Hackers have ruined my life
I bought a new phone and that's when it started happening. At least that's what I thought. Slowly I think it was happening before then but full on after the new phone maybe the SIM card was cloned by the guy I bought it from at the store who keep giving me discounts on the phone that I wasn't supposed to get because it was a Motorola Stylo but it was supposed to be the 2022 version 5G he sold me the 4G version which the hacker has. I believe one of the hackers because they're several according to the bank there was five of them online when I was online and they had to boot us all off. It started slowly with my emails changing of the passwords.. then it got worse and now they've cloned my apps and they placed an app called steady linked in my bank account where my direct deposit goes and it's too late to cancel it. I hope they don't take my check. They've changed all my passcodes and they remote control my phone and my other phones too. They changed the passcode on my iPhone and I can't get in. I don't know what to do because I've lost everything contacts, emails, apps,pictures, files etc they've completely emptied my phones through the Google drive. I can't talk to anyone because I can't get a hold of anyone. I'm alone my roommates moving out next week and I can't get a hold of anyone to find a place to move to because he's locked me out of my apps. I can't search for a place. He's locked me out of social media. I know he's watching me through the phone he has sent me messages saying let's have some fun. I know he's listening he put a toolbar across the screen with speakers there's special speakers on this phone. I feel like I'm being watched at all times maybe I'm just getting paranoid. He seems to have control over everything I do in this phone and all my phones. Even the straight up Wi-Fi phones. He doesn't need Wi-Fi. I've done factory resets on all my phones several times but he can set the phones up on his own. I don't know if he could be close by or far away. I had identity theft in 2019 and 20 but they only had control of my apps and I tried to shut off the apps and the whole Google system like Google drive and Google search and Google photos but that didn't work. I don't know who could be this intelligent but they are. They spend all their time online. I tried to outsmart them and try a different email dome. I tried several. They linked themselves to mine and sent them to Microsoft cloud where all my information is and put a PIN code. I know this because I joined Microsoft for email and it showed me. I'm not sure what to do because if I get a new phone they're going to follow me into the phone because I had an old phone that I haven't used it was new and I had it stacked away. I booted it up and put in brand new emails and he found me like fast. I put in someone else's name like Patsy Cline so how did he find me and how will I ever get away or ever have devices again? I called the feds and I called the cops they're useless. They're going to let him do money laundering in my bank account. I don't get it what's up with this world?!
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I bought a new phone and that's when it started happening. At least that's what I thought. Slowly I think it was happening before then but full on after the new phone maybe the SIM card was cloned by the guy I bought it from at the store who keep giving me discounts on the phone that I wasn't supposed to get because it was a Motorola Stylo but it was supposed to be the 2022 version 5G he sold me the 4G version which the hacker has. I believe one of the hackers because they're several according to the bank there was five of them online when I was online and they had to boot us all off. It started slowly with my emails changing of the passwords.. then it got worse and now they've cloned my apps and they placed an app called steady linked in my bank account where my direct deposit goes and it's too late to cancel it. I hope they don't take my check. They've changed all my passcodes and they remote control my phone and my other phones too. They changed the passcode on my iPhone and I can't get in. I don't know what to do because I've lost everything contacts, emails, apps,pictures, files etc they've completely emptied my phones through the Google drive. I can't talk to anyone because I can't get a hold of anyone. I'm alone my roommates moving out next week and I can't get a hold of anyone to find a place to move to because he's locked me out of my apps. I can't search for a place. He's locked me out of social media. I know he's watching me through the phone he has sent me messages saying let's have some fun. I know he's listening he put a toolbar across the screen with speakers there's special speakers on this phone. I feel like I'm being watched at all times maybe I'm just getting paranoid. He seems to have control over everything I do in this phone and all my phones. Even the straight up Wi-Fi phones. He doesn't need Wi-Fi. I've done factory resets on all my phones several times but he can set the phones up on his own. I don't know if he could be close by or far away. I had identity theft in 2019 and 20 but they only had control of my apps and I tried to shut off the apps and the whole Google system like Google drive and Google search and Google photos but that didn't work. I don't know who could be this intelligent but they are. They spend all their time online. I tried to outsmart them and try a different email dome. I tried several. They linked themselves to mine and sent them to Microsoft cloud where all my information is and put a PIN code. I know this because I joined Microsoft for email and it showed me. I'm not sure what to do because if I get a new phone they're going to follow me into the phone because I had an old phone that I haven't used it was new and I had it stacked away. I booted it up and put in brand new emails and he found me like fast. I put in someone else's name like Patsy Cline so how did he find me and how will I ever get away or ever have devices again? I called the feds and I called the cops they're useless. They're going to let him do money laundering in my bank account. I don't get it what's up with this world?!
