Posted on 02/07/2011 8:26:40 PM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Someone JUST hacked my craigslist account. I don't have a clue as to how they did it, but they posted four ads in the Westchester, NY area using my craigslist e-mail. Beats my four aces as to how they did it. I've deleted the cell phone ads, changed my password AND changed the receiving e-mail on the account. Does anyone have ANY idea as to how they hacked my craigslist account? Or, has craigslist suffered a major identity theft from its database?
Is it possible that your computer may have a virus?
Have you used an un-secured wireless connection anywhere (i.e. with a laptop)?
If any of your info was stored, it’s pretty easy for them to hijack any of your accounts.
Somebody posted my phone number on there once on the W4M boards. What made it worse was I spent the day at work ignoring all those calls.
An automated script probably ran on a website, surreptitiously injected Javascript, used the your current browser session or possibly a save cookie. Your only remedy: change you password.
I’m thinking maybe you might need to scan your computer for trojans, and I would go to anyplace you have an account and change everysingle password. And make it hard to guess, anything simple like “password” or 1234 is easy to crack.
I just Googled: how to hijack a craigslist account
It brings up quite a few links. Just be careful what you click.
Good luck!
Why in the world would any rational human have a CL account?
I have sold many of my extra sports & concert tickets there. I have also gotten rid of a lot of usless stuff from my garage. And the best part is that they have to come and pick it up!
Make sure that your computer is not set up to automatically connect to any wireless networks within your range. Otherwise, your computer could automatically connect to the
hacker’s network without your knowledge.
• Turn off file sharing when you are on the road to prevent hackers from stealing sensitive data from your
computer.
• Create a Virtual Private Network (VPN). A VPN establishes a private network across the public network
which prevents a hacker from intercepting your data.
http://wisconsin.bbb.org/storage/28/documents/Consumer%20Newsletter%20Archive/December.pdf
I googled the above. Craigs list is known for many criminal acts—scary place to do business.
>>I have sold many of my extra sports & concert tickets there. I have also gotten rid of a lot of usless stuff from my garage. And the best part is that they have to come and pick it up!<<
I thought that was what cousins and uncles were for!
;)
The last thing I want is a bunch of flakes coming to my house to pick up “bargains”, meanwhile checking everything out.
Based on their history w/r/t ethical business practices, I wouldn’t trust craigslist with anything more sensitive than a grocery list.
And every time I’ve looked at their listings I’ve seen nothing but vastly overpriced crap.
I made it a point to never answer any call that is not on my database and let it go to messaging. Usually, you just google the number and you get info on it.
Just contact CraigsList............(I’m not sure why you posted here for support of CL).........
Spammers will send out an email that looks like it’s from Craigslist to you telling you verify your account info. Looks real, I nearly fell for it.
If you logged onto your Craigslist account over a public wifi network, someone running Firesheep ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firesheep ) might have hijacked your logon.
I once received email for some other person for months... how we had the same computer or internet# address we never figured it out ... I called him and just forwarded the wayward messages to his other address (our actual email address’s weren’t even similar) we had good laugh, great conversations and even had similar experiences .. we both had homing Pigeons show up at our houses and they thought they were “Home” as well, and neither of us even raised Pigeons. sidebar (Back in the Day you could actually “Mail” a pigeon back home)
TT
You may have a password stealer installed on your computer. Change the paswords using a DIFFERENT computer and then do a virus and malware scan on your computer.
I get more help and information here than I have from anyone else ever. Just wondering how they did it? I have an idea and may post what is going on later. All I know is people are pretty bad.
One ad shows the home page to be: www.saleably.com
Also says, "Talk on MSN: saleably@hotmail.com"
Also says, "E-mail to: saleably3@yahoo.com"
Another ad has the number 661-247-5033 to which to text and it is in California. The ads were all posted in NY. This is all so strange.
Biggest question of all, why didn't they change the e-mail on the account to their e-mail so it wouldn't notify me when someone responded?
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