Soldato
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Background: My mum is mid-60 and fairly computer illiterate. She used the same password to login to windows for her email address and several other things. Apparently my dad has emailed her files called "money" a few times with details of all their investments and login details!
I am going to paraphrase what my described:
She turned on her computer, there was a rectangle in the middle (possibly a a file explorer folder), inside this rectangle there were all the "money" files (they are not normally kept in a distinct folder). At the bottom of the rectangle my mum could see her password written out. There was pink dots moving across the top of the rectangle.
My mum showed my dad and then turned off the computer. She has changed her passwords for everything as has my dad, but she has kept using the computer. This was a bout a week ago, (I have only heard about it today as I have been in Italy) As far as they are aware nothing has happened to their bank accounts. I have been through my mums email account, she doesn't seem to have opened any dodgy emails.
It sounds really dodgy right? Is there any innocent scenario that would match the above? The bit that sticks out for me was that her password was visible on the screen.
Assuming it is dodgy what should we do? I have told her to leave her computer off for the time being.
I am going to paraphrase what my described:
She turned on her computer, there was a rectangle in the middle (possibly a a file explorer folder), inside this rectangle there were all the "money" files (they are not normally kept in a distinct folder). At the bottom of the rectangle my mum could see her password written out. There was pink dots moving across the top of the rectangle.
My mum showed my dad and then turned off the computer. She has changed her passwords for everything as has my dad, but she has kept using the computer. This was a bout a week ago, (I have only heard about it today as I have been in Italy) As far as they are aware nothing has happened to their bank accounts. I have been through my mums email account, she doesn't seem to have opened any dodgy emails.
It sounds really dodgy right? Is there any innocent scenario that would match the above? The bit that sticks out for me was that her password was visible on the screen.
Assuming it is dodgy what should we do? I have told her to leave her computer off for the time being.
