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Barry S1

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1,709 posts

218 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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If anyone has had a funny looking email from me last night please just delete it,
Think my account has been hacked into very annoying.
Barry
Thanks Stew for telling me

Edited by Barry S1 on Wednesday 26th February 06:32

HvdWeerden

1,739 posts

229 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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yeah funny it was ;-) deleted at once

Oldred_V8S

3,764 posts

267 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Barry S1 said:
If anyone has had a funny looking email from me last night please just delete it,
Think my account has been hacked into very annoying.
Barry
Thanks Stew for telling me

Edited by Barry S1 on Wednesday 26th February 06:32
Must have caught it off Glen. smile

glenrobbo

40,450 posts

179 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Oldred_V8S said:
Barry S1 said:
If anyone has had a funny looking email from me last night please just delete it,
Think my account has been hacked into very annoying.
Barry
Thanks Stew for telling me

Edited by Barry S1 on Wednesday 26th February 06:32
Must have caught it off Glen. smile
Paul, I think he sent it to me in the first place in one of those bookfacetube emails that made my phone go wobbly. frown

Oldred_V8S

3,764 posts

267 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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glenrobbo said:
Oldred_V8S said:
Barry S1 said:
If anyone has had a funny looking email from me last night please just delete it,
Think my account has been hacked into very annoying.
Barry
Thanks Stew for telling me

Edited by Barry S1 on Wednesday 26th February 06:32
Must have caught it off Glen. smile
Paul, I think he sent it to me in the first place in one of those bookfacetube emails that made my phone go wobbly. frown
laughrofl

Barry S1

Original Poster:

1,709 posts

218 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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I did go on the Chim forum last night, I think I picked up something nasty from there, reading about lady P
wink
I think we need a lady P type person

Edited by Barry S1 on Wednesday 26th February 18:04

HvdWeerden

1,739 posts

229 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Barry S1 said:
reading about lady P
wink
What are you doing ??????



glenrobbo

40,450 posts

179 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Barry S1 said:
I did go on the Chim forum last night, I think I picked up something nasty from there, reading about lady P
wink
I think we need a lady P type person

Edited by Barry S1 on Wednesday 26th February 18:04
You see Barry, that's what happens when you go meddling with The Dark Side.

Next thing you'll be wearing strange pullovers & Rupert Bear trousers yikes

And starting to hanker for fat rear ends....... nono

Edited by glenrobbo on Wednesday 26th February 19:01

DamianS3

1,805 posts

211 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Gmail would avoid this kind of issue if you use 2fa..

Stopped using traditional mail quite some time ago..

Damian S3

glenrobbo

40,450 posts

179 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Damian,

What's 2fa.. ? confused

DamianS3

1,805 posts

211 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Testing

DamianS3

1,805 posts

211 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Two factor authentication.

With a normal log in you use a userid and password this is counted as 1 factor.

This is how I normally log in.

However should a new device (ie phone, computer) attempt to access my account it will be challenged to enter a second factor before access is granted.

This second factor is a 6 digit number that changes with every login ( or based on time)


DamianS3

1,805 posts

211 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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You obtain the 6 digit number either by receiving it via SMS text to your mobile or by using a smartphone app like google authenticator. This is time based and generates a new 6 digit number every 30 seconds. When the code changes old codes are no longer valid.

Another thing to consider is that google are under constant attack from gov agencies hackers and script kiddies they have almost infinite resources to protect themselves certainly more than me.

DamianS3

1,805 posts

211 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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I don't work for google btw oh and another consideration if you are an android user gmail integrates seamlessly

Hope this helps.. Got a bit of a type on still a bit hyper from JJ

Damian.

DamianS3

1,805 posts

211 months

Wednesday 26th February 2014
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Bloody fruit phone... FFS ...