connda Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I log on to Skype every day simply to "mow the lawn," which is essentially blocking unwanted chat and telephone calls, reporting them as Spam or Fraud, and blocking them. How do these fools get my Skype number in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Skype usually does not connect via a 'number' as such. You must have opted in for it, and someone has got hold of your details, email, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 1 hour ago, connda said: blocking unwanted chat and telephone calls Are you talking about connecting to your Skype name or do you have a paid for Skype number? If the former just go to settings, Privacy and block anything from people not in you contact list - 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 More than Skype numbers. This morning I changed my password on a site I use sometimes for reaearch. Within 5 minutes I got a message from that site: 1. We confirm the change of your password and you can use it now. 2. In same message. We have discovered the new password you have given to out site is the same as the password you use on many other sites. How do they know 2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 4 minutes ago, topt said: Are you talking about connecting to your Skype name or do you have a paid for Skype number? If the former just go to settings, Privacy and block anything from people not in you contact list - Of course Skype to Skype is free, as are What's App, Messenger, Themes, X etc. to both phones and PCs. With Microsoft 365, you get 100 minutes included for all members of your 'family' plus 1 GB of cloud storage for your 5 family members. Not bad for $90 a year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) 4 minutes ago, scorecard said: More than Skype numbers. This morning I changed my password on a site I use sometimes for reaearch. Within 5 minutes I got a message from that site: 1. We confirm the change of your password and you can use it now. 2. In same message. We have discovered the new password you have given to out site is the same as the password you use on many other sites. How do they know 2? You've been hacked. Better change ALL your passwords! Edited July 30, 2023 by KannikaP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 (edited) it's Russian hackers I can tell you. ars_hole_ they are. Edited July 30, 2023 by steven100 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Spam is random 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treetops Posted July 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 30, 2023 1 hour ago, scorecard said: 2. In same message. We have discovered the new password you have given to out site is the same as the password you use on many other sites. How do they know 2? Maybe from here: https://haveibeenpwned.com/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 1 hour ago, KannikaP said: Of course Skype to Skype is free, as are What's App, Messenger, Themes, X etc. to both phones and PCs. With Microsoft 365, you get 100 minutes included for all members of your 'family' plus 1 GB of cloud storage for your 5 family members. Not bad for $90 a year. Are you advertising....rhetorical question of course but I fail to see what your post has to do with my reply or the Ops question...........? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KannikaP Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 12 hours ago, topt said: Are you advertising....rhetorical question of course but I fail to see what your post has to do with my reply or the Ops question...........? No advertising, sorry. I simply use Skype as a very useful tool, easier than a lot of the others. But at the end of the day, it's only chat & txt to someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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