Yes, rather ashamedly my Twitter got hacked 6 months ago. Some of you know this and whoever did it changed the whole account to be like Desmond Tutu and started spamming my timeline. Don't really know how although my only logical explanation would be accidentally leaving it logged in when in work and forgetting to close the window. Always use Incognito mode in work. Now there's only 4 for us working in the shop and normally only two. One is a mate from Uni so guess it might have been him. So I did the usual and changed all my passwords, secret questions, run Malware cleaners etc and all was well.

Until today when I received this

It's a birthday card from Funky Pigeon.com (my birthday is the 20th) with an 8 year old pic of me at my prom and a message inside that reads "Keep up the twitter feed, it is most excellent! Please Mr Martyn more pictures of your Sunday dinners" The Sunday dinner photo was some tweet what you eat silly thing months and months ago. A lot longer than when I was hacked initially. I'm fairly convinced it's one of them from work but the evidence so far is:

• The photo was only ever on my Facebook and is 8 years old
  
• My address, apart from shopping and Brisky has never been put anywhere else, even for online insurance quotes so must be from work?
  
• All 3 are on twitter. One I don't know his Twitter name, one i follow but he never uses it and one is the mate from Uni who I blocked because he was spouting crap about football being better than anything
  

I'm almost certain it's them but wouldn't mind finding out for sure without them knowing. I won't say anything as I expect them to slip up at some point. I have a barcode on the card itself since it's a custom one. Just want to be certain as it's pretty weird to be doing this regardless. Also if it is them I'm up for any good ways of getting my own back

Report it to the police, and contact the card co advising them you've contacted the police about it??

This could be an option. I have contacted the card co asking who sent the card (haven't mentioned police) but to be honest I can't see them telling me. Betting they'll quote Data Protection and won't do it.

Report it to the police, and contact the card co advising them you've contacted the police about it??

Seriously??....

Thats thats the funniest thing ive ever heard and seen lol.

I agree, great effort on the wind up, but if its scaring you then talk to all "suspects" then spill to the rozzers

Report it to the police, and contact the card co advising them you've contacted the police about it??

Given their reluctance to attend an RTA with an un-insured driver, I can *really* see this being a priority. :|

Theft at Starbucks or Krispy Kreme on the other hand...........

Seriously??....

Thats thats the funniest thing ive ever heard and seen lol.

Why? Misuse of computers act 1990 for starters.

What have twitter said?

Have you been hacked? Identity theft? No one else can help? Maybe you need to hire,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

seriously though, I'm sure there is an Online crime division in the UK, maybe do a search?

I'm not scared more concerned that its happened. Not sure what I could ask Twitter as it was months ago. I could trawl back through to find the exact date it happened but that was thousands of tweets ago.

No need for any of that. Being the morons that they are they didn't bother clearing their Photoshop history. The file was even called Desmond. I haven't let on and will act dull that I don't know anything but I'm thinking of ways to get them back. Nothing illegal but wouldn't mind scaring them in some way.

now then this is where i can help you out

do they have their own computer at work or do you all share with a common logon?

Two computers. One is used for the till and the other for everything else. No separate logons though

Thats awesome

I would do it back to them

Ok first thing dependant on what type of keyboards the computers have is get a usb or ps2 plug in key logger, this will gain you access to anything they log into on those machines Once you have some passwords then the real fun begins

The birthday card is a classic. Has any serious personal details been hacked into i.e bank accounts etc?

If not then is it really that bad? If you use things like twitter and facebook and post your personal stuff for all to see then by someone changing your profile to Desmond is no big deal IMO. Very funny actually.

If your personal details and photos are "personal" then dont put them on the internet in the first place.

If of course serious damage has been done then i feel sorry for you as that is a serious issue but if its limited to a mere change of profile for a wind up then its no biggie in all fairness.

I still cant get over how funny the card is.

Hope it is just your mate on a wind up as the fun starts when its time to get him back. Not sure how you can top what he has done though.

Ok first thing dependant on what type of keyboards the computers have is get a usb or ps2 plug in key logger, this will gain you access to anything they log into on those machines Once you have some passwords then the real fun begins

Like this? Heard about one but never used one. http://www.maplin.co.uk/usb-key-logger-220172

yep thats the one, far better than any software one.

Just need to find one now. Seems to be out of stock everywhere and ones on Amazon don't have great reviews

I'm interested in seeing the comeback

Load chrome or Firefox. That'll help you grab passwords etc from IE as well as see what it's retained

If nothing, reset the save password and don't ask me function and try again in a few days.

It won't if they use incognito mode which they all do sadly. Asked my local Maplin for one tonight and they said they'd stopped doing them

Erm, I would be quite dubious about plugging a keylogger into a work computer. Yes, I know they accessed your account without you knowing, but you've said yourself that was most likely down to you leaving it logged in (i.e. it was your mistake). I realise your case is a workplace, and a small one at that, but people still have a right to privacy and (IMO) logging every keystroke on a computer totally destroys that, it's really not worth it just for the sake of what at the end of the day was a prank on their part due to a mistake on yours. If I was caught with something like that device in my workplace, I'd be at least formally warned, and possibly even out on my arse depending where they thought I was planning on plugging it in.

Get your own back, by all means, but I really don't think logging their keystrokes is the way to go.

That birthday card really made me giggle!

Can't find one anyway that I could be guaranteed to work. Lot of the reviews are awful. I'm 99% certain I did log out and I use incognito windows myself. My so called mate did a computer forensics masters so knows all about obtaining passwords and hacking. Wouldn't surprise me in the least if he did this.

I am getting my own back in some way or another even if it means using his email to sign up to all sorts of stuff as a minimum. There's posting a silly update if I'd left it open and then there's completely changing the whole account and sending cards. I'm not letting it go

Got to say that, although your mate has taken the mick by changing everything, fair play on the card, gave me a chuckle as well.

As gac says, stay away from anything involving workplace computers, the proverbial would really hit the fan.

Waplord has got a solution http://www.briskoda....ghtgod-help-me/

That'd do the trick