How can people get hacked? [Rant]

[omgabear]

I hear it alot on this forum and alot on RuneScape.
"I got hacked, they took all my stuff"

How is it so hard to keep your password safe? Ive had the same one for 2 years on and off different accounts. My recoveries hasnt changed... nothing.

Is it to hard to NOT give your password out on different sites, is it to hard to make it DIFFICULT to guess?

Please dont say keyloggers are the main reason people get hacked. But fact of the matter is that people can only detain a keylogger is if they download a file, it seems very simple, get a good virus protector that blocks keyloggers, or DONT DOWNLOAD SUSPICOUS FILES (Autoers, stat changers, add-ons for runescape fan sites).

If you get hacked, dont blame the hacker blame yourself for not keeping it safe.

End Rant.

[Royksopp]

i have got to admit thats a good rant ^_^ and you have a good point too + rep

[omgabear]

i have got to admit thats a good rant ^_^ and you have a good point too + rep

I expected the exact opposite of that response :p

[Royksopp]

i am the oppasite of what people think but its your oppinion you allowed to state it?

[/Rossco\]

i'm teh same as you, i use teh same password over and over and i've NEVER been hacked in however amny years i've been using the same passwords.

[Rashelly]

I agree, and on runescape...It's hard to lose anything if you have a BANK PIN, so if you do lose everything - it's your own fault for not having one.

[Golden.Hawk]

cant argue with any of that mate

[Ashley 12344]

bank pins are useless without recoveries.

if they change your pass and wait for bank pin to cancel.

And keyloggers are a main reason, along with account sharing and using the same password on other sites.

[raspberrys]

I agree with that, and because runescape is java based, its hard to get a pass from it.

Other sites though that you can stay logged in, which keep your cookies, you can be easily hacked on. All you have to do is visit a page accidently, and you can be cookie grabbed, meaning the person can search through your cookies for that password for that site, and can hack you.

But more to the point, you CANT be hacked, like you said, on runescape without giving your password out.

+rep to you.

Edit: You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to omgabear again.

I'll give you some later.

[Lord_Gig]

I hear it alot on this forum and alot on RuneScape.
"I got hacked, they took all my stuff"

How is it so hard to keep your password safe? Ive had the same one for 2 years on and off different accounts. My recoveries hasnt changed... nothing.

Is it to hard to NOT give your password out on different sites, is it to hard to make it DIFFICULT to guess?

Please dont say keyloggers are the main reason people get hacked. But fact of the matter is that people can only detain a keylogger is if they download a file, it seems very simple, get a good virus protector that blocks keyloggers, or DONT DOWNLOAD SUSPICOUS FILES (Autoers, stat changers, add-ons for runescape fan sites).

If you get hacked, dont blame the hacker blame yourself for not keeping it safe.

End Rant.

ALOT easier said then done, i used to be in a "faggohotel" crew so i know quite alot about this, users that want to start "scripting" and follow a series of links and download apps, most of them are loggers and it is VERY easy not to notice one [i did actually manage to log a moderator on this forum, but took no futher action and disabled it] but those days are over so... meh.