Something strange happened this morning, Have I been hacked?

Here we go, This morning i woke up by checking safari browser on my iphone. I saw that somehow Yahoo Search has been searching for my domicile? A little scary. Becasue last night i cleared all my history and closed the phone and i wake up to this. Well, I have not jailbreak my phone and its about 2 month old. Are the a risk that my iphone 4 has been hacked? (My yahoo account got hacked lately)

If your phone is not jailbroken, it is not hacked...you have nothing to worry about. There is no way to hack a non-jailbroken iPhone.
Your Yahoo account may have been hacked, but not your phone.

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SOMETHING STRANGE HAPPENED - please help

Dear friends
somethign really strange happened this morning on my ipod. I connected a friend's of mine ipod video at my computer and everything went just fine. I disconnected his ipod and then plugged my ipod. That's when my problem started. My itunes opened and his ipod appeared again, with all of his musics, videos, playlists. My ipod turned into his ipod. But none of the musics listed play. Nothing. I disconnected, tryied to use my ipod, and again, it was his songs, his playlists appearing on my screen.
I don't know what to do now. I know my songs are all at the ipod control folder, but they don't show. What can I do??

Do you and your friend's iPod have the same name?

Chess piece image of king showing instead of the normal picture we had chosen. Have we been hacked or does this happen for another reason?

Chess piece image of king showing instead of the normal picture we had chosen. Have we been hacked or does this happen for another reason?

While ATT was the one who made the news this time, it has been long reported that most of the major providers (google, Facebook, AOL, etc.) have been monitoring data trafic on their networks, and providing back door access to government agencies for years. (If one recalls, kinda the point Edward Snoden made with his secret government messages release.) At least, they seem to be backing off, as the public becomes more aware or their privacy invasions.

Hello. I created my apple id on a computer but whenever i try to use it on my (new) iphone, it says "review" after which nothing happens. I have not been able to purchase anything from the App store. Is there something i'm doing wrongly?

Hello. I created my apple id on a computer but whenever i try to use it on my (new) iphone, it says "review" after which nothing happens. I have not been able to purchase anything from the App store. Is there something i'm doing wrongly?

Have you looked in your email for a confirmation of the new apple id?

Something Strange happens in my wireless card

i have a wireless card in my laptop.But,something strange happens.And i'm really confused:(.
lspci | grep BCM43
and i got:
04:00.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g (rev 01)
then type:
lspci -vnn | grep 14e4
i got:
04:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11b/g [14e4:4315] (rev 01)
06:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetLink BCM5787M Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1693] (rev 02)
so, i think the "Broadcom BCM4312"page in archwiki(ie.http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Broadcom_BCM4312)may help.so i just do as the wiki page.
after that,i use Wicd to manage them.
it seems evrything is ok:D. the wireless card was marked with "eth1",and the previous "eth0".
but,something strange happens: after i reboot my laptop,then ,they exchange their "names"! the strangest thing is that it seems to happen randomly!
for example,nothing happened since the day before yesterday.but.this morning,they changed
and this is the "MODULE" line in my rc.conf:
MODULES=(acpi-cpufreq cpufreq_ondemand !ssb lib80211-crypt_tkip wl !b43 vboxdrv vboxnetflt vboxnetadp !vboxadd !vboxvfs)
so,any advice?

Notes on trying out netcfg:
- install netcfg: pacman -S netcfg
- set up a profile file in /etc/networks.d (copy a file from /etc/networks.d/examples and edit it)
- add the name of the profile file to NETWORKS=() in /etc/rc.conf
- add '@net-profiles' to DAEMONS=() in /etc/rc.conf (put it after 'network', prefixed with '@' so you don't have to wait for the network just to log in)
- remove the name of your interface that you want netcfg to set up from INTERFACES=() in /etc/rc.conf (so it doesn't try to set it up twice)
- also turn off whatever other network configuration daemon, like wicd, you might have been using.
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My husbands ipad2 keeps freezing on the screen, when he has entered the password what ever he working on stops after approx 2 minutes. It only started this morning and has been working perfectly prior to this. I purchased this 64gb 3G machine via eBay

My husbands ipad2 64gb 3G the screen keeps freezing. What ever you are working on stops after about 2 minutes the screen freezes and after another few moments you are required to put you password in again. It only started this morning and had been working perfectly until today. I purchased from eBay three weeks ago. If watching bbc new you can only watch for 2 minutes and same for video and games. Keeps coming back to screen saver where all icons are. Sometimes we are to use the on off button to get it going again. I set it up the same as my own iPad 32gb. Hope you can help? Thanks.

