why secure passwords are important

[ixfd64]

Over the last few days, five administrators on the English Wikipedia got "hacked" and their accounts were used for malicious purposes.

 

 

 

The cause? The users used easy-to-guess passwords, such as "password".

 

 

 

Of course, RuneScape isn't Wikipedia, but that doesn't mean that you should use a less-secure password.

[Kevin_]

You're posting something that everyone knows.

[ixfd64]

I know, but I wanted the emphasize the important of strong passwords.

[RayOxide]

I do agree. Some people don't think they'll be picked to be "hacked" So they make stupid passwords.

 

 

 

Every site i go on I use different passwords.

[Kevin_]

I know, but I wanted the emphasize the important of strong passwords.

 

Wont help lol, most people are to lazy to change it and use passwords like '12345'.

[GrimHams]

Well, if my password was password i doubt i'd get "hacked" because who would even try it? Don't try out to see if my password is "password" because it isn't.. 8-)

[RayOxide]

You're posting something that everyone knows.

 

 

 

Furthermore, that isn't true. I didn't know :P

[p0nd3r4]

I hate that term... 'hacked'. Nobody ever gets hacked, why would a hacker waste time with RuneScape??

 

 

 

All that ever happens is people fall from their own columns of stupidity.

[Bubsa]

Well, if my password was password i doubt i'd get "hacked" because who would even try it?

 

Anyone with a brute forcer and a dictionary list. You think people actually sit there typing different passwords?

[Markup]

I hate that term... 'hacked'. Nobody ever gets hacked, why would a hacker waste time with RuneScape??

 

 

 

All that ever happens is people fall from their own columns of stupidity.

 

 

 

People get "hacked" because of their accounts real life money worth(there are people who just want the items for their other accounts).

 

 

 

A level 126 is about ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã100-200

 

1 million gold is about ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã3.50

 

So take a average 126 of about 50mil (no I did not do any research on an average amount of money a level 126 has, feel free to post some)

 

 

 

50*3.50= ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã175 + ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã100-200 = ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã275 - 375

 

 

 

Now let's say you can get the "hacker" software for free...

 

That's ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã275 - 375 prophit.

 

 

 

~MAK

[SwreeTak]

Alot of people probalby has password as password. I could just beg them to change it to something else. It's really stupid to have something that easy to guess password.

[hkscaper]

You're posting something that everyone knows.

 

 

 

He's posting something that everyone should know. Judging by the amount of "hacked" accounts, an appalling number of players use weak passwords.

[stratotanker]

Too true. I'll edit this post once I track down that yahoo article about making strong passwords, and include the link to it.

 

 

 

(edit: included url)

 

 

 

Yahoo Tech- Most common passwords

 

If your password is in this list, change it immediately!

 

Also, some of the links within this article are truely eye opening.

[TheWilch]

on screeeeen keyboard forever ftw!!111

 

 

 

:mrgreen:

[stratotanker]

Does the on-screen keyboard get intercepted by keyloggers, then?

[p0nd3r4]

I hate that term... 'hacked'. Nobody ever gets hacked, why would a hacker waste time with RuneScape??

 

 

 

All that ever happens is people fall from their own columns of stupidity.

 

 

 

People get "hacked" because of their accounts real life money worth(there are people who just want the items for their other accounts).

 

 

 

A level 126 is about ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã100-200

 

1 million gold is about ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã3.50

 

So take a average 126 of about 50mil (no I did not do any research on an average amount of money a level 126 has, feel free to post some)

 

 

 

50*3.50= ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã175 + ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã100-200 = ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã275 - 375

 

 

 

Now let's say you can get the "hacker" software for free...

 

That's ÃÆââ¬Å¡Ãâã275 - 375 prophit.

 

 

 

~MAK

 

 

 

I don't understand why you quoted me here, but I agree with what you said anyway. My point being that the "hacker" software you mentioned is never anything more than a simple keylogger.

[Iv_Green_vI]

Well I think everyone knows this.. :-k

[TheWilch]

Does the on-screen keyboard get intercepted by keyloggers, then?

 

 

 

NOPE

 

 

 

why do you think jagex made the bank pins the way they did

[highlanders]

Well, it doesn't matter what password you use, if it's not a common password. They use password crackers, that type all the common passwords, and changing their IP to try several types.

 

 

 

So yeah, no need to type a million letters at the end, just adding one letter in your pass is enough to stop those softwares to work.

 

 

 

Then again, theres the softwares to get info out of the website. Those would probably work with Wiki, but not with Rs(hopefully), if they secure their website.

 

 

 

And if you have a keylogger, then forget it, no matter how complicated it is, they'll figure it out :lol:

[p0nd3r4]

Well, it doesn't matter what password you use, if it's not a common password. They use password crackers, that type all the common passwords, and changing their IP to try several types.

 

 

 

So yeah, no need to type a million letters at the end, just adding one letter in your pass is enough to stop those softwares to work.

 

 

 

Then again, theres the softwares to get info out of the website. Those would probably work with Wiki, but not with Rs(hopefully), if they secure their website.

 

 

 

And if you have a keylogger, then forget it, no matter how complicated it is, they'll figure it out :lol:

 

 

 

I seriously, seriously doubt very many people use pass crackers on RuneScape. Dictionary attacks take long enough and true brute force attacks take a very, very long time.

[ixfd64]

I just got an update that a fifth Wikipedia admin got "hacked".

 

 

 

Also, brute forcing is harder on RuneScape because: 1.) it takes a while for the login attempt to go through the Internet connection, and 2.) RuneScape blocks excessive failed login attempts.

 

 

 

However, from what I've heard people do brute-force. Instead of the "normal" brute force (trying different passwords on a single account), they do "reverse" brute-forces. They'll use one common password and try different accounts that might use the password.

 

 

 

I thinkt his is what may have happened with the Wikipedia admins.

 

 

 

Again, as long as you use a hard-to-guess password, you shouldn't have this problem.

[p0nd3r4]

Reverse bruting eh? Intriguing, I'd never have thought of that...

 

 

 

*Edges away shiftily* I just have some uhh... I... yeah, bye. *Runs off*

 

 

 

 

 

Lol

[Italian5kamikaze]

Well, it doesn't matter what password you use, if it's not a common password. They use password crackers, that type all the common passwords, and changing their IP to try several types.

 

 

 

So yeah, no need to type a million letters at the end, just adding one letter in your pass is enough to stop those softwares to work.

 

 

 

Then again, theres the softwares to get info out of the website. Those would probably work with Wiki, but not with Rs(hopefully), if they secure their website.

 

 

 

And if you have a keylogger, then forget it, no matter how complicated it is, they'll figure it out :lol:

 

 

 

I seriously, seriously doubt very many people use pass crackers on RuneScape. Dictionary attacks take long enough and true brute force attacks take a very, very long time.

 

 

 

Youd be surpised, you could make quite a bit of rl cash if you hacked someone with phats or rares.

[Bubsa]

I seriously, seriously doubt very many people use pass crackers on RuneScape. Dictionary attacks take long enough and true brute force attacks take a very, very long time.

 

 

 

You have no idea.

[p0nd3r4]

I seriously, seriously doubt very many people use pass crackers on RuneScape. Dictionary attacks take long enough and true brute force attacks take a very, very long time.

 

 

 

You have no idea.

 

 

 

Sure I do, I just don't have any evidence to support it. :P

 

Care to elaborate on your remark?