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email hacking - lew600fazer - 04-04-14
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
Re: email hacking - bri h - 04-04-14
I don't think I have a problem but im not with yahoo lew
Re: email hacking - Dead Eye - 04-04-14
No problem for me; but having a degree in Computer Security comes in handy...
Re: email hacking - fazersharp - 04-04-14
Ok here - not with yahoo tho
Re: email hacking - noggythenog - 04-04-14
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!
Re: email hacking - chaz - 05-04-14
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?
Re: email hacking - Phil - 05-04-14
(05-04-14, 12:44 AM)chaz link Wrote: 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.
Re: email hacking - Buzz - 05-04-14
I use this http://passwordsafe.sourceforge.net/ to store my different passwords, I thought everyone got rid of pens and paper 15 years ago?
Re: email hacking - fazersharp - 05-04-14
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
Re: email hacking - Mattsplat - 05-04-14
I noticed yesterday that my mail had been hacked but I'm on MSN, not Yahoo.
Re: email hacking - ChristoT - 05-04-14
All good here too.
Re: email hacking - red98 - 05-04-14
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
Re: email hacking - ChristoT - 05-04-14
(05-04-14, 02:10 PM)red98 link Wrote: 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.
Re: email hacking - unfazed - 05-04-14
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
Re: email hacking - red98 - 05-04-14
Ah ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$ take.......I must be on the wrong site :lol
Re: email hacking - ChristoT - 05-04-14
(05-04-14, 02:41 PM)red98 link Wrote: Ah ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$ 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 )
Re: email hacking - unfazed - 05-04-14
(05-04-14, 02:41 PM)red98 link Wrote: Ah ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$ take.......I must be on the wrong site :lol
How do you know they were straight answers? :rollin
Re: email hacking - ChristoT - 05-04-14
(05-04-14, 03:43 PM)unfazed link Wrote: [quote author=red98 link=topic=12445.msg139417#msg139417 date=1396705294]
Ah ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$ take.......I must be on the wrong site :lol
How do you know they were straight answers? :rollin
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Why, is your answer coming out of the closet? :rollin :rollin
Re: email hacking - unfazed - 05-04-14
(05-04-14, 04:22 PM)ChristoT link Wrote: [quote author=unfazed link=topic=12445.msg139429#msg139429 date=1396708986]
[quote author=red98 link=topic=12445.msg139417#msg139417 date=1396705294]
Ah ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$ take.......I must be on the wrong site :lol
How do you know they were straight answers? :rollin
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Why, is your answer coming out of the closet? :rollin :rollin
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Is that wishful thinking from you :eek :lol
Re: email hacking - ChristoT - 05-04-14
(05-04-14, 05:01 PM)unfazed link Wrote: [quote author=ChristoT link=topic=12445.msg139440#msg139440 date=1396711352]
[quote author=unfazed link=topic=12445.msg139429#msg139429 date=1396708986]
[quote author=red98 link=topic=12445.msg139417#msg139417 date=1396705294]
Ah ok......will keep an eye on emails........two straight answers and no pi$$ take.......I must be on the wrong site :lol
How do you know they were straight answers? :rollin
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Why, is your answer coming out of the closet? :rollin :rollin
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Is that wishful thinking from you :eek :lol
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Well, it might make the weekend a bit more interesting... :z :z