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 Post subject: Steam Hacked
PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:37 am 
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Article Here

Total cross posting, but just wanted to get the news out to anyone not trolling the tech sites yesterday evening.

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 Post subject: Re: Steam Hacked
PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:37 pm 
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!#$^@*&@$%!~!!!

I swear, about the only way to be secure in anything anymore is to have a randomly generated throw-away account for every login you have, and keep them all in a Keepass-type software. Then get randomly generated on-time banking information for each transaction you need processed.

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 Post subject: Re: Steam Hacked
PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:20 pm 
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Cetera wrote:
!#$^@*&@$%!~!!!

I swear, about the only way to be secure in anything anymore is to have a randomly generated throw-away account for every login you have, and keep them all in a Keepass-type software. Then get randomly generated on-time banking information for each transaction you need processed.
Better way: don't go online.
Even better way: don't use a PC.
Even betterer way: don't use cards at all.
.... you get the idea


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EDIT: Seriously, I need to stop posting when tired!

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 Post subject: Re: Steam Hacked
PostPosted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:51 pm 
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I think automatic castration or hanging (offender's choice, unless they are female) in these sorts of crimes would go a long way as a deterrent for those who are caught.

For those involved at Penn State, castration by hanging should be only the start.

And don't get me started on drunk driving. At a bare minimum, any drunk driver should have inflicted on him any damage caused to others, and if there is a repeat offense, hanging in the public square. There isn't ever any call for drunk driving. It is 100% avoidable, and easy to avoid. I'm not drunk driving right now!

Something clearly has my dander up today. Good thing it is Friday...

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 Post subject: Re: Steam Hacked
PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 1:35 pm 
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Cetera wrote:
!#$^@*&@$%!~!!!

I swear, about the only way to be secure in anything anymore is to have a randomly generated throw-away account for every login you have, and keep them all in a Keepass-type software. Then get randomly generated on-time banking information for each transaction you need processed.


That's actually what I do :)

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 Post subject: Re: Steam Hacked
PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 2:52 pm 
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If my bank offered that, I'd take it.

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 Post subject: Re: Steam Hacked
PostPosted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:15 pm 
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Flyoc wrote:
Cetera wrote:
!#$^@*&@$%!~!!!

I swear, about the only way to be secure in anything anymore is to have a randomly generated throw-away account for every login you have, and keep them all in a Keepass-type software. Then get randomly generated on-time banking information for each transaction you need processed.


That's actually what I do :)

Well, I use KeyPass for every password I use. There is no way in hell I would be able to remember the passwords I have it generate for me. Even my Yahoo! account has a 20 digit, 128bit encrypted password with crazy-ass symbols in the password. I have my single password that I have to memorize for KeyPass that I have never used for anything else and is unrelated to anything in my life, so nobody would be able to guess it, and I have 4 copies of my KeyPass database file, just in case I lose the dongle I keep it on.

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