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rockfenris2005 07:55 am UTC 12/19/07 |
| In reply to: | re: NJC: Hackers - Venom 01:23 am UTC 12/18/07 |
Thanx for the advice. I've had no problems since but you can't get too lucky in this lifetime. > I once ran into a cereal killer. He kept stabbing my corn > flakes. > > Anyway, most brute-force programs can not hack your > password if you make it exceptionally hard. Most run a > dictionary file with numbers that try each word and number > in succession. Try this. For your next password use a > word-double digit number-another word-double digit number. > > > Example: shepard56hoopla72 > > That is nearly impossible to hack using a brute force > program and pretty simple to remember. Also, when you sign > up for free email programs, don't use your real birthday > or location. Also, make a silly reminder question with a > silly answer that doesn't make sense that you make up and > keep. It's too easy for anyone who wants to hack you to > try and research such info on you online to use as info > for password reset options. > > > Ive been so busy lately and I really didn't have time for > > something like this, but Ive been letting everyone know > > that me and several friends of mine have been the target > > of a particularly creepy hacker. Last night, someone > > attempted to change my Gmail password (I don't know how, > > no one could possibly have guessed that password) and > > tonight, they almost succeeded. I have changed the > > passwords twice, before several of my friends had their > > facebook, email and myspace hacked into it shortly after > > me. A few weeks before that, a hacker broke into another > > friend's email and started swearing obscenities at his > > powerful producer friend (Who also does not need this kind > > of shit. He was shocked and horrified.) I am putting all > > this information "out there", everywhere I can, and the > > producer is helping us to find and deal with the hacker in > > the eyes of the law. > > > > Hacking is a serious violation, in my eyes, and it's never > > tolerated on the web. I urge all of you to update your > > details frequently and warn your friends about the > > possibilities of these situations arising. My friend was > > put into a situation where he was slandered by the hacker, > > made out that he was the one saying all the awful shit, > > nearly damaging & destroying his whole career. > > > > Not a good thing to have to deal with in the busy > > Christmas season, or at any time really, and we are *this > > close* to catching the culprit. Anyone who can assist in > > tracking down the Vital IP, as well, you know where to > > contact me (and if that's been broken into, God help us.) > > > > | |
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