Russian Neighbour Using My YouTube

[bamnutsak]

I'd take three steps

 

 

Samsung TV, Settings, General, External Device Manager, Device Connect Manager, Toggle Access Notification to "Always", Device List, Select any items/devices not recognized, and toggle to "Deny".

 

 

Google Account: Change Password, and enable 2FA (maybe best to use the phone as the "key" device).

 

 

Home Network/Router: Change Router password, Change WiFi SSIDs (and do not Broadcast them), and change WiFi network (2.4/5) passwords.

 

 

 

[Photoguy21]

On 12/26/2023 at 2:04 PM, KhunBENQ said:

You are hacked one way or the other. Most likely your WiFi.

Follow hints above regarding password change.

You don't want a SWAT team break in without ringing the bell.

 

Unfortunately some internet providers have a very low level of security for accessing router as admin. Setting that up is a bit more complicated.

They just use the basic password like "password1" or "Admin1" you need to change your password as soon as the unit is turned on.

[likerdup1]

It's a defective set. If it's out of warranty then I can help.  Give it to me and I'll properly dispose of it for you. Just buy another TV that has the "anti-russian" hacker feature. It's a relatively new technology that older sets lack.

 

Another way to trouble shoot this problem is this. Go into the kitchen and look at the Microwave clock. Has it been blinking 12.00 since you purchased the unit? If so the problem with your TV is probably between the chair and TV set.

[sometimewoodworker]

On 1/2/2024 at 4:50 PM, sandyf said:

 

If you identify any unwanted devices you should be able to log in to the router and block the IP address.

Since, in general, IP addressing is dynamic that usually isn’t a useful tactic, however you almost certainly meant to block the MAC address, though that is easily circumvented by a moderately competent user as they can change or spoof the MAC  address, it will deter a non tech savvy user.

[sandyf]

20 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

Since, in general, IP addressing is dynamic that usually isn’t a useful tactic, however you almost certainly meant to block the MAC address, though that is easily circumvented by a moderately competent user as they can change or spoof the MAC  address, it will deter a non tech savvy user.

Indeed, it was only a general comment on network supervision. The app I mentioned for some reason doesn't show the MAC address for every device but always the IP. At the end of the day prevention would be down to the expertise of the user rather than the abuser. 

[JayClay]

On 12/31/2023 at 9:47 AM, JayClay said:

 

How exactly do you know this when they don't speak your or your wife's language?

 

On 12/31/2023 at 10:50 AM, Neeranam said:

I have a translation app on my  phone

 

...and what text have you translated that leads you to believe that it's anything to do with your neighbour?

[CygnusX1]

On 1/4/2024 at 8:53 AM, bamnutsak said:

Home Network/Router: Change Router password, Change WiFi SSIDs (and do not Broadcast them), and change WiFi network (2.4/5) passwords.

I’ve just had 3BB VDSL set up. They’ve set my WiFi password as my phone number - how secure is that, seems to me it could be easily hacked? Should I change it to something a lot more secure? Can this be done on the router configuration page?

 

I can open the router login page from http://192.168.1.1/3bb. It shows a user name that corresponds to the “username internet” on the documentation I have, and asks for a password that I assume is the “password internet” on the documentation, which does seem secure. It also asks for a “validate code”, which I don’t have.

 

Or is it better to follow ozimoron’s suggestion to chain another router to the original 3BB router? Apologies for my ignorance.

[sometimewoodworker]

17 minutes ago, CygnusX1 said:

I’ve just had 3BB VDSL set up. They’ve set my WiFi password as my phone number - how secure is that, seems to me it could be easily hacked? Should I change it to something a lot more secure? Can this be done on the router configuration page?

 

I can open the router login page from http://192.168.1.1/3bb. It shows a user name that corresponds to the “username internet” on the documentation I have, and asks for a password that I assume is the “password internet” on the documentation, which does seem secure. It also asks for a “validate code”, which I don’t have.

 

Or is it better to follow ozimoron’s suggestion to chain another router to the original 3BB router? Apologies for my ignorance.

If you know what you are doing adding a second router is very much safer than just adding a really strong password but you need to understand how to add the second router and the configuration. 

[CygnusX1]

Yes, looks like I’d have to know how to open the configuration page for the first router as an initial step, which I don’t know how to do, but thanks for your suggestion, might be an option for my set-up back in Australia, where I do know how to configure the router. Why would even a very strong password for just a single router be less secure?

[sometimewoodworker]

On 1/8/2024 at 8:45 AM, sandyf said:

Indeed, it was only a general comment on network supervision. The app I mentioned for some reason doesn't show the MAC address for every device but always the IP. At the end of the day prevention would be down to the expertise of the user rather than the abuser. 

If you are using iOS then that is why you don’t have the MAC addresses Mac OS or one of the others can give you that. 