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@Patkat56, pretty sad story.
You may not read all my thoughts. Since, in general, the main point is that you should still contact law enforcement organizations, related authorities, and in addition try to contact the technical support of each service that was affected by the problem (email provider, any other type of accounts). And to review all of your apps, routers, stuff like that.. and think why factory reset (hard reset) was not useful for your devices. But keep in mind that if there is some important data (files, pictures, photos, information) - make some kind of backup of these items. Store it on something like an external hard drive (offline).
Despite the relatively detailed description (but at the same time a little confusing) - it's hard to give an opinion on what caused the (hacking?!) problem.
And the motives are not clear from the description. So, a number of things are more like that someone with a strange sense of humor (maybe one of your acquaintances) amuses himself and his free time in this way. While maintaining fraud, scam and crime as an outgrowth (money stealing or something).
Of course, it would be nice to deal with "what, why, who, how and because of what" - but, most likely, you still need to communicate with 'banks' and other things first of all - in order to prevent more impact. Sure, institutions such as a bank should have instructions for such cases. Regardless of whether you have control over what is happening or not. They have (or should) be able to control the security of your accounts and money (per your request). At least, if the matter is not already about some very large fraud, where even "offline" paths are used.
For the rest, it sounds like starting from some entry point - the problem has expanded. For example, having gained access to one account (or email) - step by step to everything that they reached (maybe using malware, remote control tools, or even additional tricks as you described with the replacement / alteration of the SIM card). However, I think it should have been very noticeable at some stage (to prevent then). And doesn't explain your mentions of troubles on all of your devices (even those that aren't connected to any of your accounts or anything like that).
Therefore, the problem may also be with your network. Access point, router. Or other "physical" access to the device or network to which the devices are connected. So, if using a new device, it is better to keep it away from "problem" devices and from the "problem" Internet access point. For a while.
Or it is a matter of a particular application or website or another way that malware has entered your system (smartphone, computers), even if it is an unused device before. Something that makes all devices or your network activity - unique and vulnerable. Since it is not clear whether the problems described are a continuation, I mean - if there are signs that with each device - "they" know - that it is you.. and not just another victim of some scheme. Which they treat just like everyone else.
Anyway,
I called the feds and I called the cops they're useless.
Of course, it really depends on the location. But they should be useful. Try to use them further, explaining, demanding what you can demand. And/or try to contact other responsible authorities.
At least you have some kind of evidence, and besides, security risks and the possibility of committing crimes against you. Including your 'privacy'.
This can be protracted, but you need to somehow cooperate with them and with services (where you have accounts) and institutions for some kind of temporary freeze or block or return access to you with a further increase in the level of security (and eliminate the possibility of easy re-hacking). Unfortunately, these are all very special cases and each one needs to be considered specifically.
It is possible that I didn’t understand something - but since you described the meaninglessness of a factory reset (hard reset?) for the device (=the problem returned), using an absolute "unrelated" device did not work (=the problem returned), it applies to any operating system (well, or at least iOS also affected), also their possibility of manipulating the system of the device (installing applications, changing the "screen" style, and the like) - possibly - some problems with the Internet access point. Or some other vulnerable device, outdated operating system, firmware. Unless some shared "account" (like Google, Microsoft, iCloud for iOS/Mac platform) is used - which connects the devices - then the other option is installation of "hacked" application, a malicious app, opening a malicious website or something. What re-open the door for them.
Also, make sure your devices are running some kind of security solution. If not, try installing some of them. And check/scan devices. See if you find anything. By the way, if there is a real 'mean' hacking situation - they can a lot of more troubles already. And do not stop at the described methods of harassment. So perhaps their possibilities are still limited in some sense. Or you are missing something and maybe this whole situation is related to something else.
If you occupy a very important position, then you can also take into account any things to which, due to habits, you can connect devices. For example, public chargers. And, in principle, even fake mobile base stations near you.
