Got hacked via a fake Facebook URL — here’s exactly what happened and how I cleaned it up
Hey guys, so I got hacked today on my MacBook. I was working on my project, when all pages froze, terminal pop up and was running a bash64 string.
I tried to close tabs, nothing responded, so I ran over the other room to unplug the WiFi modem. 4 minutes passed.
Then I completed all these steps:
- Claude AI found, killed the string, revoked all sessions
- Restarted MacBook to clear memory
- Ran Malwarebytes (free), no issues found
- Logged out from all devices
- No malicious third party app or extensions found in Chrome
- No email forwarding set in Gmail
- Changed passwords (2FA was already set), rotated API keys, deleted my bankcards
Is there anything I might have missed? Please share in comments, thank you 🙏
Don’t forget to often change your passwords, set 2FA wherever it’s possible and rotate your API keys regularly. Stay safe and happy coding Sunday.