How To NOT Get Hacked On Paypal

[andy698993]

well,
the article will be very much helpful.but i think still those hacker will steal money from the pp account holder.the pp must take a innovative action to stop this.but i dont find pp much interested about this,after all they are not loosing anything.the cc company should take the first step and account holder like us should raise a high voice.

 

[black1411]

this is very helpful, i would also like to add that kis plus malwarebytes anti malware with real time protection is recommended to protect against these sort of stuff. Also do not use IE, use firefox with security add ons.

And the most important one as stated already, withdraw your paypal regularly so u have little to lose in a worst case scenario.

 

[Sliv3r]

Curious Is This For A Post Count Of 50?

hahaha....I do the Same stuff u do On this Forum....u completed ur 600 posts...Wow... u did a lot of hard work... didn't u.... :biggthump

 

[some rand]

For me nothing beats using high secure firewall, its impossible to keylog anyfile. when it comes to online guard, i like KS firewall, Avira firewall damn strong and thorough.

Just make sure your firewall are good and strong, secondly the new firefox 3.5 enable us to browse the net on private mode, which is a damn nice updates on 3.5, it never logs any history nor cookies just plain privacy you can enjoy, nothing left on browser when you switch on to normal browsing.

You can't just rely on AV programs and firewalls, there are always loopholes and new viruses coming out everyday.

Think about it, if an AV company released software that could block EVERY type of virus from entering your computer (including those that haven't been released) how would they make their money?

Don't just rely on programs, just common sense too

 

[Torque09]

Thanks Oxonbeef, Great idea to use on screen keyboard.

What is the good firewall someone could recommend? I think the Kaspersky firewall is the best. What do you ppl think?

If you think you have a keylogger use your on screen keyboard accessories>accessability>on screen keyboard in xp. accessories>Ease of Access>on screen keyboard in vista as this circumvents the keylogger.

 

[ailua]

Just wanna added tips :
- never use any public pc
- write ur password in notepad and copy paste from there

 

[Divinityfound]

I didn't even know hotmail was easy to hack o.o Thats kinda scary :/

 

[Dragn]

Hey there,

This may be my first post on BHW but I have been here for awhile. Recently I have been coming across a few posts claiming that people have been hacked and their pp funds stolen.

We all know that pp won't do shit if you lose money from funds (if they take it from a credit card then your cc company can step in)

Here are my tips for securing your account on paypal.

The first 1-2 are common knowledge.

1. Use a password that is alphanumerical and is longer than 8 characters.
2. Attach a security pin/code to your paypal account.
3. Do not make your secret questions obvious eg. Where was your mother born? You could even swaps the answers around for the 2 secret questions, so answer 1 would actually be the answer to question 2 and vice versa.
4. VERY IMPORTANT - NEVER USE HOTMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR PAYPAL!! I can't stress this enough, hotmail is incredibly easy to hack, trust me, I use to do it (not stealing paypal or doing anything like that) just simply to test securuity on my friends account with his permission. I suggest using gmail as it much harder to break into their accounts.
5. Do not use the same password for both your email and paypal account, if someone happens to keylog you or guess your password (unlikely) then their next step would be to try that password on your paypal account (if they found out you had one). Do not even give them that chance!

People who have hotmail accounts attached to their paypal account can't understand how they got hacked when their virus scan shows up with 0 infections/keyloggers.

This is because viruses are not needed. I will not reveal how to break into accounts because it is illegal (obviously)

Take the appropriate procautions when setting up your paypal account to ensure that you do not lose your hard-earned cash.

Stay safe.

Matt.

hacking -any- email is the same. at least hotmail requires a zipcode if im not mistaken (I know yahoo does, cant remember for sure but im thinking hotmail does too)

gmail just makes you wait for 5 days of inactivity before it will allow you to attempt a reset, nothing but a waiting game.

 

[Jeffmeetsweb]

Thanks for the info bro!!..

I'm new at paypal!..whew

 

[roberteb]

Use Keypass to store your on line passwords then when you copy the password Keypass encypts it before putting it into the clipboard and then decrypts it into input box. That way the really clever key loggers who monitor the clipboard can't see it.

 

[junkie2]

I just started using a program called 1Password. So far ive created a different 15 digit passwords with numbers/words/symbols for every site that i have a membership to (try hacking me here lol). It generates/stores the passwords and fills them in when you go to the site.

So secure.

 

[silvergun]

Download NoScript for Firefox to prevent XSS attacks. Paypal has had quite a few of those and it won't matter how strong your password is if you get hit by one of those.

 

[313925624]

thank you for sharing this. it is useful.

 

[Money Magic]

Hey there,

This may be my first post on BHW but I have been here for awhile. Recently I have been coming across a few posts claiming that people have been hacked and their pp funds stolen.

We all know that pp won't do shit if you lose money from funds (if they take it from a credit card then your cc company can step in)

Here are my tips for securing your account on paypal.

The first 1-2 are common knowledge.

1. Use a password that is alphanumerical and is longer than 8 characters.
2. Attach a security pin/code to your paypal account.
3. Do not make your secret questions obvious eg. Where was your mother born? You could even swaps the answers around for the 2 secret questions, so answer 1 would actually be the answer to question 2 and vice versa.
4. VERY IMPORTANT - NEVER USE HOTMAIL ACCOUNTS FOR PAYPAL!! I can't stress this enough, hotmail is incredibly easy to hack, trust me, I use to do it (not stealing paypal or doing anything like that) just simply to test securuity on my friends account with his permission. I suggest using gmail as it much harder to break into their accounts.
5. Do not use the same password for both your email and paypal account, if someone happens to keylog you or guess your password (unlikely) then their next step would be to try that password on your paypal account (if they found out you had one). Do not even give them that chance!

People who have hotmail accounts attached to their paypal account can't understand how they got hacked when their virus scan shows up with 0 infections/keyloggers.

This is because viruses are not needed. I will not reveal how to break into accounts because it is illegal (obviously)

Take the appropriate procautions when setting up your paypal account to ensure that you do not lose your hard-earned cash.

Stay safe.

Matt.

Adding another great Info..

DON'T USE PAYPAL ATALL...

 

[mellowfellow]

wow good tips. Never knew about the hotmail one....

 

[Aaric]

Do not click emails links for paypal. log in by opening fresh website in new tab.

 

[DamnTees]

with me i have additional security checks required if anyone wants to try to take funds from my cc otherwise I keep a 0 balance at all times and immediately transfer my earnings upon notification.

 

[beltsazar]

it seem hotmail is more vulnerable than other free email service. What is the best free email address for security reason? gmail? yahoo?

 

[computerbot]

great thread, lots of info. thanks!

 

[computerbot]

is there any option on paypal where your funds automatically go to your bank account? Instead of you having to manually send them?