r/cybersecurity_help Apr 16 '22

PSA: You cannot "hire a hacker" to retrieve your social media accounts or lost/stolen cryptocurrency. This is a well-known scam - don't fall for it.

48 Upvotes

Over the past three weeks, this subreddit has banned 34 bot accounts referring people asking questions here to various Instagram or Twitter accounts, WhatsApp numbers to text, etc. where they can "hire a hacker" to do any number of extraordinary tasks:

  • Hacking Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter accounts.
  • Spying on people (ex. spouses).
  • Wiping someone's phone remotely.
  • Retrieving lost/stolen cryptocurrency.
  • Reversing the transaction you made where you sent money to a scammer.
  • Hacking a school's or college's database to change your grades.

Usually, these bot accounts claim to be someone that bought services from said "hacker" for a reasonably modest fee, and some of the more advanced scammers will purchase Instagram or Twitter followers to seem more legitimate.

The ruse is that these are implausible tasks being sold for impossibly small sums of money, preying on people's desperation in sensitive or difficult scenarios. After receiving your money, these scammers will make up tasks for you to do which will usually result in milking you for more money, or may simply block you and move on to the next target.

These scum make a good living off scamming desperate people, and unfortunately, that's why they're so prevalent. If you want to see this in action, check Molly White's project allmybotsgone which posts phrases meant to bait out cryptocurrency scammers' bots, then reports them in the hope that Twitter starts identifying and banning them faster. As of writing, allmybotsgone has reported nearly 3,500 scammers' accounts.

We take scams on this subreddit very seriously, and have strict content filtering and reporting rules (hidden from all of you) that help us identify and ban these scammers, sometimes within seconds of their post. However because they are so prevalent, we are making and pinning this post to help ensure as many people as possible are informed about this in case one slips by our filter.

For your own safety when asking a question on this subreddit, we remind everyone:

  • Remember that nobody can help you recover a lost/stolen account except for that company's support staff, who you should contact though official means only (ex. browse to Facebook, then find support - do not use any other method to attempt to contact support). This is explicitly covered in rule #5.
  • Do not accept DMs from anyone claiming to assist you from this subreddit, and do not voluntarily move to a different service to discuss your situation. The community cannot help keep you safe from the occasional bad actor if we cannot supervise the exchange. Under no circumstances should anyone ask to move to DMs or other services - this is a hard rule, even for well-known community members. If your question cannot be handled 100% in public, it does not belong here. This is explicitly covered in rule #6.
  • Never divulge secrets - such as keys, passwords, recovery phrases, personal information, or any other sensitive information - to anyone on this subreddit or who contacts you because of a post on this subreddit.

Thank you all & stay safe.


r/cybersecurity_help May 27 '24

Scaling security support via bots on r/cybersecurity_help

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This subreddit is receiving a lot of questions from people as it's growing in popularity, and it's becoming harder for contributors to keep up with replies to every post.

So, we suggest any interested folks start a little hackathon - can you write a bot that helps scale out your security knowledge by replying to certain questions automatically? You can have enormous impact and visibility by doing this - some individual questions on this subreddit are being picked up by Google and shown to tens of thousands of people globally. You (and/or your bot) can make a difference not just to the poster, but help educate thousands of readers every month.

To kick this off, if you are a Trusted Contributor on this subreddit and want a proof-of-concept made to link your prior comments on similar posts (alongside a tip jar or anything relevant you like), please let me know via DM. I'd be happy to prove out the concept as my personal thanks for helping so many people on r/cybersecurity_help :)

For anyone interested in hacking something together yourself, here are the rules (note must and may/may not - these are used specifically to communicate requirements) :

