One of my kinks is being watched by strangers online. How can I make sure this is safe?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 30, 2013 -
8 answers
I recently started in a new job and got a used laptop for my desk. I have utilized this with my Chrome/ Google account. Then, after a few weeks, I got a warning in gmail, telling me that a foreign state might be trying to hack my account or computer.
My question is, should I start to worry about being tageted by hackers? Or is the alert from google and the phishing attempts a coincidence?
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posted by Nightly
on Feb 24, 2013 -
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I found several "favourited" videos in my YouTube account that were definitely not my or my partner's doing. What could have happened? Was I hacked?
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posted by peripathetic
on Nov 14, 2012 -
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My very new computer just got zonked with a virus that won't allow me to download anything, such as the $70 worth of Norton Anti-Virus I tried to download. Please help.
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posted by TheRedArmy
on Dec 2, 2011 -
16 answers
I am having a debate with someone about privacy whilst using a work laptop at home, using your own internet connection. Help settle this!
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posted by smalls
on Nov 4, 2008 -
14 answers
How do I handle this situation - I have discovered that my employer's computer systems are 100% unsecure
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 18, 2007 -
21 answers
Sending many different encrypted strings as URL arguments and want to decode them via a shared public key. How much security is necessary and possible?
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posted by ducksauce
on Sep 29, 2006 -
32 answers
Folks with adblocking and internet security software, can you help me out by letting me know 1) if your software blocks a site 2) what software it is 3)
why. That why is the tricky part!
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posted by dabitch
on Mar 29, 2006 -
15 answers
I don't have wireless internet in my home, but here I sit in my kitchen reading mefi while my laptop is picking up a signal from... somewhere.
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posted by arcticwoman
on Sep 8, 2005 -
27 answers
Windows XP firewall + Zone Alarm = problem?
I've just upgraded to Windows XP and I have three questions (so far...).
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posted by Termite
on Jun 7, 2004 -
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Anyone care to drop some knowledge about stopping spammers from spoofing your address? [more]
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posted by Hackworth
on Jan 17, 2004 -
5 answers
