hacker to my account

[Guest]

i got a hacker tht hacked n stolen my account on hotmail
it was (e-mail address removed) when i go to secret quiestion i find tht the q
is hackers master ??? wat tht means i lost the account ot what ?

 

[jeffrey]

Hi,

Yes, but if you try to do a password recovery, you might still be able to
get it back, depending if the hacker changed the email address.

Also, this has nothing to do with XP. If you get it back, I suggest you put
at least an 8 to 10 character password, using mixture of characters, example
if you want to use toaster as the password, use T0ast3r, makes it more
difficult to break in

Jeff

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi,

Yes, but if you try to do a password recovery, you might still be
able to get it back, depending if the hacker changed the email
address.

Also, this has nothing to do with XP. If you get it back, I suggest
you put at least an 8 to 10 character password, using mixture of
characters, example if you want to use toaster as the password, use
T0ast3r, makes it more difficult to break in

Not by much. Better to use non-dictionary stuff entirely - and a mix of
cases, characters.

 

[Mike Hall]

... or a foreign place name.. they do not generally appear on a hackers
password list..


"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[jeffrey]

Hi Lanwench,

I know, its just a simple example for those who does not want to mix
numbers, symbols with letters to make a random password. Unfortunately too
many people prefer to use words still as their password, so to complicate
things a little more then just using the word Toaster as the password,
T@0st3r if much better. I prefer something like T0ef#g@?1 for a password,
but some things won`t let you use @ ? # & _ - + * in the password

Jeff

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Hi Lanwench,

I know, its just a simple example for those who does not want to mix
numbers, symbols with letters to make a random password.
Unfortunately too many people prefer to use words still as their
password,

Yes, and many people don't understand that this is not much more useful than
"toaster" or "password". I can't do anything about that other than advise
them that it takes only a tiny little bit more time to crack pa55word than
password.

so to complicate things a little more then just using the
word Toaster as the password, T@0st3r if much better. I prefer
something like T0ef#g@?1 for a password, but some things won`t let
you use @ ? # & _ - + * in the password

Jeff

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

Not by much. Better to use non-dictionary stuff entirely - and a mix
of cases, characters.

 

[Shenan Stanley]

i got a hacker tht hacked n stolen my account on hotmail
it was (e-mail address removed) when i go to secret quiestion i find
tht the q
is hackers master ??? wat tht means i lost the account ot what ?

Yes, but if you try to do a password recovery, you might still be
able to get it back, depending if the hacker changed the email
address.

Also, this has nothing to do with XP. If you get it back, I
suggest you put at least an 8 to 10 character password, using
mixture of characters, example if you want to use toaster as the
password, use T0ast3r, makes it more difficult to break in

Not by much. Better to use non-dictionary stuff entirely - and a mix
of cases, characters.

I know, its just a simple example for those who does not want to mix
numbers, symbols with letters to make a random password.
Unfortunately too many people prefer to use words still as their
password,

Yes, and many people don't understand that this is not much more
useful than "toaster" or "password". I can't do anything about that
other than advise them that it takes only a tiny little bit more time
to crack pa55word than password.

jeffrey continued..

so to complicate things a little more then just using the
word Toaster as the password, T@0st3r if much better. I prefer
something like T0ef#g@?1 for a password, but some things won`t let
you use @ ? # & _ - + * in the password

Just to throw another opinion in the fray..

Good passwords are those that meet these general rules
(mileage may vary):

Passwords should contain at least six characters, and the character
string should contain at least three of these four character types:
- uppercase letters
- lowercase letters
- numerals
- nonalphanumeric characters (e.g., *, %, &, !)

Passwords should not contain your name/logon name. Passwords
should be unique to you and easy to remember. One method many
people are using today is to make up a phrase that describes a
point in their life and then turning that phrase into their password
by using only certain letters out of each word in that phrase. It's
much better than using your birthday month/year or your
anniversary in a pure sense. For example, let's say my phrase is:

"Discharged from Marines in 1964"

I could come up with this password from that:

"DifrMain64"

I believe you should come up with 8+ character passwords. There are still a
few archaic systems out there that only allow 7 or less characters and as
already pointed out, do not like some of the more unique symbols. There are
also some systems that do not allow your passwords to start with numbers,
which in a non-hash hack, semms to take more time to crack.