How to protect your PayPal from getting hacked !

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what if you forgot all the login details of your account because of long time no use??
i forgot each and every details of my account except my email id..
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Read this part -

Do not store your password in a document on your PC , use Roboform or a Safe , so that even if your PC is hacked , the passwords cannot be stolen.
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what if you forgot all the login details of your account because of long time no use??
i forgot each and every details of my account except my email id..
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You should upgrade your RAM Just kidding.

Put passwords which can remember by you but that should not be guessable by other person than you. Do not put passwords like your first name/last name, phone number, pin, birth date, pet name etc.

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Thank you dude, very informative and helpful staff. Will keep an eye on your recommendations.

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nice info dude ~~

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I had my PayPal hacked a few days back , & lost more than $600 , which I got back yesterday, thanks to PayPal.

I thought I should write this tutorial to help others protect their PayPal account from getting hacked & how to recover your money if the account got hacked.

Prevention is always better than cure , so, first -
How to protect your PayPal account :

1.) The Password -
Choose a password which is different than the passwords you use for DP , for your email address or any other password.
A good option would be to visit this password generator & get a good long password like
5W2bPBV1ioM8r6%@lmkf , which is impossible to guess.

Do not store your password in a document on your PC , use Roboform or a Safe , so that even if your PC is hacked , the passwords cannot be stolen.

Do not use your keyboard to type in your password , use the On-Screen Keyboard available in Windows XP & above. This will nullify any keyloggers.

2.) Phishing Emails -
You may get many emails which look as though they have come from PayPal , but are not from PayPal. To differentiate between real & spoof emails , use Iconix , which is approved by PayPal.
Also, please forward all emails which are not approved by Iconix to spoof [at] paypal [dot] com to help PayPal security team to disable it.

3.) Protecting your PC
Use a combination of an Antivirus , an Antispyware & a Firewall to protect your PC from getting intruded.
You can get all fo these for free , & I would recommend -
Antivirus - Antivir Personal Edition - More about Antiviruses
AntiSpyware - Spyware Search & Destroy
Firewall - Zone Alarm Personal Firewall

Use a safe browser , like Firefox & update it regularly. The latest stable version is 2.0.0.7 .

4.) Use the PayPal security key
Itâ€™s a device that generates a temporary 6-digit security code every 30 seconds. Use it every time you log in for added security. It costs a one-time $5 fee , but it is really worth it.

Inspite of this , if your PayPal account does get hacked & the hacker uses the $ in your account to purchase different items, PayPal will help you get them back.

1.) Do not Panic - Even though you have lost a lot of money , do not panic, as there is a good chance that you will get all the money back , within 10 days.

2.) Block/Suspend your Credit Card - If you have a Credit Card associated with your PayPal account, block it , so that no further payments can be made.

3.) View the details of all transactions & get the emails of the people/companies the payments were made to. Using your PayPal email address , email each of them that your account was hacked & the payment made is unauthorised.

4.) Login to your PayPal account , change your password , change both Forgot password questions & their answers.

5.) Go to Resolution Center in your PayPal account , & report all the unauthorised transactions.

In my case, as I was in constant contact with both PayPal & the companies to whom the payments were made , I got my money back in 2 business days. You can call up all of them if you like , but imo , email is enough.

Well , that is it , hope it helped,

Thanks
Ishan
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You really provided useful information,you deserve a reputation for this
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Thanks for the reps.

I just found out a Firefox add-on , which will nullify keyloggers.
You can install it from here -
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3383

KeyScrambler Personal encrypts your keystrokes at the kernel driver level to protect your login information from keyloggers.
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It would be great if a mod can add this to the first post.

Thanks
Ishan

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ISHAN: That is indeed a useful information. I along with the others in this
forum appreciate your helping nature.

Thanks

gopal

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