Re: Account Security
I'll use that for crap I don't need, like temp accounts or something stupid I make out of the blue.
I'll use that for crap I don't need, like temp accounts or something stupid I make out of the blue.
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Re: Account Security
I think that "Don't pick an easy to guess password" is such a clear and obvious thing across each and every website, program and bank accounton earth that if you've managed to find your way to FFR, and the forum, either you've already learned that "username1" is not a good password, or you will never learn it.
My hotmail account (And thus MSN) has had the same password for 10 years. It has never been guessed, it has never been hacked, and there is no chance I will ever forget what it is.
The password on my university e-mail account used to be 9 character long, 6 letters, 2 numbers and a symbol. No chance anybody would ever get that password short of brute forcing for a -long- time.Comment
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People underestimate the logic of hackers. They may choose a dumb password and take for granted that people will not guess it, that it's not worth it.
They're wrong.
Hackers will do anything to put others down and whatnot, and the main cause is poor security. Not having a good password is just about the same as writing down the PIN number to your bank account and handing it out at school. It's just plain stupid. Always choose a good password when joining websites that you're not too sure about. But don't worry. I think FFR has only been hacked like... Once in the past year.
Some people may recall that in April, a website called Red Fraction was hacked (I work there muhehe). What was the cause, you ask? One of our admins had a really dumb password. Of course, I can't say what it is, but apparently they used that same, exact password registering for another site. That password was then stolen from that site and used on RF to gain admin access. Let me tell you, the hacker(s) left us in a mess.
So there you have it folks, all it takes is a dumb password to screw everything up for you.
And yes, the story I told you is true.
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See, once again, that is NOT HACKING.Comment
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My mistake, it's not. But the story I told you is.
All this thread is about anyway is keeping your password safe. And i'm sure we all remember what happened when Synth had enough of passwords being reportedly "hacked".
lmao
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