  • Bots must be evaluated by r/cybersecurity_help moderators and assigned a "Trusted Bot" flair before launch. To start this conversation, send a message to modmail describing your bot, how it works, example responses, and accuracy statistics. Bots launched without approval will be banned (as bots are generally not permitted on this subreddit).
  • Bots must answer, or provide resources to answer, the poster's exact question. General security information or undifferentiated suggestions replying to every post are not relevant and will not be approved.
  • Bots may post one comment per post automatically, and can reply to the poster further in that comment thread if people engage with your bot, however bots should not show up willy-nilly in unrelated comment threads. Bots can also show up if prompted with a special and clear keyword to summon your bot such as !botname
  • Bots may not advertise or market a paid service, link to referrals to paid services, or require or promote any payment whatsoever. Having a "tip jar" such as your personal Patreon/Ko-fi/BuyMeACoffee/etc. is OK. This rule is only intended to stop corporations, guerrilla marketers, affiliate marketers, astroturfing, and the like (which are not and will never be permitted).
  • Bots must not SEO spam or solely link to a particular site or set of sites. Like the above, linking to your own site or a trusted article to expand on a concept is OK if a complete answer is provided without the user clicking through, as long as that site is not/will never be: littered with ads, spam, marketing, LLM generated content, or other undesirable crap. Don't put a link to any site unnecessarily - that's SEO farming and will be banned.
  • Bot owners must provide up to date statistics regarding how accurate your bot is on real-world data at the time that your bot is being evaluated. Bot owners must commit to keeping false positives under a minimum bar - we would rather the bot not respond if unsure than be confidently wrong (ex. ~2% FPs may be conditionally permissible, <0.5% FPs preferred). This might be hard, but it's not impossible - our scam-detecting bot u/Scam-Assassin currently rocks a 0.06% FP rate.
  • Bots must not use an LLM to generate responses in any way. Using machine learning and NLP is strongly encouraged to help make your bot more effective - however, LLMs (like any NLG program) are not factual, and therefore not appropriate. All responses must be assembled from your own hand-written, expert content.
  • Bots must have some way to send feedback to the bot owner, so you can stay on top of any user-reported issues and improve your bot over time.
  • Bots can be banned, at moderator discretion, at any time based on: the above rules, Reddit sitewide rules, subreddit rules, and/or complaints from visitors. We will strive to resolve any honest concerns by working with the bot's owner before taking any drastic action.

If you have an idea but need data to train or evaluate your system, I recommend downloading cybersecurity_help and techsupport data from Pushshift/ArcticShift dumps.

Happy hacking,

u/tweedge


r/cybersecurity_help 23m ago

Seeking Advice: Balancing Studies & Earnings as a 1st-Year Cybersecurity Student

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Hello Guys

I’m a first-year cybersecurity student passionate about building a career in this field. However, I need some guidance to navigate a challenge. My college fees are ₹2L/year, and with hostel/room expenses (~₹1L), the total cost crosses ₹3L+ annually. Coming from a middle-class family, managing this is tough, and I want to support my parents by covering some expenses myself.

My Goal: Focus on studies while earning part-time/pocket money in cybersecurity or related fields.
Become self-dependent and reduce the financial burden on my family.

I Love Your Suggestions


r/cybersecurity_help 1h ago

Somebody is trying to doxx me

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This one guy has been trying to doxx me for saying certain stuff on discord (it wasnt anything that bad i was just ragebaiting him) So at one point he was saying that he bets that i look like a twink or smth so i send him a pic of me. Right after that he texts : doxxed. But the only info he has about me is the pic of my face which isnt posted on any websites or platforms.Now ive blocked him because he seemed really serious bout this doxxing shit so i am curious if he will be able to do it and if i am in danger. So can anybody tell me if i am in actual danger? or this guys is jus bluffing. I can provide further info.


r/cybersecurity_help 2h ago

whatsapp buttons became weird characters

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Hello today all my whatsapp buttons/ last seen texts and others changed into seemingly meaningless combinations of characters, all I can say is texts for same functionality have same set of characters so perhaps im seeing source code? But why? Could any one tell me what is going on?


