Comments on: What Information Can Hackers See if They Gain Access to My Computer? http://www.worldstart.com/what-information-can-hackers-see-if-they-gain-access-to-my-computer/ Everyone, no matter how good you are, needs computer help every now and then. That's where Worldstart comes in. Tue, 21 May 2013 03:34:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Hayleyhttp://www.worldstart.com/what-information-can-hackers-see-if-they-gain-access-to-my-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-135482 Hayley Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:42:30 +0000 http://www.worldstart.com/?p=17631#comment-135482 I got my account hacked after clicking a link from my iPhone is this now hacked?also I changed my password right away but it looks to me as if I'm get emails that are like replies to what I have sent help!! I got my account hacked after clicking a link from my iPhone is this now hacked?also I changed my password right away but it looks to me as if I’m get emails that are like replies to what I have sent help!!

]]> By: deborahhttp://www.worldstart.com/what-information-can-hackers-see-if-they-gain-access-to-my-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-130104 deborah Fri, 24 Aug 2012 17:47:37 +0000 http://www.worldstart.com/?p=17631#comment-130104 I clicked on a link and evidently my PC started spitting out emails to all my contacts for about 10 minutes. My antivirus may have picked it up. Did I jepordize any of my accts. or passwords? So far doesn't seem to be bothered. This happened several months ago now. I clicked on a link and evidently my PC started spitting out emails to all my contacts for about 10 minutes. My antivirus may have picked it up. Did I jepordize any of my accts. or passwords? So far doesn’t seem to be bothered. This happened several months ago now.

]]> By: Vixsterhttp://www.worldstart.com/what-information-can-hackers-see-if-they-gain-access-to-my-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-129806 Vixster Wed, 22 Aug 2012 19:55:32 +0000 http://www.worldstart.com/?p=17631#comment-129806 I have yahoo mail as does my Dad and the other day I got 2 mails from him with Hey Vicky in the subject line. Now, has someone hacked his address book (again) or mine (again)? I opened the mail, didn't click on the link of course, but when I hovered my mouse over the senders name, it gave some completely other email address so I know it wasn't sent from his account. As they had my name in the subject line I would have thought that they would have blitzed me with emails from all my contacts if they'd hacked me. If they got into my Dad's then it would have been a lot of work to put contact names in the subject line. I've also heard say that yahoo staff sell address books... Should we both run a virus check, change passwords or just ignore? I have yahoo mail as does my Dad and the other day I got 2 mails from him with Hey Vicky in the subject line. Now, has someone hacked his address book (again) or mine (again)? I opened the mail, didn’t click on the link of course, but when I hovered my mouse over the senders name, it gave some completely other email address so I know it wasn’t sent from his account. As they had my name in the subject line I would have thought that they would have blitzed me with emails from all my contacts if they’d hacked me. If they got into my Dad’s then it would have been a lot of work to put contact names in the subject line. I’ve also heard say that yahoo staff sell address books… Should we both run a virus check, change passwords or just ignore?

]]> By: Bill Leachhttp://www.worldstart.com/what-information-can-hackers-see-if-they-gain-access-to-my-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-129743 Bill Leach Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:17:03 +0000 http://www.worldstart.com/?p=17631#comment-129743 Chad,I know I'm swimming against the popular media current here but the overwhelming majority of people that you are referring to in your article are NOT hackers. In the computer world, "hackers" are literally computer experts and writers of code. The percentage of actual hackers involved in criminal activities in the western world was, and probably still is, very low.For example the folks that created MacAfee, TrendMicro, AVG, Norton, etc. are hackers. The people that created GNU, Libre Office, Linux and thousands of other free software are hackers.We really need to come up with another "catchy" term for these computer criminals so the media will have something else simple to use to refer to them!Great recommendations in your article however. You even have me thinking that I should take more steps to secure my computers. Chad,

I know I’m swimming against the popular media current here but the overwhelming majority of people that you are referring to in your article are NOT hackers. In the computer world, “hackers” are literally computer experts and writers of code. The percentage of actual hackers involved in criminal activities in the western world was, and probably still is, very low.

For example the folks that created MacAfee, TrendMicro, AVG, Norton, etc. are hackers. The people that created GNU, Libre Office, Linux and thousands of other free software are hackers.

We really need to come up with another “catchy” term for these computer criminals so the media will have something else simple to use to refer to them!

Great recommendations in your article however. You even have me thinking that I should take more steps to secure my computers.

]]> By: K.Vee.Shanker.http://www.worldstart.com/what-information-can-hackers-see-if-they-gain-access-to-my-computer/comment-page-1/#comment-129697 K.Vee.Shanker. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:17:54 +0000 http://www.worldstart.com/?p=17631#comment-129697 Hi Chad, Thanks for your detailed reply.I would like to add a couple to the list. Some hackers (mostly teens) are just sadists. They just spread viruses to wipe out all files of their victims.Some also use victims' computers as 'moles'and zombies for money laundering and spamming. This is the main reason why a hacker is difficult both to identify and to stop. So, it is not just your data. Hi Chad,
Thanks for your detailed reply.I would like to add a couple to the list. Some hackers (mostly teens) are just sadists. They just spread viruses to wipe out all files of their victims.Some also use victims’ computers as ‘moles’and zombies for money laundering and spamming. This is the main reason why a hacker is difficult both to identify and to stop. So, it is not just your data.

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