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Board Bitcoin Discussion
Re: WARNING - MTGOX HACKING CONTINUES READ INSIDE NOW
by
Justsomeforumuser
on 29/06/2011, 09:41:48 UTC
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Now because of this you are saying we should change our passwords on our email accounts?

Why exactly?  If they're using the "forgot" page they don't even know your email address and unless your email address had the same password as your old Mt. Gox account they have little chance of guessing it.

There was some vivid discussion over here http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=23705.0 where the list of hacked passwords was published whether it was possible they could all have been brute forced.

Whether someone manages to get your email login via brute force, dictionary or social hacking/phishing, they could one way or another gain access to it(unless you are implying email accounts are the most unhackable thing in the world).

Having a strong and new email password is bad and a turrrrribull hassle(this is how it seems to be portrayed at the moment) how?


Anyway, I'm done with this thread.
In the future everyone can go suit themselves and I'll keep any heads-up about security issues to myself.