Re: hacker to my account
From: Shenan Stanley (news_helper_at_hushmail.com)
Date: 11/25/04
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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 06:21:21 -0600
waelbaroudy wrote:
> i got a hacker tht hacked n stolen my account on hotmail
> it was wimm4ever@hotmail.com when i go to secret quiestion i find
> tht the q
> is hackers master ??? wat tht means i lost the account ot what ?
jeffrey wrote:
> Yes, but if you try to do a password recovery, you might still be
> able to get it back, depending if the hacker changed the email
> address.
>
> Also, this has nothing to do with XP. If you get it back, I
> suggest you put at least an 8 to 10 character password, using
> mixture of characters, example if you want to use toaster as the
> password, use T0ast3r, makes it more difficult to break in
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
> Not by much. Better to use non-dictionary stuff entirely - and a mix
> of cases, characters.
jeffrey wrote:
> I know, its just a simple example for those who does not want to mix
> numbers, symbols with letters to make a random password.
> Unfortunately too many people prefer to use words still as their
> password,
Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
> Yes, and many people don't understand that this is not much more
> useful than "toaster" or "password". I can't do anything about that
> other than advise them that it takes only a tiny little bit more time
> to crack pa55word than password.
jeffrey continued..
> so to complicate things a little more then just using the
> word Toaster as the password, T@0st3r if much better. I prefer
> something like T0ef#g@?1 for a password, but some things won`t let
> you use @ ? # & _ - + * in the password
Just to throw another opinion in the fray..
Good passwords are those that meet these general rules
(mileage may vary):
Passwords should contain at least six characters, and the character
string should contain at least three of these four character types:
- uppercase letters
- lowercase letters
- numerals
- nonalphanumeric characters (e.g., *, %, &, !)
Passwords should not contain your name/logon name. Passwords
should be unique to you and easy to remember. One method many
people are using today is to make up a phrase that describes a
point in their life and then turning that phrase into their password
by using only certain letters out of each word in that phrase. It's
much better than using your birthday month/year or your
anniversary in a pure sense. For example, let's say my phrase is:
"Discharged from Marines in 1964"
I could come up with this password from that:
"DifrMain64"
I believe you should come up with 8+ character passwords. There are still a
few archaic systems out there that only allow 7 or less characters and as
already pointed out, do not like some of the more unique symbols. There are
also some systems that do not allow your passwords to start with numbers,
which in a non-hash hack, semms to take more time to crack.
-- <- Shenan -> -- The information is provided "as is", it is suggested you research for yourself before you take any advice - you are the one ultimately responsible for your actions/problems/solutions. Know what you are getting into before you jump in with both feet.
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