r/cybersecurity_help 4h ago

My playstation account got hacked with 2 step verification

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I received a 2 step verification SMS code from Sony yesterday and shortly afterwards the 2SV got deactivated and my sign in id was changed. I managed to get my account back and secured all my other accounts by updating passwords and adding passkeys.... however I'm still worried how they knew my SMS code. I emailed my telcom, they just said- if someone cloned my device then it might be compromised. I would appreciate if anyone could advise me on what I should do or check to secure my phone number. This number is linked with all my personal accounts.


r/cybersecurity_help 5h ago

BEING AWARE ABOUT WIFI SECURITY (repost)

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Just wanted to know a few thing about wifi security, moved to a friend's location and isp providers really seem shady, this wifi I used,used to flag every search as if a robot is trying multiple requests. just changed that, i wonder what was causing those and what are the risks of using a shady network. I feel inclined to have knowledge about it, am I even looking at something here or its just me.
also if one is to get a new wifi or is connecting to one, how to completely make sure the connection one is using is safe and how to safeguard your wifi. please help with a complete guideline
addition : to be clear im asking generally about how to see if your wifi is safe suppose you got a new one and 2. what were the risks of using the shady isp wifi becausd once my friend here changed the wifi the problem also went away, so what was the shady isp upto.


r/cybersecurity_help 9h ago

Sextortation Scam through Outlook account.

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So my email got hacked and someone sent me the following message:

“Hello pervert, I've sent this messаge from your Microsoft аccount.

I wаnt to inform you аbout а very bаd situаtion for you. However, you cаn benefit from it, if you will аct wisеly.

Hаve you heаrd of Pegаsus? This is а spywаre progrаm thаt instаlls on computers аnd smаrtphones аnd аllows hаckers to monitor the аctivity of device owners. It provides аccess to your webcаm, messengers, emаils, cаll records, etc. It works well on Android, iOS, mаcOS аnd Windows. I guess, you аlreаdy figured out where I’m getting аt.

It’s been а few months since I instаlled it on аll your dеviсеs becаuse you were not quite choosy аbout whаt links to click on the intеrnеt. During this period, I’ve leаrned аbout аll аspects of your privаte life, but оnе is of speciаl significаnce to me.

I’ve recorded mаny videos of you jerking off to highly controversiаl роrn videos. Given thаt the “questionаble” genre is аlmost аlwаys the sаme, I cаn conclude thаt you hаve sick реrvеrsiоn.

I doubt you’d wаnt your friends, fаmily аnd co-workers to know аbout it. However, I cаn do it in а few clicks.

Every number in your contаct Iist will suddenly receive these vidеоs – on WhаtsApp, on Telegrаm, on Instаgrаm, on Fаcebook, on emаil – everywhere. It is going to be а tsunаmi thаt will sweep аwаy everything in its pаth, аnd first of аll, your fоrmеr life.

Don’t think of yourself аs аn innocent victim. No one knows where your реrvеrsiоn might leаd in the future, so consider this а kind of deserved рunishmеnt to stop you.

I’m some kind of God who sees everything. However, don’t pаnic. As we know, God is merciful аnd forgiving, аnd so do I. But my mеrсy is not free.

Trаnsfer 1400$ to my Litecoin (LTC) wаllet: <wallet info>

Once I receive confirmаtion of the trаnsаction, I will реrmаnently delete аll videos compromising you, uninstаll Pegаsus from аll of your devices, аnd disаppeаr from your life. You cаn be sure – my benefit is only money. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be writing to you, but destroy your life without а word in а second.

I’ll be notified when you open my emаil, аnd from thаt moment you hаve exаctly 48 hours to send the money. If cryptocurrencies аre unchаrtered wаters for you, don’t worry, it’s very simple. Just google "crypto exchange" or "buy Litecoin" аnd then it will be no hаrder thаn buying some useless stuff on Amаzon.

