Thanks Dan for the warning !! I have already changed my PayPal password and security code, using a wide variety of characters. I am now working on a system to change all of the passwords and codes that I use, which must number around at least 20 + at present !
-- va >As many of you may already know, Low End Mac's PayPal account was >hijacked over the weekend. Someone using the email address >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" managed to hack my password, add his/her address to the >account, remove my access to the account, and break the bank. > >Before we even knew what had happened, the bank had electronically >cleared $1,444 to PayPal -- another $1,844.70 bounced due to insufficient >funds. I have no idea how much more they may have cleared out of my >PayPal account, but the last time I looked we had less than $100 there. > >I reported this to PayPal as soon as I learned of the hijacking on >Tuesday morning. They have put a hold on my account while they straighten >this out. My bank is also being very helpful, and we've filed the >paperwork to reverse the $1,444 already sent to PayPal, but that may take >a while. > >I'm asking for help from anyone out there who may have the skills to help >track this person down. spils.com is a free email site, so I don't expect >they'll be able to help very much. Google has only turned up two >candidates, neither of who may be the party in question. > >If any of you run websites that have logs that track user IDs and IPs, >please take a few minutes to search them for any email address with >"lilbb" -- I suspect that may be the one piece of information crucial to >tracking down this criminal. > >If you have any other ideas, please email me at my [EMAIL PROTECTED] >address. > >Finally, if you use PayPal, ask yourself how secure your password might >be from someone hacking it. I thought mine was pretty good -- nothing >you'd find in a dictionary -- but it wasn't good enough. If you're >changing your password, think UPPER CASE and lower case letters plus >numbers and punctuation. The new password on my personal PayPal account >(not hacked, thank goodness!) covers the whole spectrum. >-- >Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. -- : - ) - Vern Andrews - - - - - Oregon Trail Descendant < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ~~~ < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Andrews Research & Education ~~ http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/VernAndrews/ http://members.fortunecity.com/vernandrews/indexresearch01.html -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
