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Wake-up call

bvibert

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This guy got owned, but still got off relatively easily:

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/08/apple-amazon-mat-honan-hacking/all/

Still it's a wake-up call to make sure you watch your digital security, I know I've been pretty lazy lately, re-using passwords, similar user names/emails, etc..

I just activated the 2-step verification on my Google account. I was aware of it when it first came out, but never turned it on because it seemed like too much of a hassle. This article made me think twice about that.
 

Edd

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Bad news for sure. My credit card number, just the number, has been taken twice in the last 4 years. Luckily my credit union caught it right away both times.
 

ctenidae

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Man,that's tough. only consolation i have is that i don't think i've made the same mistakes, daisy chaining and such. I'm goi.g to check, though. Losing pictures wod be the worst.
 
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