Re: Skype Security Threat Warning!!!!
Yes me too - I just signed up for skype a couple of months ago and only have my daughter in HI to talk to (so far) and I too was getting some crazy warning that I needed to update my skype but it was a request to ADD the contact which thankfully sent me a red flag- If the company (Skype) is having a legit problem they will inform you without you having to add them as a contact-
I denied this request only to be requested three more times - I have figured out that I can "Block " this sender and so far have not had any more requests.
Good luck getting your computer cleaned up! My desktop PC is down right now (power source fried) so all I have is my lap top and I am scared to death of anything happening to it.
I need to set up my tera-drive and back up everything! I think that is something I will prioritize to do this weekend!
Thanks for letting me know my instincts were right about that threat!
Guess I was a bit more vigilant due to my prior experiences. A few month back someone had hacked into my mailing list on one of my yahoo accounts and were sending all my contacts viruses & malware from me... thankfully all it took was for me to warn my contacts I'd been hacked into, and to change my password on my account. Only two contacts took the bait and clicked on the links- so damage was minimal.
I am grateful that most of my contacts knew the emails looked fishy and couldn’t understand what I was sending them or why. The emails weren’t normal - to what I usually send.
So I did a bunch of research on security pass codes - Just be aware – change your passwords often (once a month) to something not easy to crack. Acronyms are great because they are easy to remember, and hard to decipher
– such as a sentence like:
My three children and cat Casper love to cuddle
Pass code would be: M3c&cCltc
We have four dogs three horses and two cats
= Wh4D3H&2C
2010 I offer a 10% discount to all my new clients
= 2010Ioa10%dtamnc
I love fast cars! rainbows horses my husband and my kids!
=Ilfc!rhmh&mk!
You get the idea...Make it up, anything goes, but be sure it is something you can identify with. You can use any sentence that you are familiar with that you will remember - but remember the key is making it hard to crack by adding in numbers and symbols.
Make your pass codes at least 8 characters long.
Mix up the numbers symbols and capitals. Most people add the number to the end of their pass codes... Hackers know this.
Thanks for your post it was very helpful! I hope others read this and can avoid trouble!
And I hope my experience can help someone else as well.
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