A good friend just got hacked.
Due to her volunteer activities on a critical issue, she has or had built a list of 900 contacts. She quickly got help from knowledgeable computer support but they watched all the emails and contact list disappearing. The support tried to stop this and reverse the loss but the hackers caught onto that quickly and moved to another type of attack and the emails disappeared more quickly.
I received an email using her name with a simple appeal for help from the hacker. She had texted me about the hack so I simply deleted that email. Apparently, she has been receiving phone calls about this appeal for help from many of the contacts verifying the request which has been so stressful.
It seems that she does not have a master list of her contacts. It is totally devastating all her efforts.
Do you maintain a list of your contacts outside your computer or safe from hackers?