There is also an article about (with some general overview of how an account takeover usually happens): How account takeover happens | F-Secure
Thanks!
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Wow that was a very good reply. I've been dealing with a similar situation with an old roommate that has gained control of my network after installing openWRT over my stick of iij firmware. This has been going on a month for me but the OP mentioned there were some signs on my phone before he actually made himself known. If I hadn't caught his 3 devices on my network after T-Mobile did a reset on my router( T-Mobile 5g home internet) It would have been longer before I noticed and also wouldn't be so sure who is doing the things that are happening on my phone. There seems to be no solution except taking a break from the internet and trashing all my devices. I've been through 4 phones and the all get hijacked. He seems to have put me in a contained virtual SD card that is isolated from internal storage so when I use a malware scanner it doesn't detect anything. Also he uses OEM and Google apps mainly Google play services and adds permissions to them to be able to achieve different tasks like turning on the camera and mic. Or reporting everything I do back to him. When I find an app that could possibly help me he turns it off somehow. Or just makes it appear to be working but it really isnt doing anything. He has done that to anything that uses Android VPN. Just like OP factory reset is useless and only seems to reset the apps I've downloaded. He has me going through his DNS that he has put on my network. As well as turned off adb so I can't utilize that method.
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Wow that was a very good reply. I've been dealing with a similar situation with an old roommate that has gained control of my network after installing openWRT over my stick of iij firmware. This has been going on a month for me but the OP mentioned there were some signs on my phone before he actually made himself known. If I hadn't caught his 3 devices on my network after T-Mobile did a reset on my router( T-Mobile 5g home internet) It would have been longer before I noticed and also wouldn't be so sure who is doing the things that are happening on my phone. There seems to be no solution except taking a break from the internet and trashing all my devices. I've been through 4 phones and the all get hijacked. He seems to have put me in a contained virtual SD card that is isolated from internal storage so when I use a malware scanner it doesn't detect anything. Also he uses OEM and Google apps mainly Google play services and adds permissions to them to be able to achieve different tasks like turning on the camera and mic. Or reporting everything I do back to him. When I find an app that could possibly help me he turns it off somehow. Or just makes it appear to be working but it really isnt doing anything. He has done that to anything that uses Android VPN. Just like OP factory reset is useless and only seems to reset the apps I've downloaded. He has me going through his DNS that he has put on my network. As well as turned off adb so I can't utilize that method. As we speak he is trying hard to not let me post this comment
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2024..Feb.18..
Ty for your candid and not only relatable but the exact existence ive dealt with since May2023...And Still Current..
With all due respect I won't get into the thick ****..It's Relentless and Seems now as if it's Not planning any sort of Finality and not sure still Who/What/Why..End Game??
Thanks for Your Posts..
It's to Too much for me to even try and explain..
I'm being considered as completely delusional..So I don't bother much anymore..
All the best
Keep me posted as I will come with news hopefully closure and Encouraging..Man I miss my Complete every minute of what's been months..PRIVACY..It's priceless I've learned
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For the Record..
No Bad relationship Breakup or anything along those lines..
The worst is I wish I could realize this Disgusting F'n Grossening treatment came with any sort of warrant..
Man...Very Much has seen/recorded me.. With knowing I kinda been going through other ****..
Foots on the Gas
I've been a single Fella for sometime
Haven't slept alone on Monghs
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I don't think this guy is a delusional, this guy is a confirm a victim of a cyber crime.
Try to change your isp. buy a new phone and a new sim card. do not use the same account on your phone. Maybe get a new 2 sim card. One for private and another for daily usage. But do not give your phone to anyone. Get a new router. Make your on Pfsense router. Do not use off the shelves router like Asus, Dlink, Linksys. Did you use like Netgear. Use a Ethernet base router connected to your internet modem in your house. Do not use Wifi as your internet connection. Instead use Ethernet. Disable your wifi on your router. Just make use of Ethernet connection. That way the criminal cannot attack your wifi network. Do not give any password to anyone. Hide your SSID of your wifi network.
Check whether your computer are being backdoor. Change your mac root account. Change your Admin account on Windows. Disable them. Do not turn on any file sharing on your mac settings. Check your windows firewall rules.
Buy a new SSD for your windows and install Ubuntu Linux instead. Do not rely on your mac and windows.
Always update your iphone firmware and android phone firmware. For android use Eset antivirus or Avast.