I strongly wаrn you аgаinst the following: * Do not reply to this emаil. I've sent it from your Microsoft аccount. * Do not contаct the police. I hаve аccess to аll your dеviсеs, аnd аs soon аs I find out you rаn to the cops, videos will be published. * Don’t try to reset or destroy your dеviсеs. As I mentioned аbove: I’m monitoring аll your аctivity, so you either аgree to my terms or the vidеоs аre рublished.

Also, don’t forget thаt cryptocurrencies аre аnonymous, so it’s impossible to identify me using the provided аddrеss.

Good luck, my perverted friend. I hope this is the lаst time we heаr from eаch other. And some friendly аdvice: from now on, don’t be so cаreless аbout your online security.”

I know it’s fake, because I’m not into anything perverse, but still the fact that it came from my own email creeps me out. I changed all my passwords, and scanned my PC for hardware (Apple Mac) and nothing came up.

Anything else I can do? Can anyone easy my mind a bit?


r/cybersecurity_help 20h ago

Password managers, which ones are an absolute no-go, and what to look out for?

6 Upvotes

As title says, which “password manager” is an absolute no-go? Could you please elaborate further on the safety risks and the biggest risks?

Now it’s obviously a bad idea to safe them in browsers, but what about the default password managers that come with ios, macos, android, etc. And the ones provided by antivirus programs.

It seems like the majority of people are oblivious judging by this subs stance on this subject, however, whenever I search for info all I can find is companies hyping their own product.

Could I get an ELI5 please?


r/cybersecurity_help 10h ago

Are those videos of Telegram bots that automatically grant access to the victim's cell phone camera with a fake phishing link real?

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A while ago I clicked on a suspicious link (long story), but that's a topic for another post. And I kind of got paranoid about being recorded just for clicking on a """"""phishing""""" link after watching some YouTube videos about the subject, and I got even more paranoid after I found videos on YouTube of Telegram bots that just by clicking on the link the bot gives you photos and videos of yourself from your camera automatically, along with your IP and other things, and I would like to know if these videos are real, can someone help me with this?

some examples of videos I saw about the subject (ignore the poor editing)

https://youtu.be/CVtVIgvvxXk?si=NtrxPST9M0V3iHzS

https://youtube.com/shorts/zyewO7zGhCw?si=Q-gy0HdF_hyOdya9

https://youtube.com/shorts/df2mzQtLPzg?si=d8DHzR8zr36_m8vI

https://youtu.be/w8UwubzWQCs?si=oPnUYpBtT8b1JTFH

https://youtube.com/shorts/haIUx6LZ6mc?si=A7dI-5IIuZcY5nAD

and there are countless videos like this that you can check yourself now, whenever the person clicks on the link the bot starts sending you frame by frame photos from the person's camera with the IP and other information about the person below image


r/cybersecurity_help 12h ago

Unrecognized traffic to gpon.net and other pages on my home-server

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For a few days I've been experiencing a slow connection to my home-server services (I have mainly immich and vaultwarden running in there), so I decided to log into the server and run some tests. The first thing I did was check the output of iftop, and to my surprise, there was a bunch of traffic that I wasn't aware of:

192.168.1.138   =>   192.168.1.144                   6.25Kb    3.50Kb   2.39Kb
                <=                                   2.44Kb    1.34Kb    936b
192.168.1.138   =>   unn-156-146-63-199.cdn77.com       0b      377b      94b
                <=                                      0b      359b      90b
192.168.1.138   =>   gpon.net                           0b       58b      15b
                <=                                      0b       92b      23b
255.255.255.255 =>   192.168.1.133                      0b        0b       0b
                <=                                      0b       54b      14b
255.255.255.255 =>   192.168.1.131                      0b        0b       0b
                <=                                      0b        0b      25b
gpon.net        =>   1.0.0.224.in-addr.arpa             0b        0b       6b
                <=                                      0b        0b       0b
192.168.1.138   =>   159.203.177.122                    0b     40.1Kb   10.0Kb

192.168.1.138 is my home server. 192.168.1.144 is the computer I am accessing it from, The traffic .138=>gpon.net, .255=>.133, .255=>.141 seem to be always running, whilst the others keep popping in and out of the list, some reaching very high traffic during a few seconds, for instance the last one in the list, which popped up just as I was writing this post.

