So right after I clicked the link, the owner of the link sent a screenshot, and it was accurate, the city was correct, so not long after my internet box reseted out of nowhere, while I was in class, it would log me off the meeting and say that someone else was trying to log somewhere else, which is so weird. And usually what I've read says that they can just check my online activity, so if I buy something off the internet, would that tell them my address?
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Answered on Mar 22, 2022
You are probably fine but better to be safe.
If your IP address is dynamic I recommend changing it ASAP. Make sure you have the person blocked and reported first. Be sure to save any evidence you wish to keep before blocking and reporting them. Possible Issues? An exposed private IP can lead to location tracking down to the street depending on the attacker's knowledge. Exposed IPs can also lead to denial of service attacks and possibly a compromised network. What can I do? Way too much to list but most of these are not worth the time. Examples: Save the evidence Contact any sites involved with the evidence Block and report the user(If Dynamic) Change your IP Contact your ISP and local authorities with the evidence
Avoid them as much as possible and keep an eye out for any suspicious reach outs What if things get worse somehow? Contact Grabify with what happened to see if they can get you the IP of the user. If so you can have the connection subpoenaed to see if the person is still on that IP. This will likely not work but it can also be used by investigators to run a correlation attack if the person decides to keep coming back somehow. My Suggestion: Save the evidence. Send it to Grabify and let them sort it out. -Contact the platform owner that they sent you the link through and send them the same evidence so they can also have them sort it out. -Block and report them on anything they reach out to you on. Change your IP. When you come back online there will be little way for him to reach you again. They will likely be banned and blocked from the sites and hopefully that's the end of it. IPs are more sensitive than people think, even if they are dynamic. Better to be safe than sorry.
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