phonegeek 588 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 Yesterday there were reports that 10,000 + Hotmail accounts were compromised when the details of user name & passwords are published online. I was not concerned about the report as my Hotmail account is very less relevant to my everyday digital life. But today when BBC reported that another 20,000 GMail, Yahoo and AOL accounts are also compromised then the panic started. I immediately changed the password of all my mail services just as a precautionary measure. As per the BBC report there are close to 30K+ email accounts that are compromised. The compromised accounts are known to be victims of phishing scams that lure users with fake websites to reveal their passwords. Google already taken action on the compromised GMail accounts by forcing them to reset the passwords. They also stressed that there is no breach in the security of GMail system and the compromised accounts are victims of phishing websites. Are you worried? Remember to change your passwords often, choose strong passwords, never leave your computer unlocked and don't use same password for all your web accounts. Source BBC News Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srk006 21 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 hey thanks for the news.. how to know if our account has been compromised? anyways have started changing passwords of all my email a/c Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonegeek 588 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 hey thanks for the news.. how to know if our account has been compromised? Nobody knows ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 How to manage different passwords? Is there any free, good PW manager which generates new PWs and also manages them.. It has become a pain in the you-know-where managing so many different PWs and not to mention the necessity to keep changing it every 10, 15, 30 days or so. And then remembering these.... :angry: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
srk006 21 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 I use a set of 3 words(which is a combination of letters and alphabets). The different combination of these words is my password for various important accounts. So no need pf PW managers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phonegeek 588 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 I use firefox password manager. Safe and simple. Also weekly, I take encrypted backup of the passwords. Also you can look at these Hope it helps ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 How to manage different passwords? Is there any free, good PW manager which generates new PWs and also manages them.. It has become a pain in the you-know-where managing so many different PWs and not to mention the necessity to keep changing it every 10, 15, 30 days or so. And then remembering these.... :angry: I use RoboForm, been using it for years. It also has "sync" feature which lets you use it in different computers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
savramesh 37 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 I use a set of 3 words(which is a combination of letters and alphabets). Can i know what are they ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 Thanks Saurabh and Arun. I will look into these..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nawalsingal 1 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) How to manage different passwords? Is there any free, good PW manager which generates new PWs and also manages them.. It has become a pain in the you-know-where managing so many different PWs and not to mention the necessity to keep changing it every 10, 15, 30 days or so. And then remembering these.... :angry: Try Billeo. I/m using this for more than a year. Also saves your card & form info for auto filling Forms. Saves your online shopping receipts & lot more. Find it here: http://www.billeo.com/ Most Important: Its freeeeeeeee. Roboform is another good option, http://www.roboform.com/ , but free version only saves 10 Passowrds, else you have to pay. Edited October 7, 2009 by nawalsingal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KumaarShah 143 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 (edited) @arun, Any crax for RoboForm? One more clarification, how safe are all these PW managers? Are we compromising our security in any way? Edited October 7, 2009 by KumaarShah Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 Email me, I have to check in PC and send you. No, depends on how you configure it. Make sure that you have a master password to lock it, else someone using your PC will be able to get all your logins!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harshal 11 Report post Posted October 8, 2009 (edited) I use XMarks to sync all PWs in Firefox across PCs and sync bookmarks across PCs including IE. Edited October 8, 2009 by Harshal Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
city02 63 Report post Posted December 8, 2009 My yahoo email has been hacked and the password changed! virgokimaakabhosra@yahoo.com has been added to my alternate emails. so it sounds like an Indian I wrote to yahoo but it was useless: Hello, Thank you for contacting Yahoo! Customer Care. We appreciate the opportunity to address your report regarding Account Security. Our goal is to provide you the best service possible, especially when it comes to safeguarding your account. We have sent you this auto-generated response as confirmation that our team has received your report and also to provide you with information dealing with the most common Account Security questions. Please let us know if the following information does not resolve your issue and we will be happy to assist you. INVALID PASSWORD: If you are unable to login to your Yahoo! account due to an invalid password error please visit: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/edit/id_password/edit-10.html'>http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/edit/id_password/edit-10.html CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD: If the above information did not assist you, please attempt to request a new password. Remember that our team may not reset your password or remind you of your current password. To change your password: 1. Sign in to your Yahoo! account using your current password by signing in on any of Yahoo!'s personalized services (such as My Yahoo!, Yahoo! Mail, etc.). 