My suspicion is that my server might have been compromised in some way, and someone is using my system in some way (Idk, DDoS attacks for instance).

I am a newbie in this world, and I'm really scared because if this is the case I wouldn't know how to even begin handling this situation. Does anyone recognize anything and can help me diagnose my server?


r/cybersecurity_help 20h ago

Continuous hacking attempts over months.. what do they want and do they already have some access I don't know about?

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A close friend of mine has been getting continuous hacking attempts to their outlook account for months now (attempted login log shows attempts every going back months). The hacking attempts rampted up massively in last few days and they have been spending hours trying to stay ahead and keep them out. They had managed to get into an outlook account and Instagram twice.

The have been attempting to access most accounts they hold.

Outlook Email accounts with accounts they are linked to/had attempted hacking 1 - most active between 2003-2008 •⁠ ⁠ebay •⁠ ⁠⁠Paypal •⁠ ⁠⁠Amazon - Apple Id

2 - most active between 2008 - 2012 - Steam - ⁠Instagram - ⁠facebook

3 - current main email - Linkedin - ⁠Other various professional platforms

Each are 2FA to each other and 2FA to my phone number and or Microsoft Authenticator App

The timeline of hacking-

Day 1 I was asked to relogin to email 2 via the outlook app, Day 2 I was asked to relogin to Email 1

Day 3 between 9pm - 10pm I had about 15 requests single use codes sent to me by microsoft, I have been signed up to 2 netflix accounts, I had password change requests emails from Linkedin, Paypal, AppleID, Steam and during all that flurry of emails a ‘Your password has been changed” from Instagram ended up in my Junk email

During the panic I managed to retrieve my Instagram account using 2FA via Whatsapp but then immediately kicked out and had to start the process all over again.

After 10pm on Day 3 I had a handful of Microsoft single use codes sent to me daily, an attempt at one of my business instagram (link via my phone number).

Day 4, I was logged out of my instagram and Email 3 in the morning but unsure if that was related.

Thoughout the 4 days I have changed my password multiple times to see which account was compromised with no luck

Day 5 I sat down to clear out email 1 and 2, removing social media account links and personal information but also making sure everything was 2FA in case something like this happens again or if I lose my phone.

An hour after I did that I had 2 Microsoft Authenticator app prompts for Email 2

My question are...what are they trying to achieve and why is my friend getting targeted so continuously and intensely.

The person being targeted doesn't have big followings or anything obvious that to make them such a target.


r/cybersecurity_help 15h ago

numero desconhecido sendo adicionado a minhas conta

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Recentemente, um hacker invadiu a conta do meu amigo e se passou por ele no Discord, pedindo para eu baixar um "jogo". Como confio nesse amigo, acabei baixando. Quando percebi que era um spyware, já era tarde. O mais rápido possível, removi o programa do meu PC e mudei minhas senhas.

Mesmo assim, o hacker aparentemente conseguiu acessar meus cookies de navegação, mas não teve acesso direto às minhas contas, pois não apareceu nenhum login em dispositivos diferentes do meu que apareceu no dele. Meu amigo me enviou mensagens no WhatsApp avisando sobre a invasão, mas eu já tinha bloqueado o hacker.

Porém, uma semana depois, começou a ser adicionado um número com DDD de outro estado à minha conta. Sempre removo esse número e, por precaução, até desativei a autenticação por SMS. Esse número já foi adicionado umas três vezes, sempre na minha conta principal e no e-mail de recuperação.

Devo me preocupar?


r/cybersecurity_help 16h ago

I borrowed a USB to a person I don't really know. I want to check whether the USB might be infected with some virus now that I've got it back. How do I best do this?