Spilled water without flavorings and especially without sugar is something from which your computer may recover. The best thing to do is to shut off as quickly as possible and remove the battery pack. Place the computer in a sunny window with the lid open to promote evaporation of the water. On top of a refrigerator is also a warm perch that'll promote drying. It is difficult to say exactly how long it takes to dry the computer; that depends on ambient temperature and humidity, and how how water is in there.
The biggest threat from the water is corrosion of metal parts, so drying quickly is a must. Also, water can form mineral salt deposits that can grow conductive dendrites between adjacent traces on printed circuit boards. The formation of dendrites is aggravated if you apply power before the machine is dried out. The worst damage would be if water managed to get in the breather hole of the hard drive - luckily, the way the drive is mounted, that would be fairly unlikely.
Bill

I have something attached to firefox called vostaren search. is that you? or have i been hacked?

I downloaded firefox. Later I tried to download open office, using firefox, then found something called vostaren search when I opened the firefox icon, so I removed firefox entirely from my computer, then waited a few days then re-downloaded firefox. Still have the vostaren attached to firefox. Iis that a legitimate part of firefox. or have I been hacked? Is there now a cookie that will cause firefox to direct me immediately to vostaren when I open firefox?

hi friendmozilla, no this is no legitimate part of firefox and sound like an issue with adware that might have been bundled with a download. in order to resolve that please perform all these steps:
# [[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems|reset firefox]] (this will keep your bookmarks and passwords)
# afterwards go to the firefox menu ≡ > addons > extensions and in case there are still extensions listed there, disable them.
# finally run a full scan of your system with different security tools like the [http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free free version of malwarebytes] and [http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/ adwcleaner] to make sure that adware isn't present in other places of your system as well.
[[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]]

I recently had my iphone 4s screen repaired because the screen was cracked. It was all ok and then a few weeks later something strange happened. My touchscreen works, but the screen doesnt show, you can see the light in the background but no picture?

I recently had my iphone 4s screen repaired because the screen was cracked. It was all ok and then a few weeks later something strange happened. My touchscreen works, but the screen doesnt show, you can see the light in the background but no picture? has anyone got any ideas as to what the problem is, is it self-repairable or even repairable at al?

The LCD Display connector has partially come loose from the logic board connector, and simply needs to be pressed back down into place. Or the front screen assembly is now faulty, and needs to be replaced again.

HT3228 I upgraded from iPhone 4 to a 5 and my emails have duplicated. Those I received and read on my Mac this morning have come in again and show unread so I have 2 of all of them. Any idea what setting is causing this?

I upgraded from iPhone 4 to a 5 and my emails have duplicated. Those I received and read on my Mac this morning have come in again and show unread so I have 2 of all of them. Any idea what setting is causing this? Thanks.

You may have to try deleting all the music from your phone (by going to Settings>General>Usage>Music, swipping All Music and tapping Delete), then sync it all back on with iTunes in order to fix this.

What happened this morning, albeit briefly?

Being a newbie to BT BB, since July 12th I wondered what happened this morning when I was on the interne,t when suddenly I could no longer access any websites. My wireless connection was still there or so I thought but then noticed a yellow exclamation mark over my taskbar's connectionsymbol and when I opened the network centre saw that there was a red cross between my hub's icon and the internet's one.
I went into the other room where the hub is and all three lights were on, blue and stable. I restarted the hub and then in fact turned it off and on again and after a few minutes all lights were blue again and I had WiFi connection. During the period it was not working I also tried my smartphone to connect and this, similarly, couldn't find a WiFi signal.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Probably just one of the home hub 3s oddities which seem to get reported quite often on this forum.
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

When trying to set up automatic syncing , on my iPod Nano, I get a notice that I am synced to another unknown computer. How do I get unsynced from this other computer ? Have I been hacked ?

When trying to set up automatic syncing , on my iPod Nano, I get a notice that I am synced to another unknown computer. How do I get unsynced from this other computer ? Have I been hacked ?

