
out with but still a little aggravating. I didn’t really lose any sleep or
anything but it was just another issue I needed to deal with that I shouldn’t
have.
From what I could tell, they didn’t really do much, no
off-color posts, no posting of links to some other country, no attempts to scam
anyone. I assume they just wanted information, and they probably got that. But,
I don’t really post anything on Facebook that’s a big secret so...
As far as the email goes, I have no idea what they did with
that. I could’ve sent a ton of spam out, I suppose. Well, not me but my
account. so it would appear to come from me. But no one has sent me an angry
response, so maybe not.
I think it’s all taken care of now, my Facebook accounts
seem to be normal and I once again have control of my email. Now, I get to what
to see what else they might do. Yay!
Such is life in the modern world. A few years ago, no one
had to worry about being hacked. Now, it’s becoming a regular occurrence. Which
is good in a way. If, by chance, people start receiving things that are totally
out of character for the person supposedly sending them, it’s a good indication
that they’ve been hacked.
Keep that in mind over the next few days. Just in case
something untoward shows up, appearing to be from me, you’ll know it’s not. I
hope! In any event, it’s not the end of the world! ~
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