Hacked!

Chad · 01-18-13, 07:46 PM

Hey guys, it's January, it might be time to change your passwords. I was minding my business yesterday evening when I noticed some strange emails coming in from a site I'm registered to. I checked what was going on and notice my password didn't work anymore so I contacted the admin of the site and asked them to lock my account.

Luckily, they stopped, and my account was restored back to me, and I have decided to change my passwords on all sites I'm a member of, and use different passwords for each site. I stumbled upon Keepass, a password database of sorts that is real user friendly and best of all, FREE!

I don't want this to happen to my fellow Kaleu's, especially if it was something like your banking information. So just a friendly reminder that it may be time to change your passwords.

Note: Here is the link to the KeePass site: http://keepass.info/

HundertzehnGustav · 01-18-13, 07:54 PM

i got brainz 0.9.
Got some serious issues and Bugs, but will serve me a lifetime. No software crashes, no upgrades downgrades and runs on any OS too.

Onkel Neal · 01-18-13, 10:25 PM

And, always used a different pw for your serious stuff (online banking, Paypal) and others for forums, and accounts.

Chad · 01-19-13, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

And, always used a different pw for your serious stuff (online banking, Paypal) and others for forums, and accounts.

Very good recommendation. With software like KeePass and taking HunderzehnGustav's recommendation, Brainz, makes it real easy to manage all the different passwords.

Karle94 · 01-19-13, 06:43 AM

My Facebook account was hacked once. Didn´t do much damage though. The worst part was liking Justin Bieber. I don´t have anything personal against him, but I don´t like the music. It was more like a facerape sort of hacking, just posting some strange statuses and liking strange stuff.

Spoon 11th · 01-19-13, 07:17 AM

I have just a spreadsheet file printed on paper. The file is kept on USB stick inside TrueCrypt container with about a meter long password.

01-18-13, 07:46 PM	#1
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Hacked! Hey guys, it's January, it might be time to change your passwords. I was minding my business yesterday evening when I noticed some strange emails coming in from a site I'm registered to. I checked what was going on and notice my password didn't work anymore so I contacted the admin of the site and asked them to lock my account. Luckily, they stopped, and my account was restored back to me, and I have decided to change my passwords on all sites I'm a member of, and use different passwords for each site. I stumbled upon Keepass, a password database of sorts that is real user friendly and best of all, FREE! I don't want this to happen to my fellow Kaleu's, especially if it was something like your banking information. So just a friendly reminder that it may be time to change your passwords. Note: Here is the link to the KeePass site: http://keepass.info/ __________________

01-18-13, 07:54 PM	#2
HundertzehnGustav Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lux, betw. G, B and F Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	i got brainz 0.9. Got some serious issues and Bugs, but will serve me a lifetime. No software crashes, no upgrades downgrades and runs on any OS too. __________________ In conclusion: SH3 is the shizzle, yo. -Frau Kaleun Another negative about using your deck gun is that you are definately DETECTED, which has long term effects on your relationship with aircraft. -snestorm

01-18-13, 10:25 PM	#3
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	And, always used a different pw for your serious stuff (online banking, Paypal) and others for forums, and accounts. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

01-19-13, 06:43 AM	#5
Karle94 The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Norseland Posts: 1,355 Downloads: 253 Uploads: 0	My Facebook account was hacked once. Didn´t do much damage though. The worst part was liking Justin Bieber. I don´t have anything personal against him, but I don´t like the music. It was more like a facerape sort of hacking, just posting some strange statuses and liking strange stuff. __________________ Find my mods here: https://www.mediafire.com/folder/lzgciodldp58p/SH4_Mods My SH4 blog here: http://karle94.blogspot.com/

01-19-13, 07:17 AM	#6
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 689 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	I have just a spreadsheet file printed on paper. The file is kept on USB stick inside TrueCrypt container with about a meter long password.