[helpmenowsmartpeople]

Hi, 

 

I've received a threat from one of my middle school students. It all started when she impressed me by apparently viewing my Facebook account. Lately, she has claimed that she broke into my account and stole my personal information. She also said that she knows of a way to use my account information (my password and username were the same as my email account) to steal money from me and open cards in my name. I'm a little worried and also frustrated. She said she learned all of this in at a camp. I'm just upset. I'm not that old, not twenty anymore, though, and I hate the idea of being upstaged by this brat. Coding is apparently pretty easy to learn, but I haven't learned it simply because it wasn't as widely available as it now. I'm upset for a variety of reasons. I'm concerned that she actually did find a way to hack into my account, and, well, I've got some pretty personal stuff on there, including a thought journal that I was keeping to share with my therapist. I'm just upset. I can't believe anyone would do this to me, and I can't believe the gall of the youth today. I'm also upset that I can't call her bluff and fact check to find out if she did anything. 

 

I'm not that old. I could learn if I knew what I was supposed to be learning. I'm so frustrated, because I'm a member of Generation Y, and before Z came along, we were seen as the tech savvy ones. I feel like I've lost my edge before I even gained it. 

 

Sorry if this is in the wrong place. 

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Here's what i'd do get a small recording device one you can ware the better the quality the better for you. Then confront her asking for a private word and get her to tell you all this again without making it obvious tell her your very concerned that she has had access to your account empower her that's  the way you might get her to slip up. Get her to describe how she did it. Once you have all the details then simply take them to her parents and the police. Also at the end of the conversation ask her to stop doing it because it's breaking the law just so she admits she knows it's against the law.

 

test the recording device works before you do it for real, a place with little back ground noise would be best for recording and don't put your self into a dangerous situation some kids the days are shall we say a little of balance. 

 

I'd check for malware also like freebotter says and remember to keep the name and record of anything found either by videoing/pictures of the removal or best a complete drive image for evidence, i'd do both.

 

Depending on your email you may be able to check ip's that have had access to your account. For instance say it was Gmail in the bottom right you click details and it will show an ip log history limited in length but none the less it is there, any that look unusual you may want to check out.

 

Once this is all done and presuming she doesn't see this then your well on the way to seeing her grin reverse.

Hope you turn the tables.

[HolyCowZ]

Here's what i'd do get a small recording device one you can ware the better the quality the better for you. Then confront her asking for a private word and get her to tell you all this again without making it obvious tell her your very concerned that she has had access to your account empower her that's  the way you might get her to slip up. Get her to describe how she did it. Once you have all the details then simply take them to her parents and the police. Also at the end of the conversation ask her to stop doing it because it's breaking the law just so she admits she knows it's against the law.

 

test the recording device works before you do it for real, a place with little back ground noise would be best for recording and don't put your self into a dangerous situation some kids the days are shall we say a little of balance. 

 

I'd check for malware also like freebotter says and remember to keep the name and record of anything found either by videoing/pictures of the removal or best a complete drive image for evidence, i'd do both.

 

Depending on your email you may be able to check ip's that have had access to your account. For instance say it was Gmail in the bottom right you click details and it will show an ip log history limited in length but none the less it is there, any that look unusual you may want to check out.

 

Once this is all done and presuming she doesn't see this then your well on the way to seeing her grin reverse.

Hope you turn the tables.

[phillpower2]

Hello helpmenowsmartpeople,

 

I've received a threat from one of my middle school students.

 

 

Was this a verbal or ducumented threat such as an email etc, if documented and threating or criminal in any other way you can act now.

 

She also said that she knows of a way to use my account information (my password and username were the same as my email account) to steal money from me and open cards in my name.

 

 

 

Change all of your password and username details and do not use the same details for more than one account.

