Hack

[Bob Sneidar]

Well if it helps, I advise people to have 3 sets of credentials: 1) Local computer logins (local area networking, user login etc.) 2) Internet logins for things that cannot hurt you (mailing lists, software vendor accounts, insurance etc.) and 3) Internet logins that CAN hurt you (email because someone may send you passwords or software serial numbers, banking, Paypal etc.) 

Under no circumstances use one set of credentials for either of the others. 

Bob


On Apr 14, 2011, at 3:48 PM, Mike Bonner wrote:

> Different situation. On logging into google, the banner at the top said my
> account was accessed from china. (wasn't an email, was a google
> notification)
> on checking recent activity, there it was. Don't know if anything was
> actually DONE, but have changed my password and am hoping.
> 
> I also saw the weird email from someone on the list but ignored it. Have
> since checked with most of the people on my contact list and none of them
> received anything.
> 
> The info re: the connection is:UnknownChina (ny.adsl:115.52.242.36)3:33 am
> (13 hours ago)
> On reading a few things, my thought is that either a) it is related to the
> recent huge epsilon hack (of which 2 accounts I have were affected, loss of
> email address only though) or b) Something else entirely got me whacked,
> perhaps my own carelessness somewhere. Either way, the passwords they are a
> changin.