Weird Firestick issue

[rufrdr]

My two TVs have firesticks. When I turned them on yesterday, I couldn't get the Firesticks to function until I created a new password for my Amazon account and then signed in on both devices. What the heck? I've not been forced to create a new Amazon password previously. Two days previously my debit card was hacked and a couple hundred charged by Uber. Any possible connection between the two issues like our internet being broken into?

 

[Average Joe]

My two TVs have firesticks. When I turned them on yesterday, I couldn't get the Firesticks to function until I created a new password for my Amazon account and then signed in on both devices. What the heck? I've not been forced to create a new Amazon password previously. Two days previously my debit card was hacked and a couple hundred charged by Uber. Any possible connection between the two issues like our internet being broken into?

I’m not a cyber security expert so this info is worth what you paid for it. I believe it is most likely connected. If I were you. I’d go ahead and lock all my credit cards and bank accounts. Change pins on all your accounts and request few cards for credit and ATM cards.

 

[MacEntyre]

...and request few cards for credit and ATM cards.

I know it's a typo, but it is still good advice.

 

[rodell]

The current hot topic in cyber thwarting circles in the tendency of users to reuse passwords. We are starting to search for compromised passwords when someone sets a new password. Once one email address is linked to any password, the hackers will try every site in their list with the same credentials. They get in a surprising amount of time.

If Amazon has access to the unwashed password they could search for a compromised password and force a change if detected. It would be unusual but not unheard of.