Chiefcrowe
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The hacker wouldn't necessarily know, but if he somehow breaks into your email account then he can go on from there. He could also use social engineering.
That one wired writer got totally owned by someone recently via social engineering.
It is unlikely it would happen to you, that is true, but it's better to be more secure online.
That one wired writer got totally owned by someone recently via social engineering.
It is unlikely it would happen to you, that is true, but it's better to be more secure online.
Well if someone steals my password I have here, how would he know on which other sites I have accounts? And why would that hacker guy concentrate on my accoutn in the first place?
While i said i use the same password everywhere I don't. But for anonymous forums like this and others it's just easier to have 1 common password. And what to I care if someone steals my account here?
There are 2 important passwords: The one for online banking and the one for your email. Because in the email the attacker will potential see on which forums etc, you are registered and can just let the site send a new password.
(ok you can also add other stuff like facebook. Don't want that to be hacked easily)
My email is different, this is a no brainer, I mean anyone could setup a forum and then read out email address and password and check if they match or in the case the site is hacked, thats probably what the attacker will try...
And online banking is a no brainer too, obviously. But there you have additional measures.