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Old 01-20-2021, 09:37 PM   #17
JohnR
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Originally Posted by zimmy View Post
It was probably just that your recently departed-from-D.C. buddy's Russian friends hacked him . Hopefully, Ross finds out the story. Socialism at its best? It is a private company
Perhaps you are so far left you assume he was my buddy ; )

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How strong was your password and how often do you change it? That account information will have been harvested many many times over twenty years. My son at 11 had his Comcast account hacked and they made me jump through ridiculous hoops to get it unlocked. I don't think he was putting out right wing propaganda on Minecraft or whatever he played back then.
If you enter your address in this site, it will let you know how many times it has been harvested. Similar algorithm Google uses for its password check.
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
True. And once you get your account back set up Multi Factor Authentication so you are promoted for an additional token if your account is accessed from another device.

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