“I don’t really see anything to it other than getting Netflix Premium.” “It appears to be just plain old theft!” said Chet Wisniewski, principal research scientist at the security firm Sophos, to USA Today. Honestly, why would someone bother? Well, it seems to be a mix of both saving money and even… making money. Why would someone want to hack my account? If you spot anything that looks unfamiliar (make sure it’s not just a friend mooching off your account!) then you can take immediate action. Simply go to ‘My Profile’ then click on ‘Viewing Activity’ which will take you to a page that outlines everything you’ve watched. If you haven’t received an email but want peace of mind, you can also have a stalk on your Netflix account viewing history. Netflix may alert you that it has noticed suspicious activity on your account – and if you don’t recognise the address or country code, you should take action immediately. One major telltale sign is an email like the one that’s shown above.
How to tell if your account has been hacked So, what’s going on? Why would someone want to hack into your streaming account? Here’s some helpful info. The results come from our survey of 1,810 Aussie adults who subscribe to one or more streaming sites.
This does not necessarily mean that HayU is the most likely streaming service to be hacked, but that people who subscribe to the reality TV platform are most likely to be affected by a hack to any subscription service, probably because they are most likely to have multiple streaming accounts. While 6% of Netflix subscribers said they have had issues with a streaming service being hacked, the number jumped to 7% of Stan subscribers, 12% for Foxtel Now and a whopping 23% for HayU! That’s exactly what this particular user did. “If you signed in recently, relax and enjoy watching Netflix! But if you don’t recognise this sign-in, we recommend that you change your password immediately to secure your account,” the email reads. In the example email (pictured) provided by a Canstar Blue reader, Netflix alerts the subscriber that someone has logged into their account from Vietnam, and we’re informed by said person that they definitely were not in Vinh Phuc at the time – as lovely as it sounds… they had to change their password on the recommendation of Netflix. Responding to a new Canstar Blue survey on streaming, about one in 20 Netflix subscribers in Australia (6%) said they have experienced an issue with their account being ‘hacked’ – i.e. If you’ve recently received a rather unnerving email from Netflix suggesting it might be time to change your password because someone has logged into your account from a far-flung country you have never even been to, let alone watched Riverdale from, it seems you’re not alone.
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