 

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[helpmenowsmartpeople]

Here's what i'd do get a small recording device one you can ware the better the quality the better for you. Then confront her asking for a private word and get her to tell you all this again without making it obvious tell her your very concerned that she has had access to your account empower her that's  the way you might get her to slip up. Get her to describe how she did it. Once you have all the details then simply take them to her parents and the police. Also at the end of the conversation ask her to stop doing it because it's breaking the law just so she admits she knows it's against the law.

 

test the recording device works before you do it for real, a place with little back ground noise would be best for recording and don't put your self into a dangerous situation some kids the days are shall we say a little of balance. 

 

I'd check for malware also like freebotter says and remember to keep the name and record of anything found either by videoing/pictures of the removal or best a complete drive image for evidence, i'd do both.

 

Depending on your email you may be able to check ip's that have had access to your account. For instance say it was Gmail in the bottom right you click details and it will show an ip log history limited in length but none the less it is there, any that look unusual you may want to check out.

 

Once this is all done and presuming she doesn't see this then your well on the way to seeing her grin reverse.

Hope you turn the tables.

That's great advice, but unfortunately she's gone to another facility now. The threat was verbal, and we have cameras in the building, so I'm guessing they could have recorded her voice at least; she was away from the cameras (at least the ones I saw). I have to be VERY careful about recording students, because there's a rule against it for teachers (apparently it only applies to teachers), but I think I'll invest in a recording pen or something to discretely catch this kind of behavior in the future. 

 

My main concern is how do I keep my information safe now? Was changing my password enough? Should I put out a fraud alert? If she got my password, she literally could have signed into my bank account and stolen my account information. She claimed she looked at my balance. She DID write down my gmail email address. 

Edited by helpmenowsmartpeople, 13 December 2016 - 05:08 PM.

[HolyCowZ]

I would report it to the police as then if anything does happen she will immediately be a suspect. Before reporting it to the police and bank you may want to discuss it with who ever is in-charge of the school just to play it safe for job security reasons some schools can be funny.

She may have got your Email from anywhere she could have seen it on a bit of paper left laying around by you or another staff member or if you made it public on a web site or if you have used a shared machine at school that the students have access to and left it to remember you then she probably could have been in your email. 

I'd never do email or banking or any of your private stuff on the schools network if you really have to use a vpn as kids are getting more tech savy.

Never leave the  remember me on this computer option ticked on a shared computer or someone else will gain access to your account.

 

Like Phillpower says change all your passwords but make sure your machine is free from malware if doing it on said machine.

Password strength will help use passwords a like to this but not this one and a different one for each account.

Example: ~a7KfT".>m98*hF@gT 

Use 2 step authentication when signing in to an email. In G-mail for instance you type your account name then password then it will send your phone a pin to enter every time you sign in (always delete this pin from your phone once you have entered it)

Check each time you sign in that no unusual account activity is in the recent ip activity log if your email supports it.

If you suspect your email has been hacked change password and check that no forwarding options have been activated.

 

Other things you can do:

Scan your pc regally for malware. (Malwarebyets antimalware is good) A scan minimum of once a week I do one every day.

 

make sure your Operating system is up to date.

 

Make sure your antivirus is up to date and on and you have a firewall turned on.

 

Make sure your web browser is up to date and maybe use a safe search function which isn't a 100% sure thing but gives an extra layer and indicates bad sites that may be harmful to your computer.

 

On your home router make sure it is up to date and remote administration is off.

These are a few things to give you some idea may seem a lot but it's not really. My grasp of gamma isn't very good so sorry about that.

 

Example of some of the easy to use security software that I use that might be useful to you all free except Malwarebytes Antimalware.

(only run one anti virus and one firewall)

 

chrome browser.

https://www.google.c...rowser/desktop/

 

Avira browser safety.

https://chrome.googl...bbcdekjklbdgfkk

 

Https Evereywhere.

https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere

 

MVP Hosts File

http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.htm

 

Malwarebytes Antimalware

https://www.malwarebytes.com/premium/

 

Windows firewall.

 

CCleaner to clean temporary files and junk (I never use the registry option in it)

https://www.piriform...leaner/download

 

 

Good luck