i was once again reminded today that you can't trust anything or anyone especially on the internet.
i have enjoyed using facebook for awhile now. it's allowed me to easily stay in touch with family and friends. of course its a very popular community website these days. internet popularity attracts the scum of the earth.
i innocently clicked on a link last night to add an image for diabetes support to my facebook profile, in doing so.. somehow.. some asshole in some unknown part of the world was able to take over my facebook and my email accounts for purposes of trying to scam my friends and family.
it is incredible how something so innocent can become a bane of one's existence.. at least for a little while.
so i spent today resetting passwords and shuffling email addresses for every online account that was important to me or i could think of.
in a small way, it is partially my fault, using the same password for several different accounts just for simplicity, maybe due to stupidity and laziness. i know now to at least switch up my password on the more important things. i also have learned to not trust a damn thing that is shown to me online by anyone.
i'm a bit pissed at myself for being careless, i'm somewhat pissed at whoever decided to be a faceless asshole to me today. but what can i do? i acted as quickly as i could to secure my accounts, which i'm 98% sure those accounts that i changed passwords to are now safe. i'm still a bit worried about some asshole still taking over my email though but i'm sure it'll be fine. there's no way they can get my password now without hacking microsoft's website, which i'm sure is not an easy task. i also plan on mixing up some passwords again over the next few days and keep my eye on my accounts.
it could have been a lot worse. i think the worst that could have happened is my bank account be compromised but i changed my contact info and password right away and it hasn't been touched.
i have been so careful over the years and it took one little mistake, partially of trust, to fuck up my day.
i don't need this extra stress during finals week but i'm sure i'll be fine.
there isn't much more i can do than what i have done. i think i've taken enough precautionary steps to make sure my information is safe.
