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My PC is hacked (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by Norodix@lemmy.world to c/linuxmemes@lemmy.world
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I just received a call from an indian microsoft technician. He informed me that my PC is sending a ton of error messages to microsoft. Most likely it has been hacked, and he would help me by remoting in and fixing the problem for me. I just wonder... Is it my PopOs or my Manjaro PC that sends all this info to microsoft?

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[–] peto@lemm.ee 347 points 8 months ago (2 children)

If it's sending information to Microsoft then it has clearly been hacked. Likely by Microsoft. It was very nice of that young man to break protocol and blow the whistle on this whole thing. You should send him an itunes gift card as a thank you.

[–] FQQD@feddit.de 49 points 8 months ago

Microsoft? More like Hackrosoft!!1!!

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

But I've sent all those to the CIA!

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

These are the same people - CIA just outsourced their call center to India & they have to send all gift cards back to the CIA, you just cut out the middleman.