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My PC is hacked (lemmy.world)
submitted 10 months ago by Norodix@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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I just received a call from an indian microsoft technician. He informed me that my PC is sending a ton of error messages to microsoft. Most likely it has been hacked, and he would help me by remoting in and fixing the problem for me. I just wonder... Is it my PopOs or my Manjaro PC that sends all this info to microsoft?

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[โ€“] feddylemmy@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

#2 is a dangerous assumption!

[โ€“] Smokeydope@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

True! Any hacker that wants into a system and has the skills will usually find a way in. I do my best to set up firewalls and encrypt important stuff but even that wouldn't be enough if I was seriously targeted personally. I know that.