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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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[-] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

A friend's neighbor just fell for this. She received a call from the "nicest" Microsoft tech and decided she'd let them into her PC. Within 10 minutes after hanging up she received a call from her bank asking if an $800 debit was valid. It took her weeks to clean up the mess.

[-] Amends1782@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

Naievety tax

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