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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: NeonShivan on December 05, 2013, 03:05:59 pm

Title: Mass Hack
Post by: NeonShivan on December 05, 2013, 03:05:59 pm
This is...interesting...discuss.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/04/internet-hack-web-cybersecurity/3875333/

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2013/12/05/passwords-guidelines-for-protecting-internet/

 :nervous:
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: Rodo on December 05, 2013, 04:49:30 pm
Ou nousss. My facebook account was hacked. They've got my pass right there, 123456 you have failed me  :(
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: FUBAR-BDHR on December 05, 2013, 05:20:06 pm
123456

I have the same combination on my luggage. 
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: Rodo on December 05, 2013, 05:32:09 pm
I've seen it in more that one mail account in my company. Nevermind, I'll switch to 654321 right away!
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: Phantom Hoover on December 05, 2013, 05:59:46 pm
I've seen it in more that one mail account in my company. Nevermind, I'll switch to 654321 right away!

the real wtf is that your company keeps user passwords in plaintext
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: Dragon on December 05, 2013, 07:36:34 pm
I'm using the same password or a small variation for Facebook and most forums I frequent, but for stuff that matters, I use multi-word passphrases. So the only thing a hacker could steal from me using an FB password would be FS and KSP mod WiPs that are linked to in my PM boxes. :) And FS ones are mostly outdated, to boot.
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: yuezhi on December 05, 2013, 08:07:11 pm
I knew it. I'm surrounded by spaceballs!
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: NeonShivan on December 05, 2013, 09:12:45 pm
Ou nousss. My facebook account was hacked. They've got my pass right there, 123456 you have failed me  :(

It really surprises me that people really do have passwords like that. Like really, why not use password!
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: Flak on December 05, 2013, 09:36:46 pm
From a local news, a group of hackers manage to hijack a company transaction, around 2 million dollars value. How did they do it? Because the company is stupid enough to use the company's name as the email password. The rest went on from there. The hackers delete the emails from the other company and send them a reply giving them a bank account that is actually theirs, and thus redirecting the transaction.
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: Rodo on December 06, 2013, 08:14:26 am
why not use password!

GENIUS!
my password as of now will be: password.
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: Luis Dias on December 06, 2013, 10:07:15 am
that doesn't work, too many people use that and then hackers know you use that because many people use that.

i am smarter than that because i use my own name as the password if you think about it its the best because very few people use my own name because very few people have my name and its the best except for that one time when my email and bank account was hacked and now i am in the ****ters those guys must have been geniuses how the hell did they figure it out.
Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: Scourge of Ages on December 06, 2013, 10:20:11 am
No no no, you've all got it wrong: just make your password the same as the user name, but backwards!

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Title: Re: Mass Hack
Post by: FlamingCobra on December 06, 2013, 03:55:08 pm
why not use password!

GENIUS!
my password as of now will be: password.