They could have added something to your profile to autostart and then just rebooted the system. The person could have modified sticky keys and then logged in or add a new user to the system. Your credentials would then have to be cracked.Īttack path 2 Any person with physical access to a system can boot then system to another OS and modify the system if the drive is not encrypted. Your system then trys to communicate on it, the device also runs an smb server to capture your credentials. There are two attack paths with a computer sitting around.Īttack path 1 You can plug in a device like a usb lan turtle. So anyone that was in the building had access to your computer then? I figured I was going to be the only one working the day after, so I didn't bother logging out.' 'leaving my computer on, logged in before I left work. I tried to look for answers but couldn't. My question is: how in the hell did the hacker did it? Sorry if it's a dumb question. I don't remember installing any sketchy programs, or going to weird sites either.

I went as far as wiping my PC clean (clean Windows 10 installed), changed all of my passwords, turn on VPN at all times, and re-installed my anti-virus program. I am unsure of what to do to secure this PC. He was able to access everything as I have all my passwords saved through my browser. He posted a couple of listings on Craigslist, a couple listings for some realtor website (house for sale or rent), went through my bank and setup a wire transfer account (which did not go through via Zelle), shopped online and asked for the items to be shipped to 3 different states. The reason why I knew everything he did is because I checked my browsing history and traced exactly what he did. I got all of my money back, which is not the issue now. He even went onto a shopping spree (which I caught and called PayPal and various other banks, right away). This morning when I came in to work, I saw a program that's called Any Desk installed, and this hacker went through all of my personal information (emails, texts, tax documents). It is a Windows 10 secured with PIN, and Malware Bytes Anti Virus, hard-wired if that matters. I figured I was going to be the only one working the day after, so I didn't bother logging out.

The only thing I remember was leaving my computer on, logged in before I left work.

Is anydesk safe to use in laptop