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Support => Technical support => Topic started by: USdirectforyou on February 06, 2012, 01:45 pm
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I started a vendors account two days ago and I already got hack and taken for $20 and than my password changed. How do we prevent this for happening? this is nuts!
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I started a vendors account two days ago and I already got hack and taken for $20 and than my password changed. How do we prevent this for happening? this is nuts!
You set a better password? Hacking user accounts on SR isn't an easy thing to do, and the best option is always to guess/learn someone's password and PIN.
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30 character random alphanumeric passwords for both of them, that will stop you being "hacked".
Simple security steps should be taken, it is worrying if you are a vendor and do not have that in hand.
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...er, try narrow down what in your setup facilitated the hacking of your a/c...
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Sounds like the computer you're accessing SR from is compromised.
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I started a vendors account two days ago and I already got hack and taken for $20 and than my password changed. How do we prevent this for happening? this is nuts!
You got phished.
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Sounds like the computer you're accessing SR from is compromised.
yea I think it was the pics I put up. I bought jpeg scubber though?
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I started a vendors account two days ago and I already got hack and taken for $20 and than my password changed. How do we prevent this for happening? this is nuts!
I would recommend using linux from a memory stick. I believe Warweed sells it already setup on a memory stick for about 30 bucks. As for your passwords you really only need a four word phrase that you won't forget. It would take decades to break a four word password phrase.
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You should use software like LastPass or 1Password to generate a strong password and PIN. At least 32 characters long, mixing upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and special characters. Keep that shit in an encrypted text file that only you have access to (you're using PGP, right?). Problem solved.