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Accidentally opened attachment in phish email

MacBook Pro M3

OS Sonoma 14.4

Got email from know friend saying to open a Google doc. attachment. I licked on it.

It then asked to provide password to one of several choices provided.

I picked MS 365

Now what can I do to help me out of this problem?

MacBook, macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 12, 2024 12:54 PM

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Jun 12, 2024 12:55 PM in response to gabe010

gabe010 wrote:

MacBook Pro M3

OS Sonoma 14.4

Got email from know friend saying to open a Google doc. attachment. I licked on it.

It then asked to provide password to one of several choices provided.

I picked MS 365

Now what can I do to help me out of this problem?

IF you enter your Microsoft password, then change the password immediately.

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