Use Extreme Caution During Trades Until Further Notice

[just un dude]

Meh.. windows live accounts are not protected well enough, I also got hacked and didn't have any linked passwords or such.

 

[Punkerpunk13]

I was told that the database leak was for current passwords and such. FireZ said he believed that, and I was told that Giverny confirmed it.

The reason I'm bringing this up is because h1j told me when he was hacked, it wasn't from his current sythe password. He said his MSN password was a password from 1 year ago..

Since everybody was told differently about this, should h1j or any others that have had different passwords be blamed for their actions?

I know that there's no other conclusion to this whole thing, and somebody will soon make up how you shouldn't ever use conflicting passwords (regarldess of last used), but this is completely different.

Just my two cents.

 

[glamazonia]

Omg, this is like some scary stuff...glad I pay attention to stickies and warnings and stuff on a regular basis.

 

[Pockets]

Meh.. windows live accounts are not protected well enough, I also got hacked and didn't have any linked passwords or such.

Same here. I've never used my current MSN password or a similar one on Sythe.

 

[WeRnIE]

Same here. I've never used my current MSN password or a similar one on Sythe.

Add additional emails, recovery questions and more.

 

[Pockets]

Add additional emails, recovery questions and more.

When I get my old one back, I'll probably be deleting and switching to hushmail.

 

[just un dude]

When I get my old one back, I'll probably be deleting and switching to hushmail.

You can do that, but you'll still need to make it a windows live account to go on MSN..

 

[n4n0]

When I get my old one back, I'll probably be deleting and switching to hushmail.

Just un dude is right, you'll still need to register it with a .live passport to use MSN.

One thing I would recommend though is register your phone number on the email on MSN. That way it cannot be recovered without a code that's text messaged to your phone. I've personally linked my phone to my account, and have lost count how many times (Easily 100+) my phone's been texted with a recovery PIN because someone was attempting to hack my account.

 

[just un dude]

Just un dude is right, you'll still need to register it with a .live passport to use MSN.

One thing I would recommend though is register your phone number on the email on MSN. That way it cannot be recovered without a code that's text messaged to your phone. I've personally linked my phone to my account, and have lost count how many times (Easily 100+) my phone's been texted with a recovery PIN because someone was attempting to hack my account.

Can you do this in profile > edit contact information or is it somewhere else?

Also do you have to add country code etc infront of mobile phone number?

 

[n4n0]

Can you do this in profile > edit contact information or is it somewhere else?

Also do you have to add country code etc infront of mobile phone number?

Honestly, I don't recall where it was at. I did it like 6+ months ago. Just look around, I'm sure you'll find it. And yes, you'll need to select your country or add the country code, can't remember which.

 

[Brendan]

Can you do this in profile > edit contact information or is it somewhere else?

Also do you have to add country code etc infront of mobile phone number?

I made a quick guide for you on how to set it up. You can find it here.

 

[rektz]

Well I'm a potential victim of the bad timing of this whole thing. First trade I make here and I feel as thought I might have been stung by it, we'll see.

 

[Cami3532]

The title kind of made me laugh, I understand the meaning and everything but, "Use extreme caution during trades until further notice" makes it seem like once notice is given, it is ok to stop using caution during trades.

On a more serious note, this is a good heads up and is a good reminder to always practice safe trading habits because you never know when something like this will happen, vouches don't mean anything, you never know if the person you are talking to is actually the person who obtained them.

Do every trade as if the person you are trading with is not trusted.

 

[T V]

How many people have been affected by this? (scammed)

 

[i noob killer i]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[nodnarbusn]

This whole thing is making me pretty uncomfortable.. I hope we can get this taken care of :\ Thanks for not leaving us in the dark.

 

[SkyLights]

I was hacked, My RS account got keylogged. I had bankpin, Everything was taken.

 

[Laptop65]

I was hacked, My RS account got keylogged. I had bankpin, Everything was taken.

There's no way you could have gotton Keylogged from what happened to the DB, most likley you clicked on something you shouldn't have at some point.

 

[Cami3532]

There's no way you could have gotton Keylogged from what happened to the DB, most likley you clicked on something you shouldn't have at some point.

Unless he used the same passwords and login names, heh. Although would mean they guessed or cracked his PIN.

 

[Pockets]

Just un dude is right, you'll still need to register it with a .live passport to use MSN.

One thing I would recommend though is register your phone number on the email on MSN. That way it cannot be recovered without a code that's text messaged to your phone. I've personally linked my phone to my account, and have lost count how many times (Easily 100+) my phone's been texted with a recovery PIN because someone was attempting to hack my account.

I set that up with my new one. Thanks for the tip.