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October 26, 2009 10:48 pm

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It's that time again! Time for me to give you a few tips on keeping your internet life safe, and hack-free.

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<li> Don't use the same password on all the sites that you use! If you use windows, <a href=http://keepass.info/>KeePass</a> is a good application for keeping all of your passwords in one place (and locked with a master password!) so that you don't forget them. If you are using a mac, you can use the Keychain which comes with your mac (it's in applications/utilities) or <a href=http://agilewebsolutions.com/products/1Password>1Password</a> is what I personally use ;).
<li> Make sure that your e-mail password is different than any password you use on a site! If someone gets into your e-mail, they can use the 'lost password' functions on sites to get into any site that you play.
<li> It's a good idea to change your password monthly (or more often than that!).
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I know that it's a hassle changing passwords and trying to remember them, which is why I linked to software that can help with that (or you can use the Keychain that comes with your mac!). Really, it's worth it to not log into your favorite sites one day to see that everything has been taken.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

What about us Linux users? o.o I could use one of those.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

And apparently "widget" means "that obvious stuff I've been looking for for 10 minutes". I think you need to work on your layman's vocab and actually explaining where things went. :/

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Or to log into WoW and see all your things are gone and your char is naked right Keith? lol

Have a friend who's been hacked twice this month. He should have listened to me and got an authenticator...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks for the post, great info there. However I don't see any info for Linux users.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

There's also a Mac port of KeePass called KeePass X. (I use KeePass at work, and needed to be able to use it on both platforms.)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks for the reminder, Keith. =) As I've said to others, I'd trust you with my computer any day~

...And much love to whoever drew the police Kumos. o.o

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Eeep. There's two passwords that I always use, I have a terrible memory. xD

I personally use KeyScrambler, although it only protects against keyloggers. FireFox has a save password function, although I don't think it's a good idea to use, even though I use it. xD

I'll try to change my password ASAP.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thank you Mr. Keith! :3

And Mr. Kumos thing!

And I do agree, unlike neopets and other petsites, the people working here actually seem to CARE about preserving our security, and actually take the time to remind us of things such as this.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I love how the ones NOT screaming about a conspiracy are the ones being treated like completely unreasonable idiots, LOL.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Why do I keep getting logged out now? headdesk Such a hassle.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

changed it

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I use 1password and have for a long time. It really is the bees knees!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

No one sold our info, okay? No one did that in 07 either! Its just some shitty rumor mills spewing out shit for the fun of it. Some of it came from some of the people at Virtual Pet List back in 07. Some of the rest came from the channers.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks for the tips Keith!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

why does this keep happening on a routine basis? Its like we are constantly under attack?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Oh, KeePass looks interesting, is it really good? I've been using PasswordsMax, but it's not free. I've been happy with it. Wondering if I should try KeePass. I don't change my passwords enough. I should really work on that! Comment me if you have any input on the software I use or want to try, thanks :-)

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Change password every month? I don't even have to do that AT WORK. Even so, I have a different password for every site (excluding the ones I don't care much about... like facebook) and an entirely different one for e-mail. I shall continue feeling safe, until someone hacks me, I guess...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Great! Who sold out our info THIS time, hmm??? Gettin old!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Woops. 0:

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I love KeePass by the way. Makes things so much easier. Hack KeePass, and you hacked the whole internet package of someone! How cool!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks for letting us know Keith. I've got to change that pass now. I've had it since, I guess late 07? Well it needs to be updated anyways.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

They stole passwords again?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Thanks for the reminder. It's good practice to change your password. I get busy with life and forget.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

i love you thanks for keeping care of use

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Quote:

; border: 1px solid ; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10;"> The hashes being posted are from JUNE, when the exploit happened. We've asked people to change their passwords multiple times since then.

Thanks for the clarification, Keith (and the reminder - it's always useful to have a nudge in the direction of "change your password" every now and then )

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

You know, this news update made me realize that it's probably not a good idea that I use the same info for everything.. I think I'll change it now, thanks Keith

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

People are you serious?`What is so difficult finding the link to change your Password? o.o Click PREF on top and then Password. Nothing easier then that...

