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Offline rich.thompson

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Re: Help, PC infected with malware
« Reply #15 on: August 22, 2019, 08:53:19 PM »
Thank you, but who come they knew 2 of my passwords, although one has not been used for years

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Re: Help, PC infected with malware
« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2019, 09:49:48 PM »
There were cases of hacked websites where leaked data contained email addresses and passwords in plaintext format. Since it was public available and you probably was registered on them scammer tried to use it. Also, you might used password which many people also use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_common_passwords

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Re: Help, PC infected with malware
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2019, 05:39:10 AM »
Thank you, but who come they knew 2 of my passwords, although one has not been used for years
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