Can my Mac be hacked and disabled?
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I have had two used laptops recently which I bought, used from a person I dont know.
I am being stalked on the internet by a couple of internet savvy guys and I am wondering if they did something to disable my laptops. Can they do that? They have told me they can access my IP address.
Question: Can they hack and destroy my computer?
Question: I bought a new Mac today. Can they hack it and destroy this one?
I can’t afforf to lose this Mac cos it cost alot
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Can they hack your computer remotely? Possibly. You should have erased the computer you purchased completely and installed a fresh instance of a more secure operating system like OpenBSD or a secure distribution of Linux. At the very least, make sure Windows (if you use Windows) is completely updated, with a firewall installed and working. Also make sure that you don’t use Internet Explorer. Use a better browser, like Firefox or Opera.
While no operating system is completely secure, there are simply fewer hacks or exploits available for the Mac.
I don’t know what you mean by "destroy." While it’s theoretically possible to perform a faulty ROM flash or something remotely, in practice it would be very difficult for a remote hacker to "destroy" the computer’s hardware.