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General discussionIs someone trying to hack my PSN account?(24 posts)(24 posts)
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Posted May 09, 2017
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Titanium: You should change your password ASAP. But it has to be good. Post it here so we can check if it's secure enough.
Can you check mine too? It's ••••••••••, thanks.
Posted May 09, 2017
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DaCostaBR:
I think you are good to go ;)
Posted May 09, 2017
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Cadaver747: Probably your email account was also compromised. I suggest you to change all related passwords, check for malware, force to "forget" all Wi-Fi networks, don't use any password free Wi-Fi networks ever (if any), clean your browsers, make a clean install of proper antivirus/firewall software (if possible) and check your computer, install latest security patches for your current OS (if applicable), change PSN password account twice (if possible + you may also contact PSN tech support for details of recent email confirmations - probably a good thing to do), use only long strong passwords (don't store them in your notepad ever), lastly - BE VIGILANT!
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richlind33: Doesn't copy-pasting logins circumvent keyloggers?
A pure keylogger, yes. Not an application that reads the clipboard.
Posted May 09, 2017
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Titanium: You should change your password ASAP. But it has to be good. Post it here so we can check if it's secure enough.
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Maighstir: Can you check mine too? It's, thanks.
It's funny how the forum detects you posted a probable password and auto-hides it.

Like, for instance, if I type my gog password ************* it should block it.

Neat.
Post edited May 09, 2017 by Titanium
Posted May 09, 2017
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CMOT70: Those emails you're getting, are they really legit from PSN? I know they look legit (from the pic you attached), but a lot these scammers now have perfected the look of these emails and when you click on them to update your details it redirects the info directly to the scammer.
Some of those Apple ID account emails I get (about 3 a day!), asking me to update my details or change password, look like the real thing to perfection...it's just that I don't have an Apple ID account and never have, and I know they're false. PSN is having a lot of this sort of thing as well now, I believe.

Like people say, you should change your login/password yourself to something very secure and probably also inform PSN about whats happening, as they may want chase down such things, and they should at least be able to work out if your account really is getting accessed or if it's just high quality scam emails.

Though, from people I know that have had problems with PSN (and there are quite a few of them) Sony are not very good with this type of thing and you end up beating your head against a wall. So you REALLY need to head it off before someone hijacks you (which goes without saying), as Sony are terrible at resolving things like this after it happens.
Does anyone still click on links in emails? If a website sends me an email, I go directly to the site and navigate through there, I would never use an email link (unless I am expecting it like authenticate from groupees).
As with everything internet based, DO NOT TRUST IT! Its like being in the pub and some shady guy trying to sell you soil from wembley, except there is billions of them.
Posted May 09, 2017
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nightcraw1er.488: Its like being in the pub and some shady guy trying to sell you soil from wembley
Now that's some 100% pure, weapons grade British.
Posted May 09, 2017
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nightcraw1er.488: Its like being in the pub and some shady guy trying to sell you soil from wembley
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Titanium: Now that's some 100% pure, weapons grade British.
:o)

Pickled eels guvn'r?
Posted May 09, 2017
Do not ever click on links that you received by e-mail if you did not expect them!

Scam artists nowadays are pretty adept at faking e-mails and even whole websites that they link you to.

If they are real pros it's almost impossible to figure out that you have been misled to a different website because they are using Unicode domains encoded in Punycode that will look exactly like the domain you are expecting and they will set themselves up as a man in the middle, getting the actualy website and forward it to you and just record everything you type in.

And we are not even talking about an exploit for your browser or operating system that the website might contain that gets you hacked by simply clicking the link yet...
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