Second Test of the KEBS: Zombie Flying Monkey Squadron.

Testing again to see 'what happens' if I post to Twitter from my blog . . . if it works AGAIN the there is a very mysterious dynamic going on with my accounts (that I am able to add from blog and mobile but that my new password will not work online). I am truly hoping this is all just some glitch, rather than my account having been hacked. Now. Where was that classified in the Felgary Times I noticed the other day . . . the one listing for inexpensive "Ferocious Zombie Flying Monkey Squadron" rentals . . .

Afternoon Update: it did not work this time, suggesting that I was able to access my Twitter account previously this morning because the account was already open on my desktop . . . which doesn't make sense. Does this suggest that my computer itself has been hacked? I wasn't aware that this was even possible: that some random hacker could 'have their way' with my iMac. This is not feeling in the least bit 'okay'.

Here is what I wrote in my 'orovoco' blog: http://orovoco.blogspot.com/

This is a test of the KEBS; this is only a test . . .

This is a test of the KEBS; this is only a test . . .

There was a time that the Gmail account was the Gmail account, Twitter was Twitter, Facebook was Facebook, Youtube was Youtube. Now with the 'ease' of 'associated' accounts--such as Gmail with Youtube, it's 'one stop log on' . . . except of course, if for example the Youtube you favour is not associated with the Gmail account you favour. There is also this tricky business of passwords. If you change a password for one account it would appear you might be changing for another account. Not very convenient. Sometime simplification actually complicates things. Right now, I can't sign into my Twitter account because it won't accept the information that I KNOW is the right information. Under the circumstances it may be a glitch, or the account may have been hacked or perhaps, I myself don't understand what is associated with what (in terms of account apps and passwords; I may have inadvertently changed my password for an associated account without realising it).

The reason I made the password changes at my Twitter is that for some time now, I have felt that at some point, my account had been quietly compromised . I had reports from friends that I was blocking and/or dropping them when I'm quite certain I've never blocked or dropped them. This is the sort of thing that some hacker might do, just because it is annoying and because they can.

Growl.

Moreover, it will be days apparently before this gets sorted. Until then, I am in 'radio silence' mode in-so-far as my Twitter account is concerned. It may sound silly but this is a serious challenge to necessary communications in graduate school. I suppose it does afford me an enforced time period of productivity away from social media networking but I am quite worried about this.

If my account has been hacked, or was previously hacked . . . what was the hacker doing in my name, that I don't know about? It is disconcerting. I'm going to try posting this to Twitter and see if it automatically works (the way my mobile has been working) . . . Then I am going to not post anything at all to twitter until further notice.

Evening Update: updating by mobile did work once, but then did not (work) the next time I tried. It is all disquieting. At least the seminar I went to this afternoon was pleasant.