On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 12:44 PM, chaitanya ambaselkar < chai.tany...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well the password cracker used the IP *124.13.180.168* which is stated to > be in *Malaysia*. > I changed the password within minuted after it was cracked but the harm was > already done. But the cracker did not change the password neither sent any > requests for new password. > Most crackers don't change password because they want to hide behind the scene and spy the account. Also no professional cracker will reveal his true IP address, the hide it. So I think it a snooped IP address... Also avoid top posting. > > > On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 10:53 AM, Ramnarayan.K <ramnaraya...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 12:31 AM, Manish Sinha <m...@manishsinha.net> >> wrote: >> > >> > You can use Google accounts SMS password recovery. >> > This is something nice since I find mobile to be more secure than >> > password. Someone can install a key logger and steal your password and >> > even the secondary email address. >> > For account recovery via sms, the cracker has to get hold of your mobile >> > physically which makes this SMS recovery more reliable. >> > >> http://www.google.com/support/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=152124 >> >> One learns something new every day >> >> Thanks Manish, this is really useful to know. Makes life a bit less >> scary , esp if one is on vulnerable systems >> >> ram >> >> -- >> ubuntu-in mailing list >> ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >> > > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > >
-- ubuntu-in mailing list ubuntu-in@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
