# I think the Russians have hacked Amazon. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 10, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-russians-have-hacked-amazon/795987 "2017-09-10T04:50:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-russians-have-hacked-amazon/795987/1 "2017-09-10T04:50:09Z")
So I tried to log into Amazon today, but it keeps telling me that no account with my email address was found. I tried using the app on phone, which I’m apparently still logged in on, but when I actually click Login & Security it keeps directing me to a Sign in page w/ the email address filled in as [zinaevsikova@mail.ru](mailto:zinaevsikova@mail.ru). :eek: Meddling in our elections was one thing, but this is downright petty & annoying. Waiting for a response from Amazon Customer Service. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-russians-have-hacked-amazon/795987/2 "2017-09-10T04:57:50Z")
I don’t think they “hacked Amazon,” but somehow got your password for either the Amazon account _or your email account_ and used that to change the email address on it. Change your email password ASAP. If you had any saved payment methods, at a minimum you should watch for any bogus charges from Amazon (I don’t think it’s possible to see the card number once it’s been entered, but if you’re very worried you should contact your banks and have the cards canceled). ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-russians-have-hacked-amazon/795987/3 "2017-09-10T05:47:22Z")
And now everything is back to normal. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-russians-have-hacked-amazon/795987/4 "2017-09-10T05:50:20Z")
This has been happening to a few people who do the Mturk thing on Amazon over the past few days. ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-russians-have-hacked-amazon/795987/5 "2017-09-10T12:26:55Z")
It happened to us, too, a couple of weeks ago. It was the same deal, with the address fill-in showing as someone in Romania. We promptly got in touch with Amazon and had our account frozen until it could be dealt with. This involved changing our e-mail password. And we kept a close eye on our bank account for several days as well. ETA: What’s Mturk? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-russians-have-hacked-amazon/795987/6 "2017-09-10T12:32:10Z")
> [@teela\_brown](#): > > ETA: What’s Mturk? Amazon’s [Mechanical Turk](https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome) program. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-russians-have-hacked-amazon/795987/7 "2017-09-10T22:59:40Z")
I work for Da Jungle _and_ I have relatives in Georgia and Komi. Its a coincidence, I tell you ------ a coincidence! 😃