Use VPN app like 1.1.1.1 or Phone Guard. Turn it on.
He might be working in the ISP, or something and it seems that you are his or her human target. Or he or she is a cyber criminal. Do not reply any threat message from them. screen capture your phone.
Mind if i ask you, are you a guy or a woman? Did you suspect anyone besides you with your roommate. Do not trust anyone. Always trust yourself but not to talk to any one. You are the prime target. Keep the matter to your self. Be smart and outsmart them. Use your intelligence.
Bios Password your computer and do not let anyone use your computer. Change your SSD Storage drive or your hard disk.
Do not use Windows or Mac, Try Linux instead. Use Ubuntu Linux. But make sure you turn on your Firewall. Install Firewall program on your Linux.
Check your place for any survillance spy hidden cameras in your area. Use a hidden camera detector on your android app of your phone.
Remember DO NOT TRUST ANY ONE! BUT YOURSELF.
Lock your computer and your phone when you are not at home. With a pad lock.
Or bring your laptop and your phone with you. And Do not share any infos with anyone.
Make sure nobody change your power charger cables. Get a new cable.
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I have a similar problems that I cannot trust my own family.
And these guy who is your room mate. One thing for sure you must get his photo of his face. And check to see if he is working under NSA or a Hacker. But the looks of things that he can complete control your network, phones and even your mac eco system computers it seems like he is very well verse in these field. I suspected that these joker could be under NSA. Probably. Who else can do these things. Too many conspiracy theories. What we have learn from Edward Snowden full disclosures.
He controlled your internet network. He controlled your telecommunications devices like your handphones and finally your computer. All of your Mac, iphone devices. And come to think of it. Who is these joker been working for. Is he one of the NSA TAO staff.
The potiental targets are us and anyone. Every country have their intelligence. They spy each other.
Like i said before if these guy going to get a job. I bet the idiot is a NSA TAO staff.
First of all you got to ask. Why the Feds and Law enforcement are rendered useless people. How did they just ignore and they knew of something which who is the prime target and why your roommate is not being prosecuted. A question need to be ask.
Who treats people like prime targets and victim of all these base on allegations and falsehood accusations.
Now that you have a tool of disposals to counter measures which these kind of people. Be wary next time. And you managed to stop and like i said before TRUST NOBODY. NO ONE AT ALL. Even your Room mate. Or who ever stay with you. Even in the bathroom.
A questions need to be ask over and over again if your room mate is a government spy inside ring.
They have other means of tools to get you. They can remotely vision you. Intelligence gathering. Just to prosecute you are being kill you. Whatever means. At their tactical procedures.
Now you have success to disarm him. Good. Learn a good lesson. Every failure that you got the next step in to win the war or battle to bring back to justice!
I don't care whether he is a MIT graduates with High IQ. And you are dealing with a sick person. Who find a victim. For his killing spree.
Now the MIT graduates cannot hack in to your internet network. LoL! It's a total joke to have MIT graduates.
It does not think that you are MIT graduate you are smart. That God knows everything. Everything.You have angel in every corner that just to thwart evil things.
Even Elon Musk is not going to hire him as an employee of the day to be a NSA TAO Hacker. That's for sure. Be it on Space X. Mark my word for it. His intelligence is that like of a crime.
They have a conspiracy theory which they cannot disclose who kill JFK. Who did the inside job any how.
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@Patkat56-- I really wish we could connect somehow because I had this EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN TO ME.
I was catfished by a conman on a dating site-- he and his cybercriminal buddies have done ALL of the same things you are going through to me. They also stole money/laundered money from my bank account, stole my identity and stole my DEAD FATHER'S IDENTITY to commit fraud, is currently taking advantage of my elderly mother and hacked all her accounts and is stealing money from her, put me over $30,000 in debt (ruing my 710 credit score!) but he also hacked into my work's Admin accounts and erased my 5 year career at a UNION JOB. He was so disruptive (and destructive) with my cell service and every device I own that I was eventually fired for suddenly being "unreliable".
2 of my direct superiors even witnessed my deleted work history in the store on their computers and NO ONE investigated. Not even my Union.
The local police and FBI will not look into my claims because as I have been unemployed since Feb. 2023.… I can't afford a lawyer and no one who has witnessed these events is willing to get involved. My landlord hasn't kicked me out of my 14 year residence (yet!) because they know me very well and understand what has happened but I'm living on borrowed time.