Well, most of what we can tell you is already stated in the message you are getting. A phone can only sync with one library at a time. You have apparently synced your phone with a different iTunes library in the past, or changes have been made to this library so the phone no longer recognizes it as the library with which it was synced. To know which you will have to provide the information.
If you bought them using the AppleID you use with this phone it may simply be easier to re-download them directly to the phone rather than sync them, though you will want to resolve that issue at some point.
Downloading (using iOS or computer) past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store - http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519

When i want to purcahase for first time on itune,,it said this ID have never been used on itune .how can i use my ID to purchase it if this is my first time?

when i want to purcahase for first time on itune,,it said this ID have never been used on itune .how can i use my ID to purchase it if this is my first time?

Hi Zannat,
Don't get scared. Cookies are the small file which stores your settings for a website, such as location details, login details, language details and so..
Some sites don't care about your cookies settings but some other sites instructs you to enable cookies in your browser. Enabling cookies is too easy.
Just follow the instructions which explained [[Enable and disable cookies that websites use to track your preferences |here]] .
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Have I been hacked?

Ok, so I was on deviant art .com- a website which lets artists of all kinds post pictures of sculptures, paintings, drawings, photos, digital art, etc., online and lets them create a profile. I have been using it for a few months now, just looking for pictures or fan art, and today I typed in "Punk Girl" on the search engine. I found a picture, and clicked it, and the artist said that they had been inspired by another artist, and gave me a link to them. When you leave Deviant art, it warns you that you are leaving the site before you continue, unless the link is of another artist's profile. It was another artist, so it was fine with the computer. However, the problem came when I clicked "Browse" to view the artist's gallery (It display's the artist's homepage and options to go to the gallery) immediately the screen went white, as it does when a page is loading, but a small box popped up saying that my computer was exposed to threats and harm, and that I needed to scan for viriuses right now. It looked EXACTLY like a mac box that pops up when there's software to install or some sort of notification, complete with a cancel and glowing 'ok' option buttons, and even the font was right. I was alarmed, and clicked it. A page instantly loaded that did NOT look like a mac page, and instead had pink folder pictures and a dark blue side bar. The loading green lights/bars that came up looked like a Window's download or installation, and started load something. I recognized that this was not right, and quit safari ASAP as about 3 and 1/2 of the lights/bars lit up. So, now, comes the question: HAVE I been hacked? What should/can I do? Can I go back online? PLEASE HELP & Thank you for your time!

Greetings,
No, you have not been hacked. Based on your description of the incident, that artist's site obviously has some ads that like to download things automatically or try to scare users into doing something they really don't need to do. They may not even be aware of this, and their site may have been hacked to add those types of ads or automatic downloads. You should email them if you can and let them know, just in case.
Even if something is downloaded to your Mac, only you can install it, and that requires your admin password. Without that, you can have all sorts of things downloaded and they will do absolutely nothing.

Have I been hacked??? "Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP"

My Mac Mini has been running very slowly lately. Sometimes it takes half a minute to switch between apps, and I mean simple apps like Mail and Safari and Appleworks, not Photoshop. Photoshop is a joke it runs so slow. So I've run Onyx SEVERAL times, restarted and cleared my PRam, and nothing is helping. I also noticed it seemed like my Mini was "running" a lot (the hard drive making a noise like it was up to something when I'm not doing anything). So I looked at the cable box and the Ethernet light was flashing softly, going along with the hard drive noise. Then I downloaded something called MenuMeters and it is showing that I'm receiving data constantly - it goes between about 300B/s to 1500B/s, and sometimes it shows I'm sending too. So I opened up the System Preferences and found out that "Network Time" was enabled in the Firewall preference pane. I unchecked that but my Mini is still receiving. (I'm not on any Ethernet network or anything either.) So I opened Advanced and found that the "Block UDP Traffic" box is not checked, though the other two "Enable Firewall Logging" and "Enable Stealth Mode" are checked. THEN I opened the log file and was shocked to see 1048 lines, mostly reading ""Stealth Mode connection attempt to UDP," although once in a while I saw a few that said "12190 Deny TCP." And that 1048 is just for yesterday and today. Is that normal??? Sometimes the "Stealth Mode connection" lines are single (I mean, not to a repeating number), but sometimes they repeat two, three, even five times to the same number.
Have I been hacked? Is someone stealing our small business data? Sounds kind of ridiculous, but can't help and worry some. Or do I have a virus? I tried to google whether or not there are any Mac viruses out there, that might pertain to this, but couldn't figure out anything. What do I do? I'm not very computer savvy, other than running my apps, and don't anything about Terminal or things like that. Even as I type this MenuMeters is showing me I'm receiving SOMETHING. Yikes!
Mini Mac OS X (10.4.8)

