@Deleted User we lived close? Shit that sucks when did you move?

@Deleted User thanks for the tips, all makes sense considering metadata being patterns and not necessarily content.

I never click on fishy links/docs specifically cause the whole pizza thing.

And I'm analog too-always use money orders to pay for dues, donations etc., linked to a sock email.

This morning I got an email saying my Facebook account had been reactivated. I haven't used it in at least five years but probably closer to eight. It was also under a fake name. Anyway, I got access to the account, so I could permanently delete it, and it said the last log in attempt was from China over a year ago.

Confusing because that's not recent. If it was a general chinamen hacker it doesn't bother me, but I'm a lot more worried about our enemies looking for doxing material these days.

Are abandoned Facebooks being mass hacked or could this be something personal? No way to know for sure, but I'm wondering what you guys think.

Mine recently had an attempted login and I hadn't used it in over 6 years. I should probably delete it.

@Deleted User if you share passwords across multiple sites, the most likely explanation is that your account was broken into via an automated mass hack.

In the early days of LinkedIn, they stored their passwords in either plaintext or extremely weak hash and someone got a hold of a database dump.

There was a spate of breaches around that time IIRC

so anyway, people coded up bots to make login attempts on various services using those leaked credentials

basically they were just hijacking accounts and using them to post spam

Something along those lines is the most-likely explanation. Have you logged in to see if any activity occurred on the account? That's the best way. If you see random links being posted under your name it was probably just a mass-hack.

I logged in and checked things out, didn't notice anything suspicious. Either way I chose the "permanently delete account" option this time instead of the "delete your account until Chinese hackers brute force your password and reopen it a decade from now" option.

Any good phones to get? I could upgrade via Verizon in may but haven't done so yet

currently have galaxy s6 edge

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@Auf WI I have the S8+ and love it

just make sure you shop around a lot. Not sure what you can upgrade to with vzw but huawei and xiaomi make good phones as well

theyre all made in asia anyway

It's worth watching some comparison videos and "best phones of 2017" etc. That's how I ended up choosing the HTC 10 over Samsung last time, but I'd go with the Galaxy 8 Plus now.

Post the choices they're offering. A lot of times they don't offer the newest models for their upgrade program.

I am looking to upgrade my processor on my 2011 macbook pro. currently i have 2.8 GHz Intel Core i7. 1) what would you reccomend I upgrade to? 2) is this something i can do on my own or should i take it to an apple store or w/e?

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"Apple store" says the lazy Gen-X'er.

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@Zyzz youre better off purchasing a new laptop

I'm not sure it can be done, but I do know if you take it to the Apple store you will spend a ton get not a whole lot in return

@Deleted User my macbook works fine i just want to upgrade it so i can play vidya

so dont really want to spend the money on a new computer

Dude it's going to be easily 500 and you're not going to get much in the way of a performance bump. 500 is 1/3 of what's required for a good new laptop or an even desktop

ok i see

Anyone know how long it takes to upload a video to Bit Chute? Seems to be taking a while.

Rather - the upload was quick but it has said "your video is being processed" for a long time.

Hey everyone. New to this server. I just landed an entry level IT job in an Atlantic city hotel. Was hoping some of you may be able to recommend some literature to get up to speed on networking and general break-fixing know-how for a guy brand new to the field.

Your best bet is to get familiar with the workings of windows or Linux or whatever OS you guys are using, there are good books easily found on just about every OS you could think of, and other resources online. Learning the OS should be the first thing you do before going onto more complex stuff in the field.

Also just joined but to add onto what Ash said, the majority of small account hacks are done by combo lists and crackers, like what he said they gather usernames and passwords from stolen databases of whatever site they get into and try those user:pass on other sites, it works extremely well because most people cba to mix it up a bit from site to site. I used to have a really big list and could get a ton of Spotifys and Netflix's pretty fast

So mix up your usernames or even just passwords from site to site

If you're breached on an account with an original password then you should start worrying, usually means they specifically intended to get into your account for specific reasons, otherwise it's not that big of a deal if you don't have sensitive info on the account, just change your passwords.

My computer failed recently, black screen on startup. The monitor is able to display menus, but nothing from the computer. So far I've replaced the dvi cable, power supply, and motherboard. Should I just scrap the whole thing? Build is about 6-7 years old

@Deleted User are you running a high-end graphics card?

I have two Radeon 6870s in xfire

I had a 650w power supply previously, maybe I succeeded in killing both cards?