http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/national-international/Experts-Urge-Password-Changes-Massive-Cyber-Attack-378338341.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_NYBrand
all the big free email providers got hit by a cyber attack and breached.[quote]Some 272.3 million accounts were stolen - and involve some of the biggest email providers, including Google, Yahoo, Hotmail and Microsoft, according to Alex Holden of Hold Security. [/quote]
doesn't matter how secure it was, because the password itself was stolen and needs to be deactivated with a new password.
if you haven't already, you should log-in to all your emails, change your passwords to a strong, new password, and set-up multi-factor authentication.
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why are you resistant to the proper safety protocol?
it's like trying to stop sentient lemmings from jumping off a sheer cliff but they insist there is no cliff.
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No one uses 2 step verification?
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Oh noooo my school email account is in daaangerrrrr
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I use two step verification for Gmail so if anyone tries to log into my email I'll get a text telling me
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Eh, I heard about this a couple days ago but I'm too lazy to change the password on all my alts even though I use the same one on all of them.
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Thanks for the heads up. Hadn't heard about that.
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Ive not checked my inbox for about 2 years so ide be gratfull if these guys cleared it for me..lol
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Welp, I'm screwed then. I use the same password for everything.
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I just changed my email passwords and added two step security... Now I'm extremely paranoid...
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1.Hide yourselves. 2.Don't let them take you. 3.Safes are made to be cracked
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Hooray for physical money! [spoiler]I don't use a credit card.[/spoiler]
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Already did, ain't nobody coming near my Xbox account.
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Well they would have access to my: PSN Google That's it.
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Well my mail is just useless notifications and I don't really send mails so that makes me non-itresting to hackers so I'm good.
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Edited by Auttumnnnn: 5/10/2016 6:44:15 AMLuckily, my email is used for nothing more than unimportant things I do in my free time. I'll be fine. However, I've decided tp add the two-step verification regardless.
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Lol when its too late is when ppl want to change man. Thats just how it is
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Got nothing to hide, if they want to clear my inbox I'm fine with that
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I hope they clean out my spam inbox
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I have literally no need to change shit, I'm fine. I have no PayPal or credit card, so good luck stealing that info, and my inbox if full of hundreds of useless spam emails.
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Cool, thanks. Dont give a shit about my inbox being deleted or some shit. I think people need to remember how easy it is to reset a PayPal password when they have access to your Hotmail.
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I would do something, but...
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What are they gonna do? Deactivate my two two twitch subscriptions?
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Edited by Luxfore: 6/14/2016 10:05:10 PMHope they like porn and spam, cause' that's all they'll find.
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I only use my emails to provide for a signup for games all I get is spam so hey let em go through my mail. Maybe they'll clean it out for me?
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Thanks and bump for those that need it but I have nothing people can really steal that's worth the effort
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Is that why multiple people from vietnam and russia and new york suddenly tried to get into my gmail? :(