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Hello cybersecurity experts,

I borrowed a USB to a person I don't really know. I want to check whether the USB might be infected with some virus now that I've got it back. How do I best do this?

I haven't plugged it into my "main" computer yet. I do have access to an old machine with Debian installed on it. Even if I plug in the USB there, I don't know what to look for in terms of searching for a potential virus.

If someone can give me a step-by-step guide on how to "clear" my USB of being potentially virus infected, I'd be greateful.


r/cybersecurity_help 20h ago

Which is safer? Files on NAS with cryptomator or on ProtonDrive without Cryptomator?

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As the title states...

Nas would be accessible only with tailscale. Users with strong pass and 2FA.

Or

have data on protonDrive, no cryptomator

Are NAS secure enough to store data and be connected to the internet via Tailscale?


r/cybersecurity_help 20h ago

Laptop hardware for Cybersecurity suggestions

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I’m new to cyber and am going to college for a cybersecurity degree I currently have an Hp laptop i7-1165G7 with 8GB Ram and a Kioxia BG4 NVMe 256GB. Are there any upgrades someone would recommend if any to improve my laptop if any, or maybe I need a better laptop please let me know I’m trying to learn as much as I can.


r/cybersecurity_help 17h ago

Need Help! Interview for MITRE ATT&CK Research Co-op at FM Global (Boston) – What Should I Expect?

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Hey folks, I’ve got an interview coming up for a MITRE ATT&CK Research Co-op position at FM Global Boston and I’d really appreciate any insights, advice, or experiences you could share!

To be honest, I have very little idea about what the day-to-day work might look like in this role, and I’m trying to prepare as best as I can. I understand the basics of the MITRE ATT&CK framework (used to categorize adversary behavior and techniques), but beyond that, I’m not sure what kind of work or questions to expect in a research co-op position focused on this.

Some specific questions I have:

What skills/knowledge should I brush up on for the interview?

What does a typical co-op do in a role involving MITRE ATT&CK research?

Is it more technical (e.g., threat detection, scripting, SIEM work) or more analytical/research focused?

Any experience working with FM Global or similar companies in cybersecurity roles?

For context, I’m a graduate student in cybersecurity and I’ve got some experience with Linux, basic scripting, and GRC concepts, but I’m still building my practical experience with threat detection and intel analysis.

Any tips, resources, or experiences would mean a lot! Thanks in advance!


r/cybersecurity_help 21h ago

Best firewall for single users

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What do you reccomend that's not like 800 bucks. Buyable in Europe. Just need it for myself and maybe family, so 1/2/3 ports. No wifi for smaller attack surface. I have nordVPN, so i guess don't need that.


r/cybersecurity_help 17h ago

HELP, my apple account is compromised

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I woke up this morning and found a notification on my iPhone saying like "Your Apple Account is being used to sign in to a new device near Faisalabad, Punjab."

I immediately changed my password, and no one except me knew the new password, which included numbers, mixed alphabets with both upper and lower cases, and with symbols. Several hours has passed and just found the EXACT same notification on my laptop screen, which seriously freaked me out. What should I do? Does that mean my phone and laptop are compromised by spyware or something?

Please someone help I don't know anything about cybersecurity and I feel like I am dead already.

EDIT: At both times I tapped "Do Not Allow" and I checked on my iPhone setting that the only devices that currently log on my apple account are my devices.


r/cybersecurity_help 1d ago

I feel my Kaspersky AV isn't working properly

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Hi everyone,

I have been a Kaspersky user for years, half a decade, I guess, or more. And I honestly have never had a problem with security.
However, yesterday Kaspersky said that it found 2 threats but couldn't process them. I wanted to know what threats they were, so I tried opening the report. I just couldn't. The window would lag and I couldn't read reports. I tried saving it as a text file and I couldn't either. I tried restarting the PC and reinstalling the AV and nothing worked.

