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Originally Posted by Wilbury Twist
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To Jens, I know it's still early in this saga (although it probably feels like an eternity for you) but any updates on the condition of your computer? Malware, Trojans, keyloggers, etc.? It may seem like a secondary concern right now, but it might shed some light on who is behind this.
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What's really super important, too, is changing all your passwords (which I'm sure you've already done) and making sure they're SAFE passwords!
I'm no IT expert by any means but one thing I do know is what a safe password is. Playing poker online and at high stakes, as you guys do, you absolutely have to make sure you've got safe passwords everywhere: Poker site(s), email, Amazon, Skype etc.
- NEVER use a word that can be found in a dictionary in any language, even combining it with a number. Absolutely and totally unsafe!
- NEVER use a dictionary word spelled backwards. Totally unsafe.
- NEVER use a name (plus number). Ridiculously unsafe.
Create your passwords like this:
Come up with a sentence that you can remember. It helps if it's funny or weird in some way. If your native language doesn't use capital letters for nouns, include a name; if nouns are capitalized, include at least one noun. E.g.:
"Playing poker is fun and Ilari is the king."
Then create the password by using the first letter of each word: PpifaIitk
Then add a two digit number to that. So your final, SAFE password might be:
PpifaIitk85
Guys, seriously, change ALL your passwords into this type of password! And don't use the same one for every important site. Also, when you note down clues for your different passwords (into a document on your computer or on paper), never spell it out but just give yourself hints. In the above example, you might write:
Amazon = P... Ilari + n
meaning: P (beginning of your sentence) Ilari (so you can remember what sentence it was) plus n (plus number). If you use different double digit numbers for every site, you might include a clue as to what number it is but NEVER write it down.
Hope this helps. I think the issue gets ignored by too many people in general. My friends have all had to hear me preaching to them about this and now seems like the right time to share it with my fellow poker enthusiasts...
If all of you have been using this type of password anyway, sorry for the boring post and for wasting your time
Last edited by Pokarhontas; 09-09-2013 at 07:58 AM.