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

never mind me, read the rest of the page.

question though, does changing your password really help? obv. it helps to make it hard to guess, but if its something like 349834qfh73 i won't be guessed. changing hasnt got a point because of someone pulls a prank like that mysql injection they get it all anyway!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

so did someone get a hold of the passwords again, or is this really a friendly reminder?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

: Hover over Prefs, go to Customize Sidebar, and there'll be an option Password that you can click on to change it. :3

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I would change it but w/ new layout I can't figure out how 2 get 2 it. Help?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

People not adding anything to the conversation will be deleted.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I have no idea what's going on, I obviously missed something, but the people screaming CONSPIRACY have me just laughing my ass off. Really guys? If you're all such paranoid fucks then get out, we don't want you here. And I'm sure Keith and the staff don't appreciate the distrust. I personally trust Keith BECAUSE he does things like this. If he wanted to screw us all over, he would've done it a long time ago. And like many of you have said, it's a petsite, so what would be the point?

You kids nowadays and your constant conspiracy theory bullshit. It gets OLD. Sigh.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Also, I'll say it again for 'what happened', it's the same thing that we've made multiple posts on. The user information that's being posted today is the same user information that was posted months ago that was got during a MySQL Injection attack which happened almost a year ago. At that time (and multiple times since then) we've made news posts asking users to change their passwords and keep up with good security practices.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I don't trust KeePass, but thank you for the update. I have no clue what happened, and it's probably best that I not know what's been done. However, curiosity does get the better of me.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Lyliko, if you honestly have a method of logic that allows you to think that I could sell user accounts (or personal information which is illegal, btw) to fund a layout, then I suggest you hit the log out button.

The cash shop is our primary (only) source of income and it provides more than enough to fund projects like the layout switch. Not only that, but we have income from our other sites (Valenth and Squiby). I think that the IRS would have trouble looking at our source of income sheets and seeing $5 made from selling user personal information.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

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; border: 1px solid ; font-family: georgia; font-size: 10;">what do you think he's using the money for anyways? bikini waxes?

I lol'd

IcabodCrane- How exactly is Keith insinuating this is your fault? I certainly don't see anything resembling that.

As always, thanks for the reminder Keith. And people? Calm down.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

LOL how is he saying this is your fault? and if you know who's doing this, srsly come forward and just fucking say it. if you file a ticket or something i seriously doubt that person will know. what is this, the first grade? this isn't some bully cheating off your math homework, this is serious biz and not telling someone you know valuable info is stupid.

did this person tell you they were the hacker? o__O

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

lol, people, why keith would sell USER accounts if he can create items/SPs/whatever?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Being overly concerned about your accounts doesn't seem so bad to me. It makes people open up their eyes and realize something could potentially occur, so preventing it isn't bad idea. However, I will admit I'm a little concerned that this is happening again. I would like for once that the users be told the truth about how secure our account really are, and if not, why nothing's been done to change it. I'm getting scared, not only because I donate quite often, but because this happens pretty often. :S

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

: Illegal? How? Was it on the black market? Was the Russian Mob involved? Were there meetings in abandoned warehouses? This is the first time I've heard this, and nothing you've mentioned makes it sound illegal.

And Ichabod, omg. "I know who's doing this but I can't say because they'll hack me oh noes!" Didn't you just say your computer is pretty well protected? Going back on what you said now?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

Why don't we all just play on sites that we don't trust. Boohoo.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I think ney's right... aliens on subeta.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

I don't see why anyone is taking those boards worth a grain of salt. How can you beleive a person who is supposedly trying to protect your passwords and accounts if they stole or hacked somebody else's account to say so?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

OBVIOUSLY THIS IS ALL A CONSPIRACY BY THE GOVERNMENT TO TRY AND COVER UP AN ALIEN INVASION!! THE MOON LANDING WAS STAGED!!

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

On Gaia and Neopets it is illegal for users to sell the items for real money. Same goes for this site.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

technically if he had the money before he told them to change it it'd be like being paid to hack a bank and then the bank changing their pin while the seller walks away with the money. I don't know what's going on here but I'm pretty fucking mad that Keith's insinuating this is my fault. I know who did it, but they threatened to hack me if I said a word... my computer's worth more than a petsite, so excuse me for not saying something.

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

God damn...if some of you people have so little faith in the site and it's owner and staff, why are you still here? Just so you can try to lend some kind of credence to these little ploys when they happen and try to panic the rest of the users while they're trying to get the situation under control?

Oh god, the posts disappeared! That couldn't possibly be because they contained sensitive information...oh no. It must be because Keith is trying to cover something up, right?

December 31, 1969, 7:00 pm by

guys what would keith possibly gain out of selling our information and THEN telling us to change our passwords? that's like someone hacking your bank account and telling you to change your pin so that they can't hack your bank account.

if keith seriously wanted to (and i seriously doubt he would ever do this) sell our information why would he try and help us afterwards?? why wouldn't he just tell us to "fuck off"? what do you think he's using the money for anyways? bikini waxes?

srsly guys srsly.

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