2. At the top of the page, click on either your user name or name that appears in bold or the "My Account" link. 3. Re-enter your current password to continue. 4. Click on the "Change Password" link in your Account Information page. 5. In the space next to "Current Password," enter your current password or the new one we issued to you. 6. In the space next to "New Password," enter a new password of your choice. Passwords are case-sensitive (meaning that PASSWORD, PaSsWoRd and password are not equivalent), so be sure to take this into account when entering your new password. It is recommended your new password not contain any part of your old one, for security reasons. 7. In the space next to "Confirm New Password," confirm your new password by typing it again. 8. Click the "Save" button to put your new password into effect. STILL HAVING TROUBLE? If you have followed the directions above, and are still unable to obtain a new password for your account or feel that your account may have been compromised, please reply to this email with the following information you supplied during your Yahoo! registration. Please know that we do have access to original account information and that we will be unable to provide login or other assistance without completely verifying your account. * Yahoo! ID (If you cannot supply this ID, please give your alternate email address given during your original registration) * Your name * Date of birth (mm-dd-yr) * Your alternate email address * Secret Question and Answer * Your city and state * Zip Code or Postal code you entered during registration * Your country PROTECTING THE PRIVACY AND SECURITY OF YOUR ACCOUNT: http://security.yahoo.com/ COMPUTER VIRUSES: http://security.yahoo.com/malware.html GENERAL ACCOUNT SECURITY ISSUES: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/security/'>http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/security/ SPOOF INFORMATION: If you received an email impersonating Yahoo! and would like to report it please visit: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/abuse.html'>http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/abuse.html If you have already been tricked into giving your password, please visit: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/security/'>http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/security/general.html and supply as much detail as possible. For more information visit: http://security.yahoo.com/password_scams.html We understand this email contains a wealth of information and hope that it has been of great assistance to you. If you have found that your Account Security issue was not addressed within this message or if you are trying to reach another area of Yahoo! support, please reply to this email and include a brief description of the problem you are encountering. We are happy to assist you in any way we can or send your email to the appropriate support area. Thank you again for contacting Yahoo! Account Services. Regards, Yahoo! Account Services Customer Care General Pool for Account Security For assistance with all Yahoo! services, please visit: http://help.yahoo.com/ New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - better than ever! Original Message Follows: ------------------------ >>REDFRMCON Case ID: 84279012 Account Verification Pilot General Mail-Id: w2.help.tpc.yahoo.com-/l/us/yahoo/edit/general-01.html-1258705358-2429 1. What is your name and Yahoo! ID? ------------------------------------ Name: Yahoo! ID: 2. What is the email address where we can contact you? ------------------------------------------------------- Email Address: 3. What is your date of birth? (mm/dd/yyyy) -------------------------------------------- Date of Birth: 4. What is your zip or postal code? ------------------------------------ Zip Code: 5. What is your alternate email address on file? ------------------------------------------------- Alternate Email Address: 6. What are you writing about? ------------------------------- Subject: Sign in & Registration - I need my password reset 7. Enter additional information here: -------------------------------------- i think my work email provided may be blocking emails from yahoo. so i can;t get the password reset email. an unauthorised email has been added to my yahoo account: virgokimaakabhosra@yahoo.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgiitk 32 Report post Posted December 8, 2009 It is not a bad idea to keep changing your passwords, however, when you look in the context of millions of google mail users the numbers leaked are very small. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drmadhu 87 Report post Posted December 8, 2009 It is not a bad idea to keep changing your passwords, however, when you look in the context of millions of google mail users the numbers leaked are very small. This is for our safty how can we knew our password leaked or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sgiitk 32 Report post Posted December 9, 2009 It is not a bad idea to keep changing your passwords, however, when you look in the context of millions of google mail users the numbers leaked are very small. This is for our safty how can we knew our password leaked or not. If you login then you will normally get the time of the last login. Also, if nothing has happened so far, then most probably you are safe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
