* binary day this week
My boss just came back to the office, and I turned on my computer to show him. It is running the same pattern of numbers and phrases that it previously typed. I'm guessing now it's a prank or probably a harmless virus. Either way, I'm still not sure what to do about it. Anyone have some suggestions?
I am having some issues on the Mac mini I use in my office. Either it's a prank from my co-workers, or it's some sort of keyboard-related hack. Whichever it is, I need help getting rid of it.
When I turned on my computer this morning, it said my keyboard (which is a Mac USB keyboard) could not be detected. Then it started detecting a second keyboard that wasn't mine. I had to reboot, because my keyboard was not working.
After rebooting, my mouse started moving on it's own. I opened Skype, which is a program I use regularly for my work. The keyboard started typing "1337" about every other minute. When it would type on it's own, the mouse would do a sort of diagonal fishtail move toward the upper left of my screen. I often kept losing control of my mouse, and the keyboard would not always type, or there was a VERY noticeable delay where the words just "appeared." My keyboard then started typing binary code, and phrases like "syntax error," while also sending them over Skype. Then, it typed the numeral form of pi, followed by several other numbers (it began happening more frequently). I was also online using the same Skype account on my MacBook Pro, so I could type to my coworkers that I was not the one sending them these messages... it was my phantom keyboard. Finally, it began typing messages directed at me:
"hello there"
"i can see you"
"i can see what you're doing"
"i know all of your passwords"
etc.
Now, I know it is a binary day, and all... But I am the only real Mac user in the office, and my Mini IS the only Mac in the office. My coworkers are not the most Mac savvy people, and I'm not sure if they would even know how to put some sort of prank like this on my keyboard without me knowing, or noticing.
I've read articles about keyboard hacks, but I don't know if that's the likeliest thing, either. I called Apple Care support (the Mini is still under warranty), but they said it was probably a prank, and that they had no way of verifying it so they could not replace my keyboard. Huh. Well, I didn't ask for a new keyboard, I just explained my problem. So, no help there.
I am considering taking it into the nearest Apple store, but that won't be for a while. As of now, it's completely unplugged and off until I can figure something out.
Has anyone heard of any of these problems I'm encountering?

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