so my wpx account was hacked last night.

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I just have some questions since I'm not too computer savvy. Support told me that whoever hacked my account did it from my ip address (my laptop). If my computer is turned off how is it possible for someone to turn it on, connect to the internet? Support told me it's not their problem since I connected to an unsecured wireless network earlier in the day to play. Which is probably true. Just sucks and I don't really understand how it's possible that someone hacked from my ip address. Any responses would be appreciated. Looks like this guys getting a job

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I am an IT admin for a big Chicago company.

Always secure your wireless signal, but even then it can be sniffed. What happened is someone sniffed out your packets and connected. Use Ethernet instead, update your PC with latest updates, scan it daily.

I really don't know what they have earned by using your OWN IP, you must of had a key logger or some sort of vulnerability on your laptop and they connected using your WLAN.