I know DP is a friendly place but....

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Alex_W, Aug 10, 2007.

  1. #1
    Is it often that people like you so much that they attempt to login to your DP account?

    Recently I get this email informing me someone has done just that:

    The IP is from ThePlanet,Texas. Probably a proxy server.

    Anyone with similar experience?
     
    Alex_W, Aug 10, 2007 IP
  2. Daniel

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    I wouldnt worry about it. Some people have no lives and just want to cause shit.
     
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  3. .Essence.

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  4. longhornfreak

    longhornfreak Well-Known Member

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    Make sure you got a good pw though, just incase they keep trying it. Don't know why they would be after your account, maybe they need an account to scam people with IDK. But make your pw consist of upper and lower case letter and numbers mixed in. Like

    2z9Wr0l2B ....ect.
     
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  5. caj

    caj Active Member

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    This is pretty scary... as someone can easily used hacked account to do something that may harm your reputation or other illegal activities.

    Hope DP has unique way of identifying and probably preventing this kind of abuse. But the first protection is always us - the user. That's why it is important to change your password often and write it down on a properly keep dairy or log book.
     
    caj, Aug 10, 2007 IP
  6. Scriptona

    Scriptona Notable Member

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    password with a mix of numbers and letters (and maybe some caps) will keep those bastards away ;)
     
    Scriptona, Aug 10, 2007 IP