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  1. BubbaKGB BubbaKGB is offline The Canadian Goose

    Mississauga
    Canada

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    Mar 29th, 2011 (3/29/2011 3:32am)

    Just fyi guys, this isn't the P5s Admin dhubermex, it's a scammer. He's on the prowl today...I only give his effort a D+ though
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  2. dhubermex dhubermex is offline Senior Writer

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    Mar 29th, 2011 (3/29/2011 4:36am) in reply to BubbaKGB

     
    Originally Posted by BubbaKGB View Post

    Just fyi guys, this isn't the P5s Admin dhubermex, it's a scammer. He's on the prowl today...I only give his effort a D+ though

    Thanks for the heads-up J.D. This guy has been at it since November '09...obviously don't send him anything.

    http://www.pocketfives.com/f7/dhuber...hacked-513423/

    On a related note, I've taken the following steps on my current AIM account to ensure it doesn't get compromised via the "Account Security Question" vulnerability. According to an archived post Nat made (see: July 28, 2010 post by N 82 50 24 regarding AIM hacking), the vast majority of these AIM issues occur when someone guesses your answer to the security question.

    STEPS TAKEN TO SECURE AIM ACCOUNT

    1. Went to http://www.aim.com/

    2. Clicked the "Change Password" link under the "Help" heading at the bottom right (this doesn't prompt you to change your password, but takes you to a separate page).

    3. Entered my AIM password. This took me to a separate page where I clicked the option to "Change Account Security Question."

    4. When I clicked that, I was prompted to answer my current Account Security Question (which as Nat says, can be very easy for someone to guess).

    5. I then chose a new Account Security Question and entered a lot of random letters and numbers in the answer. You can use RoboForm and SafeNotes to safeguard your password, which will encrypt the text so if anyone gets access to your computer, they would need the master password to gain access to your file.
     
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