You mention one of the applications you have been using is Appleworks - which is not supplied with Intel systems, only PPC Macs. This would tend to suggest that your mini is a G4 model. It would be helpful to know which model the system is, what software you have on it, how much free space you have on your hard drive, and what you typically use the system for.
It's interesting that you note the system seems generally busy, which would go some way to explain why it may also seem rather slow, but you haven't mentioned whether you've run Activity Monitor to see what processes are active when the system seems to be active with some task that is not of your doing. If you haven't tried this yet, do so now - and let us know what processes the system shows as active when otherwise the system ought to be idle.
To answer a few of your broad questions: When the system is connected to the internet, it's not unusual to see a certain amount of data through-putting the network connection, but in most instances this would be in the region of 100-200B/s, with occasional, brief, spikes upwards of that. In the absence of a local router that level of data is likely to be higher, since basically your Mac is managing your internet connection and maintaining a public IP address assigned by your service provider. In a system with a router, the router handles this traffic so the resultant volume of data the Mac sees would be less.
The fact you see entries in the log of the sort you describe is not necessarily an indicator of a problem. It may suggest that the system is being probed, which as Boece has said is not at all uncommon for a system with a public IP number - and is indeed why it's most common to find systems being used 'behind' a router. The router takes the public IP number, and so systems behind it are given internal addresses by the router which are not visible to the outside world. The Router then performs something called Network Address Translation (NAT) which converts internal and public addresses as needed to ensure the computer can communicate with the internet while still staying 'invisible'.
In your position, I would look to add a basic router between your Mac and your cable/DSL modem because a hardware firewall is generally more effective than a software firewall, and NAT will keep your system clear of most potential hacking risks.
As for the potential for a virus - this is a bit of a thorny subject because most will (rightly) say that MacOS is not the target of any known virus that exists in the wild. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that it will remain that way, or that it's impossible to create malware that can infect or impact Mac systems. A good line of defense can be obtained by downloading and installing ClamXav (http://www.clamxav.com/) and setting it to examine vulnerable spots such as the desktop where files are typically downloaded or your mail folders, and using it to scan the system. Generally speaking, unlike antivirus products for Windows, this software does not consume copious amounts of CPU time (it grabs between 1 and 5% on my 1.25 G4 mini while in the background) so it's worth having around.
You also mention running OnyX several times - this is not a good thing. OnyX, like the other utilities of this type, is a useful tool in resolving performance issues, but if you find that it doesn't work when you use it once, it indicates the problem is not something that OnyX can resolve. Running it multiple times doesn't necessarily do any harm, but it does mean that macOS is continually having to build new cache files etc, which makes the system run very badly!
So....
(1) tell us about your system, the software on it and what you use it for.
(2) how much free space is on your hard drive.
(3) run Activity Monitor and tell us what it shows when the system seems to be busy doing it's own thing.
(4) download ClamXav and run it as described.
(5) get an inexpensive router and insert that into your system as described (we can help explain how to set everything up once you've got it if you need assistance).

Some received an e-mail i did not send! have i been hacked? what do i do?

Someone just asked if I sent an e-mail to her...and a lot of other people that are in my address list were sent it as well. I DID NOT send it! What do I do? Have I been hacked? Help please.
Thank you!

Was it some kind of spam?
One possibility is that someone has access to your account. The best thing to do about that is immediately change your password.
Another possibility is that there is malware on your computer manipulating it. This article lists a variety of tools you can use to supplement your regular security software in checking for and removing malware: [[Troubleshoot Firefox issues caused by malware]].
Another possibility is that at some point, someone got a copy of your address book, but they are sending the messages from a different account. Unfortunately, it is easy for spammers to "forge" your name and email address as the sender of a message.
Or maybe it's a coincidence and spammers are randomly mixing and matching from and to addresses to see if they can slip past the filters?
I think without more information from the recipient(s), it is difficult to know which of these is the case. For example, the recipients could compare the message headers for a real message and a spam message and compare the servers the messages passed through. Spam sent by automated means from elsewhere on the internet usually travels through a different set of servers between the sender and recipient. That's what I would expect to find. If they are identical, then I would be more concerned about malware or an intruder on your account.

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