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susie1

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i'm not very up to speed with computers and i know its possible to hack computers but the how to's i don't know.. i hope someone can help me understand if this is possible.

1. my oh had his email account hacked into
2. he had 2 pictures on the home computer that he deleted (emptied recycling bin too)
3. supposed hacker got into our computer and got these pictures and emailed them from his yahoo email to another email address
4. i ran scans to see if there was any access into our home computer and there was no open ports or access points
5. work collegue of oh admitted it was him+friend that did it for a laugh (they opened up an acc with an escort agency and posted these pics on it with phone numbers and other details)
6. am i just an idiot or is this just not possible?

thanks, i hope someone can clarify for me.
 
If I understand it right you think someone hacked your pc, trawled through deleted files, recovered 2 photos, got yer fellas email password and posted the photos on an escort site with his phone number.

Not impossible but not very likely. Trying to not be cynical here but quiz the OH a bit more strongly on this one.

To help us further troubleshoot, any chance we could see the photos? ;)
 
everything is possible! but unlikely,is your oh on the level ? sounds a bit fantastic to me,were the pics of a sexual nature of you or him or both ?he may be getting mates to cover his tracks or maybe its all true ! what do you think ?
 
yes i have been quizzing him, and he totally denies being any part of it (of course he would duh!)
i know he would not be the sort of guy that would give out his number on a website, he wont even answer a call from a private number.
the pics were of him, one showing his This post will be deleted if not edited to remove bad language - hense why it is so unbelieveable that these deleted pics ended up being emailed and then posted on a site.

**if it wasn't him, i know he's not happy that i won't take his word for it, but thats just tough cos there is not evidence of any intruder. wouldn't a hacker even if its not malicious eg to wreck your computer leave some sort of evidence behind?
 
Similar situation, found over 100 photos on my PC of Teens/animals/OAPs in very compromising positions. I know I didnt download them ! The thing was when I checked dates/times they were downloaded I wasnt home. Never figured out how the person got access but yep it must be possible
 
sandrabing said:
Similar situation, found over 100 photos on my PC of Teens/animals/OAPs in very compromising positions. I know I didnt download them ! The thing was when I checked dates/times they were downloaded I wasnt home. Never figured out how the person got access but yep it must be possible
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yeh, the email was sent at 12.50am (he was in bed)
the escort thing was set up at times when he didn't have access to his computer eg lunch time and was out of the building and comments posted when he was out also....
 
Maybe they didn't hack the computer just the web-based email account? Which they could have done by guessing his password. Is it an absolute definite the hackers would need to access the computer to get the pictures?

The good thing about Yahoo is they send the IP address in the clear so he can log into the account, check any emails they sent from his account and get an idea where they were sent from. Or you could do it, if you can access his email. PM if you need help.
 
room305 said:
Maybe they didn't hack the computer just the web-based email account? Which they could have done by guessing his password. Is it an absolute definite the hackers would need to access the computer to get the pictures?

The good thing about Yahoo is they send the IP address in the clear so he can log into the account, check any emails they sent from his account and get an idea where they were sent from. Or you could do it, if you can access his email. PM if you need help.
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the reason i think it was surely a hacker (presuming it wasn't oh) is cause this work buddy said he could see credit card details stored on the hard drive, internet purchase (i buy off ebay and stuff, oh never buys online), conversations (i presume chat rooms) and other stuff...i'm afraid that the other stuff is my personal bits and bobs that i don't want anyone to see AND if he took oh pics...what about mine.

i did access his yahoo and seen the email notification from this escort place...used my imagination and found his profile..the rest is above..
 
susie1 said:
yeh, the email was sent at 12.50am (he was in bed)
the escort thing was set up at times when he didn't have access to his computer eg lunch time and was out of the building and comments posted when he was out also....
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Just be aware that the times mean absolutely nothing, they can be easily misinterpreted or faked.
 
susie1 said:
i'm not very up to speed with computers and i know its possible to hack computers but the how to's i don't know.. i hope someone can help me understand if this is possible.

1. my oh had his email account hacked into
2. he had 2 pictures on the home computer that he deleted (emptied recycling bin too)
3. supposed hacker got into our computer and got these pictures and emailed them from his yahoo email to another email address
4. i ran scans to see if there was any access into our home computer and there was no open ports or access points
5. work collegue of oh admitted it was him+friend that did it for a laugh (they opened up an acc with an escort agency and posted these pics on it with phone numbers and other details)
6. am i just an idiot or is this just not possible?

thanks, i hope someone can clarify for me.
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Bullet point 3 is in conflict with bullet point 5.

My line of thinking would be if the work colleague admits/confesses to it then this eliminates the possibility of a hacker. Why would they admit to it?

This admission in my mind leaves the 2 possibilities either he did it himself and they are covering for him or they are assholes/bullies who should be disciplined according to whatever codes exist in his work. Posting someones number in conjunction with a picture where it may be intercepted by all manner of strange people is an unacceptable invasion of privacy and defamation and Im sure its illegal.

IMO it goes beyond the boundaries of a practical joke.


With regards to point 6 . Whoever posted the personal details is the idiot.
 
Point 3 - was oh reasoning for how this all happened

after 2 days of phone calls and txts from perverts, the collegue rang oh and said 'ha ha, got you, it was all me, me and a mate hacked your computer and did blah blah'. imo, if he did this he is still a hacker - would you not agree?

i have suggestion about going to the police, i'm so peeved that my stuff could have been taken or even accessed, but that would probably be a long drawn out process.

is there a hackers programme that could allow you to do all this?
 
As someone who works as a software developer, and who worked within tech support for about 5 years (witnessed all kinds of weird stuff), the concept of a hacker hacking into your PC and doing things like this is way off the mark.

There is another simple explanation.
 
Point 3 - was oh reasoning for how this all happened
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..but the OH had previously deleted the photos. There is a considerable amount of time involved in recovering deleted files, and thats if you know where they are, what they're names are, whats in them and even then they might not be recoverable.
If its his mates in work, ask them how they recovered the files, what software did they use, did they find any other files and why they picked those particular files, if the files were called "me_in_an_embarassing_nude_pose.jpg" it would explain a bit further though..
ask them how they logged in to the pc, what software did they use to "hack" it?
 
susie1 said:
yeh, the email was sent at 12.50am (he was in bed)
the escort thing was set up at times when he didn't have access to his computer eg lunch time and was out of the building and comments posted when he was out also....
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Did you check the IP address on the email? If it is in a block registered to a different broadband provider than yourselves then it might point to something suspicious.

I am however, on the basis of what is presented here so far, inclined to think it unlikely your computer was hacked.
 
If he posted these pictures himself, whuch seems to be what a lot of people here are thinking, then he obviously would have wanted his picture up on the website and would have kept it to himself.

Did he tell you about this himself in a "how the bloody hell did this happen" kind of way or did you just happen to find out.

If you just found out, well then...........
 
I do agree with you all, i'm not convinced that he is not involved *somewhere* down the line, if not at the begining. i just thought that before i attack again, i'd suss out if these things are possible..but yes it does seem very extreme and highly unlikely.
 
The key to this is the manner in which you found out about it.

I would not claim to be a computer expert but I would believe that the explanation he provided is possible, however unlikely it may be.
If it is possible at all it may be true.

If he told you about this himself, you have to ask yourself why would he post pictures of himself on a dodgy website and then tell you about it?

However if the mates being hackers story only came about after you discovered the pictures / heard a dodgy phone call then you dont need to be Einstein to work it out....
 
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