The worst part is-- I did love him very much and one night during an argument I questioned him intensely about the overwhelming evidence I have and he couldn't deny it anymore. HE ACTUALLY VERBALLY ADMITTED TO DOING EVERYTHING AND PROMISED TO UNDO IT AND GET MY LIFE BACK.
3 days later I asked him if he had spoken to his "friends" about getting me out and he said QUOTE: "There is no way out."
I have been living in fear and with suicidal thoughts since April 2022 (when we first met) as I watched my life slowly deteriorate-- unaware of what was happening for 8 months of our "relationship".
**Please!! If anyone has any helpful information or would like to brainstorm ideas or even form a support group, please reach out to me.**
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Did you still use a mac??? By any chance. Maybe get yourself a Pfsense firewall or Opnsense firewall which you can built. And you need a dual network card. And get it to hook up directly with another GL-inet router that runs on OpenWRT. Switch to use Ubuntu linux or any linux distro running on a PC instead. As for mac scan your mac with AVG antivirus check to see if there is any hidden malware. Or Malwarebytes on your mac. Backup all your important files or data to harddisk. And reformat your mac and reinstall with fresh install of your macos from the thumb drive. Make sure the programs that you are running on your computer you have a valid serial number so that you can re-install your programs. As your handphone get yourself a Google Pixel android handphone and flash with GrapheneOS (go an try to google search what is GrapheneOS) to block out the cyber criminals. Do not give access to your administration account on your computer or root enable on your macos. That way those guys can't really backdoor to your computer. I do not know if these books can help you out.
https://inteltechniques.com/book7.html
Help your parents and change the routers to opnsense or pfsense and hook up directly to Gl-inet router. Do not use a mac at this point in time. Instead use a Linux base computer. And avoid running windows or a macos.
I know someone who had same problems. They attack the wifi network, phones, mac computers and she is in total chaos. Her life is total jeopardy. So the only way is to isolate the problem one by one. First, do not use your current wifi router. Use another router, such as Pfsense router or Opnsense router. Configure and read the documentation. Then get a OpenWRT Routrer and hook it directly to your pfsense router. Use a VPN or something. Or get yourself Firewalla router. But i sincerely recommend to get yourself a pfsense router or opnsense and you can built one yourself and download the software and install from your old desktop computer and with dual network card or a quad network card. And install pfsense or opnsense. And get yourself a openwrt router. Both your pfsense and opnsense and even openwrt need to have a DNS encryption install on all of your firewall and router. And use a Wireguard VPN or any VPN to encrypt your connection. And also install VPN software on your handphone.
There is another method of using a Yubikeys.
https://www.yubico.com/products/
On your computer and handphone.
First things first that right now you need to get rid of the suckers out of computer networks and home network and even your handphones. You can get yourself a phone call unplugged phone.
Get yourself that and do not use a commercial phone. And safe guarding your family.
https://grapheneos.org/install/web
Run your computer through wired ethernet instead of wifi. Use Wifi when it is necessary. Because wifi can be easily hack. Do not use WPA or WPA2 that can directly hacked. The up to date is WPA3. Use wifi routers with WPA3 and disable the WPS on your wifi router. The fact of the matter is nobody did a firmware updates on your wifi routers or even do an update on your computer operating systems. Even your handphone firmware needs an update. And if you do not update your apps or programs on your handphone and computers that's where you have problems being heavily attacked by those crooks.
As for the Pfsense and Opnsense or Openwrt you can GeoIP blocked them out and enable the pfsense or Opnsense with IDS intrusion detection system on your router. You will not have this sort of features on your normal router. You need something killer to get the bad guys out of your life.
pfsense tutorial video. On how to built a pfsense router on your old desktop computer with a dual network card.
This is a link to Gl-inet router.
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Hi All,
Reference link:-
To User SarahB
There a number of reported cases of T-Mobile being a target of hackers. That many routers are being compromise for botnets.
I do not know whether you are aware of the situation or read the news.
Here are some excerpt of the written article.
https://www.securityweek.com/t-mobile-hack-involved-exposed-router-specialized-tools-and-brute-force-attacks/
https://www.securityweek.com/t-mobile-to-pay-millions-to-settle-with-fcc-over-data-breaches/
How many T-mobile users are deeply affected by it please check more from the news updates.
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