[CygnusX1]

Just an update for anyone who might have the same problem as I had.

 

On the router configuration page http://192.168.1.1/3bb the username and password were not the ones on my documentation from 3BB - they were just “admin” and “3bb”. To get the validate code which confused me so much, as I thought it might be from an SMS I had to somehow get, all I had to do was click in the box next to “validate code” to generate the code.

 

After that, changing to a secure WiFi password was easy. The only thing was that when I left the security standard as the hybrid WPA/WPA2, I got an indication that the security was weak. Changed it to just WPA2, and system seems happy, and I don’t think I’ll be connecting any WPA2 incompatible devices.

 

[sandyf]

19 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

If you are using iOS then that is why you don’t have the MAC addresses Mac OS or one of the others can give you that. 

Take the statement in my previous post went over your head.

"Better supervision should be done at network level and there is an app for android phones,"

[sometimewoodworker]

13 hours ago, sandyf said:

Take the statement in my previous post went over your head.

Not really

 

On 1/8/2024 at 8:45 AM, sandyf said:

The app I mentioned for some reason doesn't show the MAC address for every device but always the IP.

Was the point I was addressing, something like this shows that a free Mac OS program doesn’t have the drawback you mentioned. 
As I don’t do Android, only run windows for one layout program, and don’t get involved with flavours of unix/linix other than as Mac OS I can’t comment without a lot of work I don’t intend to do, as I already know the information is available but likely something the OP won’t use

 

[Neeranam]

On 1/8/2024 at 10:57 AM, JayClay said:

 

 

...and what text have you translated that leads you to believe that it's anything to do with your neighbour?

 

from the OP

[JayClay]

22 hours ago, Neeranam said:

 

from the OP

 

The top one says "babies"

The bottom but last says "Masha and the Bear"

The last one apparently says "1 fairy tales"

 

You have to understand that other people don't know your neighbours. So it would be really helpful if you could detail which of those particular translations confirm to you that is them who have compromised your account, as opposed to one of any of the other thousands of Russian hackers that loiter amongs the world webs?

 

[Neeranam]

1 hour ago, JayClay said:

You have to understand that other people don't know your neighbours. So it would be really helpful if you could detail which of those particular translations confirm to you that is them who have compromised your account, as opposed to one of any of the other thousands of Russian hackers that loiter amongs the world webs?

I've no idea what you are on about.

[JayClay]

23 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

I've no idea what you are on about.

 

Clearly.

 

It's a pretty simple question, really.... What have you read specifically that leads you to state, categorically, that it is your neighbours who have compromised your account?

 

You seem like a smart guy, I can't believe that you would make such an assumption soley based on the fact that the "hacker" and your neighbour happen to speak the same language.

[Celsius]

Interesting tidbit about Russia 

 

Until recently beer in Russian was considered a non alcoholic drink.

[NextG]

23 hours ago, JayClay said:

 

Clearly.

 

It's a pretty simple question, really.... What have you read specifically that leads you to state, categorically, that it is your neighbours who have compromised your account?

 

You seem like a smart guy, I can't believe that you would make such an assumption soley based on the fact that the "hacker" and your neighbour happen to speak the same language.

Perhaps you should have perused the thread beforehand. Then you would know the answers to all of your questions. 

[JayClay]

12 minutes ago, NextG said:

Perhaps you should have perused the thread beforehand. Then you would know the answers to all of your questions. 

 

I did.

 

I have also taken the time to have another quick read of the thread again on your advice.

 

You're quite right; I did miss something... in that the OP did in fact say that he believes that because a child's program is in the list, and his neighbours have a young child, this is apparently evidence enough to conclude it is his neighbours who are using his account.

 

Hardly rock solid evidence if you ask me (I know; you didn't). If there's anything else I've missed, please let me know.

[NextG]

22 minutes ago, JayClay said:

 

I did.

 

I have also taken the time to have another quick read of the thread again on your advice.

 

You're quite right; I did miss something... in that the OP did in fact say that he believes that because a child's program is in the list, and his neighbours have a young child, this is apparently evidence enough to conclude it is his neighbours who are using his account.

 

Hardly rock solid evidence if you ask me (I know; you didn't). If there's anything else I've missed, please let me know.

Peruse his posts and you will KNOW. Stop wasting time trying to cut corners, thinking that you are smarter. 
The answers are within the thread. 

[JayClay]

Just now, NextG said:

Peruse his posts and you will KNOW. Stop wasting time trying to cut corners, thinking that you are smarter. 
The answers are within the thread. 

 

I have done and can't find what you're referring to 🤷🏼‍♂️.

[NextG]

1 minute ago, JayClay said:

 

I have done and can't find what you're referring to 🤷🏼‍♂️.

The OP used to live in the same apartment that the Russians do now. He likely left the TV there signed into his YT account.