Laptop was stolen, what should I do?
February 15, 2013 4:28 PM Subscribe
My Macbook Air was stolen this afternoon, with my gmail accounts open in browser windows. I logged out of all locations and changed passwords, requested a new credit card, and am planning to open new bank accounts (because I'd downloaded bank statements on a couple of occasions). What else should I do? Is there anything I can do remotely to track or wipe the computer if I (stupidly) hadn't installed anything to do that? What should I do to protect my work computer from the same fate? Thank you for your help!
Find My Mac you could even find your computer. Log into iCloud, see if you have it.
posted by phaedon at 4:43 PM on February 15, 2013
posted by phaedon at 4:43 PM on February 15, 2013
Change your AppleID, home's Wifi password also. Think of what else might be stored in your Keychain.
posted by phaedon at 4:56 PM on February 15, 2013
posted by phaedon at 4:56 PM on February 15, 2013
Response by poster: Unfortunately didn't have iCloud...
posted by three_red_balloons at 5:03 PM on February 15, 2013
posted by three_red_balloons at 5:03 PM on February 15, 2013
- Insurance if you have it, call them and let them know.
- Put a hold on your credit with one of the big three agencies.
- If you get another Mac or if your work machine is a mac and it's not going to make waves, use Filevault (or the windows equivalent).
- Use a password manager, I suggest 1 password or Lastpass. If you use lastpass, opt for the Yubikey.
- Install Prey as mentioned above.
posted by iamabot at 6:35 PM on February 15, 2013
- Put a hold on your credit with one of the big three agencies.
- If you get another Mac or if your work machine is a mac and it's not going to make waves, use Filevault (or the windows equivalent).
- Use a password manager, I suggest 1 password or Lastpass. If you use lastpass, opt for the Yubikey.
- Install Prey as mentioned above.
posted by iamabot at 6:35 PM on February 15, 2013
If you have bought anything off of iTunes or the App Store then I think your machine should be registered on iCloud. Use the same username and password to log in as you did for buying music/apps/etc. From there you can lock the machine with a 4-digit passcode, and have it display a message when it's next connected to the net.
I think a tech-savvy thief can get around this, but the average one will be lost.
posted by egypturnash at 8:55 PM on February 15, 2013
I think a tech-savvy thief can get around this, but the average one will be lost.
posted by egypturnash at 8:55 PM on February 15, 2013
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