ex.h hacking computer

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my soon to be ex.h is now hacking into my computer via a remote connection. he may be reading all my mails and has certainly seen all my correspondence to solicitor as saved in another format than email. we're going thru a disputed residence, divorce, and financial agreement - do I have any legal protection against his violating my privacy in this way? - i feel my legal case will be at risk if he can see all my evidence etc as soon as my solicitor does - gives him time to deny/ counter claim etc before court - please help. I feel stupid - I should probably go and buy anew computer but as have not received any financial support since he left and savings nearly gone, am reluctant to take on debt to protect myself. Any advice really appreciated - thanks.

I'm pretty sure this is illegal.

Try reposting in Geeky stuff, someone might be able to help you.

This any good?

Right, so you're sure he's not just hacking your email by logging in to it on through a web browser, i.e. nothing to do with your computer itself? The correspondence wasn't saved as attachments on the email was it?

First step is to change your email password. Preferably to something very difficult to guess. If you're using Gmail you can upgrade the security to something much harder to break (but also rather harder to use as well! Worth it in your case, though).

Next you can password protect the files on your machine (the letters from your solicitor) to make them harder to access. Better would be to remove them from the machine although this is hard to do completely if you've opened or saved them on there, but I would definitely get yourself a memory stick that can also be encrypted, so nothing stays on the PC for too long.

However, the main thing to do is to stop him from being able to log in remotely if you think he is doing this. Especially if you think he may have key logging software on the machine as then he'll be recording these passwords as you set them up. At minimum, make sure the router is off the whole time you are not using the internet. To remove the remote connection software/key logger is probably a job for a local PC repair shop, this would be a safer option than trying to do it whilst connected to the internet (i.e. he is able to track what you are doing, potentially). Do you know if your account has administrator rights on the machine, or only his?

Finally yes this is a crime; do you actually have proof it is taking place or is this based on him intimating he's seen stuff on the machine?

Marking place.

Yes it's illegal, take the computer to a repair shop and say you think there is a key logger on it.

Go to an internet cafe/library and change all the passwords on your accounts there.

Use a new email account and password protect all your files and don't download anything he sends you.

Hope you get it sorted.

It's illegal to hack into something which is password protected. See the Matthew Mellon case;

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6766841.stm

appreciate replies and advice - think he's doing it via network and he's the administrator - I've removed all external links, extra connections and put files onto a memory stick. he has'nt said anything and thinks I'm pretty stupid so no doubt believes can keep doing this. Will defo check with local computer shop as can't stand the strain of wondering if my conversations being followed. Does anyone have experience of key logger?

Check your email settings. He may have just added a rule to forward copies of all incoming and outgoing emails to him. You need to change this before changing your password. You should take screen shots if you find he has done this as proof of what he has done.

Also, change all your other passwords, eBay, paypal, amazon, bank accounts, Facebook, mumsnet, .....ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING. Do it from a computer outside the home and keep the details ofthe new passwords safely on paper.

If he is creepy enough to do this then I would be very careful.

Also, (sorry, I am drip replying ) you could send a couple of fake and misleading emails to your solicitor to confuse your exH. Obviously you would have to let your solicitor know what you are going to do.

What does via network mean? Is he still in your house?

If he hasn't said anything, why do you think he's hacking you? (I'm just wondering what's led you to that conclusion, or whether you're just afraid he could be).

thanks again for suggestions - I think Im going to have get a computer whizz to look at system as think he's still getting in ( from a laptop or something outside the house, not inside my property). I did something so childish Im almost ashamed of myself but sod him - I wrote a document detailing minutely all his sexual habits and defects and I bloody well hope he reads it all at least twice. I've never slated a bloke before but reckon he deserves this - totally enjoyed it and can see his face now - he hates crudity and I was extremely explicit - using all sorts of words he'll hate - if he has a girlfriend - reckon she'll suffer in future! (have hopefully created permanent impotence)
yes it would have been more grown up to write bullshit to solicitor but where is the fun in that - unless I could write a 'great we're taking him to the cleaners' doc - not a bad idea actually - maybe I'll do that too. Night
ladies and thanks for all thoughts x

Brilliant, that is brilliant. I am impressed .

I trust you have removed anything else of any interest from your computer.

You could try downloading and running spybot. It's easy to use and should pick up ifyou have a key logger.

thanks - will try that too - put note to him on my 'reveal all' file that I'd publish it on facebook and anywhere else I can think of online if he gets into, or attempts to get into my 'system' again - solicitor confirmed he's breaking/broken the law- in case anyone else in a simialr position.