What should I do if I receive a hacking threat?

eisjo

I'm afraid of being hacked.

-ThatOneGuitarist-

If it's a pop-up, it's fake. Use McAfee, it's a trusted virus protector, but if you get an ad for it saying “You have 5 viruses in your computer” it is fake and don't believe it. To be secure, change your passwords every month to something more than 6 characters.

BigNate469

Report what was threatening to hack you.

Keep in mind that the easiest way to get into a Scratch account is to guess it's password, so securing that makes your account much, much more secure.

eisjo

BigNate469 wrote:
Report what was threatening to hack you.

Keep in mind that the easiest way to get into a Scratch account is to guess it's password, so securing that makes your account much, much more secure.

That was in my school.

eisjo

BigNate469 wrote:
Report what was threatening to hack you.

Keep in mind that the easiest way to get into a Scratch account is to guess it's password, so securing that makes your account much, much more secure.

He want to delete my account.

BigNate469

eisjo wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
Report what was threatening to hack you.

Keep in mind that the easiest way to get into a Scratch account is to guess it's password, so securing that makes your account much, much more secure.
That was in my school.

The same basic logic applies to any account- just secure your password and stay logged out on devices that you don't own or use regularly.

eisjo

BigNate469 wrote:
eisjo wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
Report what was threatening to hack you.

Keep in mind that the easiest way to get into a Scratch account is to guess it's password, so securing that makes your account much, much more secure.
That was in my school.
The same basic logic applies to any account- just secure your password and stay logged out on devices that you don't own or use regularly.

I was threatened with spyware.

BigNate469

eisjo wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
eisjo wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
Report what was threatening to hack you.

Keep in mind that the easiest way to get into a Scratch account is to guess it's password, so securing that makes your account much, much more secure.
That was in my school.
The same basic logic applies to any account- just secure your password and stay logged out on devices that you don't own or use regularly.
I was threatened with spyware.

Don't download random stuff, and don't use public Wi-Fi networks.

The-Random-Froggy

eisjo wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
eisjo wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
I was threatened with spyware.
you should report it, if not done already

eisjo

BigNate469 wrote:
eisjo wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
eisjo wrote:
BigNate469 wrote:
Report what was threatening to hack you.

Keep in mind that the easiest way to get into a Scratch account is to guess it's password, so securing that makes your account much, much more secure.
That was in my school.
The same basic logic applies to any account- just secure your password and stay logged out on devices that you don't own or use regularly.
I was threatened with spyware.
Don't download random stuff, and don't use public Wi-Fi networks.

I do scratch in informatic.

Last edited by eisjo (March 14, 2025 14:23:28)

Paddle2See

The best way to protect your Scratch account is to make sure your password is hard to guess and that you are the only one that knows it. If somebody spams your profile or makes threats of any kind, report those comments and don't respond to them. Remember that the people that do trolling like that do it to get a reaction out of you. The more you give them attention, the more likely that they will continue to do it. Just report silently and go on about your day.

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