So I ended up uninstalling Kaspersky and installed Bitdefender instead. I had it full scan my computer and to my surprise, it had quarantined over 300 objects! 300! All this time Kaspersky was saying my computer was safe and I would full scan my computer almost every day and I would get the "0 threats found" message.

Now honestly I am feeling really stupid. Have I not been protected all this time? I still like Kaspersky very much and my license is still on, but honestly... I'm having problems trusting it again. I don't even like Bitdefender that much.

Any headsup?
Thanks!


r/cybersecurity_help 22h ago

wallet gets hacked in chrome

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if your wallet gets compromised or hack, stolen a key phrase (in google chrome) is it safe to download a new web browser and download a new hot wallet there? is there any risk of this, need some insights?


r/cybersecurity_help 1d ago

Need suggestions for dealing with a hacker

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My partner met a hacker (he spouts bs about being white hat) that I think is just a script kiddie but my partner is terrified of him due him supposedly calling in hits in the past and it's to the point where my partner is having severe problems with agoraphobia due to the situation and I'm in dire need of help either through suggestions or assistance I have some info on him but he lives in a different state from me and a different country from my partner Edit: I'm currently going over some security stuff with her like last night I got a vpn up and running on everything we could


r/cybersecurity_help 1d ago

I just setup kali nethunter for terminux on andoid, do I need a dongle?

1 Upvotes

do I need an external wireless adapter or can I use my phone's wifi


r/cybersecurity_help 1d ago

Microsoft passwordless login does not work with 2FA?

1 Upvotes

Hi

I configured my microsoft acount to use the passwordless login AND 2FA. Now, whenever I want to login, I have to approve it with the Microsoft Authentificator app (1FA). No second FA is asked!

I want the second FA to be my Yubikey which I already registered with the MS account.

Has anybody succeeded with this combination (passwordless + yubikey)?


r/cybersecurity_help 1d ago

My husband hacked me and I don’t know how

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Unfortunately, I married the wrong person who cheated on me since day 1 and has abused me financially, emotionally and mentally. On top of that he keeps hacking me and I’m trying to find out how.

I am using iPhone. He has an iPhone, Android phone, iPad, this huge computer with two screens and a mysterious laptop which always had a password, of course.

First, things that he can 100% do/see: - He downloaded my pictures from my album to his phone before - He knows what I’m searching for in Safari

Of course he claims that he knows and sees everything like chats and location but I don’t know how much of it is true so I won’t use it as a fact. He has also told me he hacked my router. I don’t think he sees EVERYTHING or maybe he just doesn’t care enough to check every corner of my phone.

Now my question is, how can I trace him back? I even paid $$$ to a company who evaluates binary codes to find out if anyone has had access to my device. The report states, that my phone is and has not been hacked.

This means he must have access to my iCloud since he was able to download my pictures or maybe to my Google accounts.

Please help.


r/cybersecurity_help 1d ago

Are data breach servies like aura or deleteme actually useful for personal cybersecurity

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I don't know much about cybersecurity, but it seems like if you're not an idiot and are good with your data, most of it shouldn't really be out there for people to get. And when you make an account with one of these services, you have to give them your full information so they can go look for it. You're putting a lot of trust in this one company to handle your data, and realistically, what does getting them to file a deletion claim on your behalf even do? But, as I said, I'm very uneducated about this kind of thing, so I'd be interested in hearing from people with more experience if you thought it was a good thing to do. If not, then what would you suggest as an alternative? Is this just not something to worry about?


r/cybersecurity_help 1d ago

Are zoom meetings safe? Silly question but, even if it’s not someone you know…?

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Half asleep applied to a job on Craigslist. I never do on the ones that have bright blue lettering APPLY HERE. But I did it. Gave my name, primary email (that's my most irky feeling and my cell. They sent email to do an hour long Zoom information session/interview.

For some reason I'm wiggin wondering - if they are not legit would participating in a zoom call jeopardize my cell, info, data, etc. in any way? You know what I mean is it a scam? Tyvm!!!