"The account details were obtained through credential stuffing, which sees a list of previously stolen or leaked usernames, email addresses and corresponding passwords re-used and sold for unauthorised access," the statement read. Working on a tip-off from the FBI, Australian Federal Police arrested the 21-year-old man on Tuesday, according to a police statement. The man was allegedly behind the website, which boasted that it had 120,000 users and sold Netflix, Spotify and Hulu logins stolen from almost 1 million accounts. You should also check your bank activity and determine whether there are any fraudulent charges.An Australian man has been arrested after allegedly raking in an estimated AU$300,000 ($211,000) selling stolen login details online. You should make sure you change passwords to other online services as well, and choose unique passwords for each one. One other thing you should watch out for is the creation of other viewer profiles, which obviously might mean a third party has access to your account.įinally, since hackers sell lifetime access to your account, that could mean other personal data has been stolen which could help them regain access to your account. That way, if strange titles still appear in your history again, it means someone is still able to get into your Netflix account.
After all, you’ll want to see if hackers crack your account a second time, and that means limiting the number of people you give access to. It might be a good idea to not share your new passwords with family and friends immediately.
After that, make sure you change your password. The click of a single button will kill all Netflix sessions on any device out there. Just go to your account page, and select the Sign out of all devices option (image above). However, there’s a quick fix for that, as Business Insider explains. If you notice strange movies in your Recently Watched section, it might be an indication that someone is accessing your account.
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