Help! Have I been hacked?

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I am in the process of going through a nasty divorce and I am concerned that my ex has hacked into my computer. I have a 2012 MacBook Pro. He hasn't ever had access to my computer. Is there a way that he can install something on it remotely like you can with a PC? A friend of mine just had her PC hacked through a link in her email using a program called SniperSpy.

What do I need to do to keep my Mac and information safe?
 

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Just make sure you have all sharing turned off and that you have your Mac protected with a strong password. Also make sure if you're using a wireless network that you employ encryption, preferably WPA2.

And don't allow anyone else to have access to your computer. ;)
 

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I am in the process of going through a nasty divorce and I am concerned that my ex has hacked into my computer.
I suppose my question is "what makes you think this?" Unless there is something specific that seems out of place, there isn't much we can do aside from offer the excellent advice that chscag has already provided.
 
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And as chscag suggests a strong numeric and alphabetic password of say 13 digits is the best defence. And change passwords regularly.
 

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