OT: Yahoo got hacked
Saw the news story a few minutes ago. Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any of my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner went down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably don't need it for that. Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
John wrote: >Saw the news story a few minutes ago. > >Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo >didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any of >my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The >only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner went >down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably don't >need it for that. > >Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo IS Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password immediately. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
So... Two years without changing passwords? Hmmm... ;-) Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts : >John wrote: > >>Saw the news story a few minutes ago. >> >>Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo >>didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any of >>my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The >>only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner went >>down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably >don't >>need it for that. >> >>Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. > >I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo IS >Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password >immediately. > -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
How many online accounts do you have that require a password? If you create a strong password for each of them, how do you keep track of them & remember what they are? On 9/25/2016 11:26 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: So... Two years without changing passwords? Hmmm... ;-) Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts : John wrote: Saw the news story a few minutes ago. Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any of my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner went down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably don't need it for that. Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo IS Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password immediately. -- Science - Questions we may never find answers for. Religion - Answers we must never question. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
Jostein Øksne wrote: >Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts >: >>John wrote: >> >>>Saw the news story a few minutes ago. >>> >>>Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo >>>didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any of >>>my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The >>>only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner went >>>down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably >>don't >>>need it for that. >>> >>>Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. >> >>I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo IS >>Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password >>immediately. >> >So... Two years without changing passwords? Hmmm... ;-) You'd be amazed how many people don't. (Wait. No, you wouldn't.) You'd also be amazed how many people use the same password on multiple sites. (No, you wouldn't be amazed at that either.) -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
John wrote: How many online accounts do you have that require a password? If you create a strong password for each of them, how do you keep track of them & remember what they are? One trick that a lot of people do is to use a two part password. Have one strong password that you can remember, for example @vo6022 then have something based on the domain, maybe the first letters of the domain and extension with a character between them, pdml.net could become p*n So, your password for pdml.net would be @vo6022p*n and your password for wellsfargo would be @vo6022w*c Someone who gets your password for multiple sites would be able to figure it out, but if someone gets your password on yahoo, they wouldn't then be successful if their script tried the same account and password on google. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com (postbox on min4est) http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
On 9/25/2016 1:45 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: Jostein Øksne wrote: Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts : John wrote: Saw the news story a few minutes ago. Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any of my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner went down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably don't need it for that. Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo IS Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password immediately. So... Two years without changing passwords? Hmmm... ;-) You'd be amazed how many people don't. (Wait. No, you wouldn't.) You'd also be amazed how many people use the same password on multiple sites. (No, you wouldn't be amazed at that either.) There are a lot of times where it really doesn't much matter if one has the same password across multiple sites. Photograph chatrooms such as dpreview and pentax forums are two such examples. Who the hell cares if they get hacked on those sites? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
Lol. I am certainly not going to explain my scheme. Feel free to share yours. Jostein Den 25. september 2016 20.54.45 CEST, skrev John : >How many online accounts do you have that require a password? > >If you create a strong password for each of them, how do you keep track >of them & remember what they are? > >On 9/25/2016 11:26 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: >> So... Two years without changing passwords? Hmmm... ;-) >> >> Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts >: >>> John wrote: >>> Saw the news story a few minutes ago. Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but >Yahoo didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any >of my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. >The only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner >went down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably >>> don't need it for that. Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. >>> >>> I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo >IS >>> Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password >>> immediately. >>> >> -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
On 9/25/2016 3:45 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: You'd be amazed how many people don't. (Wait. No, you wouldn't.) You'd also be amazed how many people use the same password on multiple sites. (No, you wouldn't be amazed at that either.) IMO - one of the dangers of the Yahoo hack is that the hackers got the answers to users' "secret questions" for password reset. You know, first pet's name, favorite movie, name of the street you grew up on, etc... I have no idea how useful that data would be but it sounds like hackers are building a database on everyone... My high school teachers used to warn about the "permanent record that will follow you for the rest of your life" - and it turns out they were right! Mark -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 2:54 PM, John wrote: > How many online accounts do you have that require a password? > > If you create a strong password for each of them, how do you keep track > of them & remember what they are? I have a book with each site and password Its a big book Dave > > On 9/25/2016 11:26 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: >> >> So... Two years without changing passwords? Hmmm... ;-) >> >> Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts >> : >>> >>> John wrote: >>> Saw the news story a few minutes ago. Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any of my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner went down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably >>> >>> don't need it for that. Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. >>> >>> >>> I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo IS >>> Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password >>> immediately. >>> >> > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
Bill wrote: >There are a lot of times where it really doesn't much matter if one has >the same password across multiple sites. Photograph chatrooms such as >dpreview and pentax forums are two such examples. Who the hell cares if >they get hacked on those sites? Yep. That works as long as you don't use the same or similar passwords on important sites. Also, when they ask for, say, your mother's maiden name, give them a unique word that *isn't* your mother's maiden name (just keep track of what you tell each site). The same goes for "favorite pet", "first school", etc. -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
On Mon, Sep 26, 2016, at 09:44 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 2:54 PM, John wrote: > > How many online accounts do you have that require a password? > > > > If you create a strong password for each of them, how do you keep track > > of them & remember what they are? > I have a book with each site and password Its a big book I use an encrypted text file - actually two encrypted text files. The first lists usernames and/or email addresses and has references to line numbers in the second where the passwords are listed. This way I only need to remember the two (different) passwords that decrypt the text files. In practice, I can usually remember important passwords so I rarely need to resort to the text files. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > Dave > > > > On 9/25/2016 11:26 AM, Jostein Øksne wrote: > >> > >> So... Two years without changing passwords? Hmmm... ;-) > >> > >> Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts > >> : > >>> > >>> John wrote: > >>> > Saw the news story a few minutes ago. > > Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo > didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any of > my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The > only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner went > down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably > >>> > >>> don't > > need it for that. > > Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. > >>> > >>> > >>> I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo IS > >>> Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password > >>> immediately. > >>> > >> > > > > -- > > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. > www.caughtinmotion.com > http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ > York Region, Ontario, Canada > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - mmm... Fastmail... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
Re: OT: Yahoo got hacked
It's almost amazing how unamazed I am, Mark :-) Jostein Den 25. september 2016 21.45.16 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts : >Jostein Øksne wrote: > >>Den 25. september 2016 15.33.48 CEST, skrev Mark Roberts >: >>>John wrote: >>> Saw the news story a few minutes ago. Apparently it happened in 2014, "state sponsored hackers", but Yahoo didn't find it until August this year. I can't tell if they got any >of my information or not, but I went ahead and changed my password. The only thing I used it for was a backup of PDML in case Roadrunner >went down again. And now that I'm using Earthlink for email, I probably >>>don't need it for that. Anyway, I went ahead and changed my password. >>> >>>I'm a little late on this but it's probably worth mentioning: Yahoo >IS >>>Flickr! If you have a Flickr account you should change its password >>>immediately. >>> >>So... Two years without changing passwords? Hmmm... ;-) > >You'd be amazed how many people don't. (Wait. No, you wouldn't.) > >You'd also be amazed how many people use the same password on multiple >sites. (No, you wouldn't be amazed at that either.) > -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.