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Title: email hacking
Post by: lew600fazer on 04 April 2014, 09:33:53 pm
Is anyone who uses the forum having problems with there personal email accounts being hacked, as in if you use yahoo.co.uk
I am over this past few weeks being hacked. I am not saying it is via this site but just a general question and trying to narrow possible sites down.
Lew
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: bri h on 04 April 2014, 09:35:58 pm
I don't think I have a problem but im not with yahoo lew
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: Dead Eye on 04 April 2014, 09:37:03 pm
No problem for me; but having a degree in Computer Security comes in handy...
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: fazersharp on 04 April 2014, 09:39:47 pm
Ok here - not with yahoo tho
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: noggythenog on 04 April 2014, 09:40:25 pm





Na...nowt to do with here.....also yahoo....im as lax as they come....mainly coz hacking me is like shoplifting from the bins out the back o tescos....that's my security.....im scum!
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: chaz on 05 April 2014, 12:44:51 am
It helps if you have a different password for each site you use, of course this is what I do, but then have to write them all down so I can remember them?
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: Phil on 05 April 2014, 09:12:42 am
It helps if you have a different password for each site you use, of course this is what I do, but then have to write them all down so I can remember them?

Absolutely, although I tend to have a different password for each important financial websites like banking, ebay etc, then have a few common passwords between 'social' forums like this one. If hackers break into a forum like this (not suggesting they have) and get everyones password and email address they can try that combination with any website where they think they can commit fraud.
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: Buzz on 05 April 2014, 09:35:35 am
I use this http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ (http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/) to store my different passwords, I thought everyone got rid of pens and paper 15 years ago?
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: fazersharp on 05 April 2014, 10:22:40 am
Dosent bother me as I dont do any internet banking.
I keep a saddlebag slung over my bike with gold nuggets for payment all tucked up nicley with Mr Smith and Mr Wesson
Play the below WAV
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: Mattsplat on 05 April 2014, 11:21:47 am
I noticed yesterday that my mail had been hacked but I'm on MSN, not Yahoo.
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 05 April 2014, 02:01:05 pm
All good here too.
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: red98 on 05 April 2014, 02:10:52 pm
As most of you know......iam a muppet when it comes to pc's.......so........stupid question.......how do you know if you have been hacked...........yes, iam really that much of a muppet   :o
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 05 April 2014, 02:14:25 pm
As most of you know......iam a muppet when it comes to pc's.......so........stupid question.......how do you know if you have been hacked...........yes, iam really that much of a muppet   :o

Spam gets sent from your email address to people in your contacts list.
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: unfazed on 05 April 2014, 02:28:55 pm
You will know when your friends ask why you are looking for money or your account password is changed and you did not change it. :lol
Accounts get hacked for many reasons:
Lack of a secure password (most common) People use common names which are easily hacked. Most secure are Alpha Numeric with keyboard symbols. Password should really contain Capitals letters, lower case letters, number and symbols.
E.g. if you want to use YamahaFazer1000 as a password then vary it to something like this (Y@mahaF&zer1ooo) including the brackets this makes it very difficult to hack :)
Trojan or virus on you PC :'(
Being taken in by email scams :rolleyes
Being taken in by phone scams :rolleyes
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: red98 on 05 April 2014, 02:41:34 pm
Ah  ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$  take.......I must be on the wrong site   :lol
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 05 April 2014, 03:37:54 pm
Ah  ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$  take.......I must be on the wrong site   :lol

As a child, I was always told to help senior citizens!

(Make you feel better?  :b :lol )
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: unfazed on 05 April 2014, 03:43:06 pm
Ah  ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$  take.......I must be on the wrong site   :lol

How do you know they were straight answers?  :rollin
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 05 April 2014, 04:22:32 pm
Ah  ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$  take.......I must be on the wrong site   :lol

How do you know they were straight answers?  :rollin

Why, is your answer coming out of the closet?  :rollin :rollin
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: unfazed on 05 April 2014, 05:01:55 pm
Ah  ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$  take.......I must be on the wrong site   :lol

How do you know they were straight answers?  :rollin

Why, is your answer coming out of the closet?  :rollin :rollin

Is that wishful thinking from you :eek  :lol
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 05 April 2014, 05:17:10 pm
Ah  ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$  take.......I must be on the wrong site   :lol

How do you know they were straight answers?  :rollin

Why, is your answer coming out of the closet?  :rollin :rollin

Is that wishful thinking from you :eek :lol

Well, it might make the weekend a bit more interesting...  :z :z
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: unfazed on 05 April 2014, 05:40:40 pm
Ah  ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$  take.......I must be on the wrong site   :lol

How do you know they were straight answers?  :rollin


Why, is your answer coming out of the closet?  :rollin :rollin

Is that wishful thinking from you :eek :lol

Well, it might make the weekend a bit more interesting...  :z :z

That's just because you don't have a Fazer to ride, your standards are dropping, that's if you have any  :pokefun:
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 05 April 2014, 07:10:45 pm
Ah  ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$  take.......I must be on the wrong site   :lol

How do you know they were straight answers?  :rollin


Why, is your answer coming out of the closet?  :rollin :rollin

Is that wishful thinking from you :eek :lol

Well, it might make the weekend a bit more interesting...  :z :z

That's just because you don't have a Fazer to ride, your standards are dropping, that's if you have any  :pokefun :

Tell me about it...  :rolleyes The highlight of my day so far was when I eventually got dressed at 4:30pm, going to co-op and seeing 2 blokes having a punch up in the car park on my way out. I need a bike back on the road!  :'(
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: unfazed on 05 April 2014, 07:40:11 pm
Well it was better than mine looking out at the rain :'( and slagging a French man  :lol
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 05 April 2014, 10:10:11 pm
Well it was better than mine looking out at the rain :'( and slagging a French man  :lol

Slagging the French? Join the queue! Slagging this Frenchman (who is actually English...  :rolleyes ) - still join the foccin' queue and wait your turn!  :lol :lol

Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: unfazed on 05 April 2014, 10:25:46 pm
You bought a Peugeot you must be French  :rolleyes
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 05 April 2014, 10:36:37 pm
You bought a Peugeot you must be French  :rolleyes

It was the only thing I could find at the time that I could afford and insure. Although the diesel engine in it is a hateful little thing.
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: unfazed on 05 April 2014, 11:45:09 pm
Excuses, excuses, :rolleyes  I'll might be selling the Fazer 400 shortly
Title: Re: email hacking
Post by: ChristoT on 06 April 2014, 01:14:36 am
Excuses, excuses, :rolleyes  I'll might be selling the Fazer 400 shortly

6 months too late for me. :(

My only hope is to get Project Fazer roadworthy, then pray for a miracle to get it insured.