Yes, my email got hacked.

Ben E Lou · 03-28-2012, 06:30 AM

Since I've gotten three PMS and two emails already from FOFCers asking if my email got hacked, I might as well put it out there that yes, it did. Yahoo did detect it and sent me a notice.

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We detected a suspicious login to your Yahoo! account (Wed,Mar 3,2012, 02:06 AM) from Mexico (189.181.83.120).

BillJasper · 03-28-2012, 06:44 AM

Was, literally, just getting ready to ask about this. Off to delete the email.

stevew · 03-28-2012, 06:52 AM

I figured you were excited about saving electricity.

Draft Dodger · 03-28-2012, 07:03 AM

so, you aren't going to make my penis larger?

Senator · 03-28-2012, 07:04 AM

Ron Mexico?

Ksyrup · 03-28-2012, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

so, you aren't going to make my penis larger?

You better check the time stamp on when that email was sent and when the suspicious login occurred just to make sure.

spleen1015 · 03-28-2012, 07:36 AM

I don't believe the hacker knows about the Patroitic undies, so I'm going to assume that one is real.

BYU 14 · 03-28-2012, 09:17 AM

Dang it, so I need to cancel my $10 order for 100 Viagra pills???

RainMaker · 03-28-2012, 09:21 AM

Lot of Yahoo accounts seem to be getting hacked lately. Know of 3 people in the last 2 months.

Were you using the same password for it as you do on other sites? These things make me wonder if I should do that cell phone authorization for Gmail. If I lost access to my e-mail, I'd be in trouble.

Ben E Lou · 03-28-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

Lot of Yahoo accounts seem to be getting hacked lately. Know of 3 people in the last 2 months.

Were you using the same password for it as you do on other sites? These things make me wonder if I should do that cell phone authorization for Gmail. If I lost access to my e-mail, I'd be in trouble.

That's the interesting part. No, I wasn't using that password anywhere else. It was was just a random 8-character combination of letters and numbers. Either they just got very lucky with their password generators, or they have a keylogger on my machine (very doubtful.) I've now gone to a 14-character random combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. *shurg*

RainMaker · 03-28-2012, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben E Lou

That's the interesting part. No, I wasn't using that password anywhere else. It was was just a random 8-character combination of letters and numbers. Either they just got very lucky with their password generators, or they have a keylogger on my machine (very doubtful.) I've now gone to a 14-character random combination of letters, numbers, and symbols. *shurg*

That would scare me. Does Yahoo have a 2-step verification option?

Ben E Lou · 03-28-2012, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RainMaker

That would scare me. Does Yahoo have a 2-step verification option?

Yup. I turned that on now too.

cartman · 03-28-2012, 09:48 AM

As a helpful hint, once you get about 12 or so characters, the randomness of the characters really isn't an issue. For attackers to do a brute force process, to figure out the password, it would take an massive amount of time to try every combination on 12+ length passwords. To make it easier on yourself, use a long sentence or a phrase that is easy for you to remember, and it will serve the same purpose. Spaces are legal characters in passwords. If you used a sentence with 20 characters as your password, that would take several CPU years to brute force crack.

Passacaglia · 03-28-2012, 09:54 AM

I knew the message was spam immediately, when I realized it included no information about whether or not my kid needed a sleeping bag.

Fidatelo · 03-28-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

As a helpful hint, once you get about 12 or so characters, the randomness of the characters really isn't an issue. For attackers to do a brute force process, to figure out the password, it would take an massive amount of time to try every combination on 12+ length passwords. To make it easier on yourself, use a long sentence or a phrase that is easy for you to remember, and it will serve the same purpose. Spaces are legal characters in passwords. If you used a sentence with 20 characters as your password, that would take several CPU years to brute force crack.

This is good information, but I also feel its important to consider library attacks when generating a passphrase. I would imagine that using common phrases or quotes might be weak against the ever-evolving hacking industry. Some great advice I read for creating a passphrase is to simply combine three or four words that don't normally go together, like "grasscherryking".

Pumpy Tudors · 03-28-2012, 01:07 PM

Cool, I just changed my password to "grasscherryking" everywhere. Thanks for the tip!

Autumn · 03-28-2012, 01:26 PM

Me too! I learn so much from FOFC.

spleen1015 · 03-28-2012, 01:33 PM

My new FOFC password is 'pumpywasmyheroin2005'.

Crack that shit bitches!

cartman · 03-28-2012, 01:35 PM

So you shot him into your veins 7 years ago?

03-28-2012, 06:44 AM	#2
BillJasper Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Northern Kentucky	Was, literally, just getting ready to ask about this. Off to delete the email. __________________ The Confederacy lost, it is time to dismantle it.

03-28-2012, 07:03 AM	#4
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	so, you aren't going to make my penis larger? __________________ Mile High Hockey

03-28-2012, 07:04 AM	#5
Senator FOFC's Elected Representative Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The stars at night; are big and bright	Ron Mexico? __________________ "i have seen chris simms play 4-5 times in the pros and he's very clearly got it. he won't make a pro bowl this year, but it'll come. if you don't like me saying that, so be it, but its true. we'll just have to wait until then" imettrentgreen "looking at only ten games, and oddly using a median only, leaves me unmoved generally" - Quiksand

03-28-2012, 09:48 AM	#13
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	As a helpful hint, once you get about 12 or so characters, the randomness of the characters really isn't an issue. For attackers to do a brute force process, to figure out the password, it would take an massive amount of time to try every combination on 12+ length passwords. To make it easier on yourself, use a long sentence or a phrase that is easy for you to remember, and it will serve the same purpose. Spaces are legal characters in passwords. If you used a sentence with 20 characters as your password, that would take several CPU years to brute force crack. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

03-28-2012, 01:07 PM	#16
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Cool, I just changed my password to "grasscherryking" everywhere. Thanks for the tip! __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

03-28-2012, 06:52 AM	#3
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I figured you were excited about saving electricity.

03-28-2012, 07:36 AM	#7
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	I don't believe the hacker knows about the Patroitic undies, so I'm going to assume that one is real.

03-28-2012, 09:17 AM	#8
BYU 14 Coordinator Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The scorched Desert	Dang it, so I need to cancel my $10 order for 100 Viagra pills???

03-28-2012, 09:21 AM	#9
RainMaker General Manager Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chicago, IL	Lot of Yahoo accounts seem to be getting hacked lately. Know of 3 people in the last 2 months. Were you using the same password for it as you do on other sites? These things make me wonder if I should do that cell phone authorization for Gmail. If I lost access to my e-mail, I'd be in trouble.

03-28-2012, 09:54 AM	#14
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	I knew the message was spam immediately, when I realized it included no information about whether or not my kid needed a sleeping bag.

03-28-2012, 01:26 PM	#17
Autumn Head Coach Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Bath, ME	Me too! I learn so much from FOFC.

03-28-2012, 01:33 PM	#18
spleen1015 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003	My new FOFC password is 'pumpywasmyheroin2005'. Crack that shit bitches!

03-28-2012, 01:35 PM	#19
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	So you shot him into your veins 7 years ago? __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

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