Windows 10: "Hack" into laptop after being scammed

Discus and support "Hack" into laptop after being scammed in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; So long story short, i'm not a bad person...my aunts husband died and in the midst of all this she got a phone call from some shady people who gained... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/timhannah1988, Dec 29, 2020.

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    /u/timhannah1988 Win User

    "Hack" into laptop after being scammed


    So long story short, i'm not a bad person...my aunts husband died and in the midst of all this she got a phone call from some shady people who gained access to her laptop then encrypted it and put a password on it (she never had one before). Obviously she wasn't thinking and they are now offering to unlock for a cost.

    How can I get into this laptop? On Windows 7 I used to use a Linux based disk to boot up and change the password using cli, is this still possible on windows 10?

    The account that has been created is a local account, I have no knowledge about what os version/update she is running, I don't want to pay for a tool... please help.

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    /u/timhannah1988, Dec 29, 2020
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  2. SMEED
    Smeed Win User
    Smeed, Dec 29, 2020
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  3. OLD_HAND
    Old_hand Win User
    Hack Scam

    I'm just mentioning this in case anyone else gets one. I went onto a link viaIE11
    [seemed respectable - no MSN Warnings] for music downloads, and a
    window appeared to say I'd been hacked, this hacker was trying to
    hack "their" webpage and I had to call a free number listed to get my
    Internet Explorer Unlocked
    as "they" had had to lock it for "their safety". Needless to say I didn't call them, and
    Win Def didn't find anything.

    IE wasn't affected, either. How these scammers are linking to
    Users perhaps only a technician can tell. There are numerous Help
    Pages on the net to check if one has been hacked, and
    they wouldn't have to coax one to phone them if they could penetrate MSN
    defences via a web page. I haven't included any details because this particular scam is local.
     
    Old_hand, Dec 29, 2020
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    Smeed Win User

    "Hack" into laptop after being scammed

    Smeed, Dec 29, 2020
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