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My housemate has just been internet scammed, is my computer at risk?
05-16-2014, 12:20 PM
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My housemate has just been internet scammed, is my computer at risk?
My housemate mistakenly phoned a fraudulent tech support company to fix an issue with his new laptop.
He gave them remote access to his computer to 'fix' the issues and also gave them a card payment over the phone. After this transaction, the phone call disconnected and they have not been in contact since.
Due to all of the security information he handed over to let them have remote access, could they use this to steal information from all devices attached to the same internet network?
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My housemate has just been internet scammed, is my computer at risk? - 982 - 05-16-2014 12:20 PM
[] - Michael - 05-16-2014, 12:21 PM
[] - Mark - 05-16-2014, 12:38 PM
[] - Jim - 05-16-2014, 12:44 PM

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