WATCH YOUR PASSWORDS

[XGC BULLETHED]

A couple of times now i have been locked out of xboxlive.com due to someone trying to sign in with the wrong password. This also locked me out of windows live and put me on the phone for an hour to resolve the issue. Of course they wouldnt give me the ip of the computer trying to access the account but it did happen. Watch your passwords and try to change them monthly if possible. Stealing info is getting easier for some and thats the last item most of us want to deal with. If you feel your passwords are too easy then create a new one. Add numbers and capitals to make it even harder to steal. Just fyi hopefully it saves some people some headaches.

 

[Chandler]

Lol, this is an old trick that has been frequently used to lock people out of their MSN Messenger accounts.

 

[KoG YoMoMmA]

Word of the wise! To easily solve this problem...DO NOT give out your email to anyone or make it viewable...even on here. I would only recommend not showing your actual hotmail email though! The others are fine but this is one of many attempts recently with people messing with friends accounts because they read some nub forum on the internet that tells them how to do stupid stuff like this! Can I get an AMEN!?!?

 

[Sergeant walrus]

okay whatever you say

 

[Sergeant walrus]

okay whatever you say btw y do quick messages have a minimum character limit

 

[KoG STEALTH]

I think its stupid you cant even play games anymore without worrying about if you account is going to get hacked. Now you got to watch your stuff if you on xbox.com!!! WOW

 

[Chandler]

You don't have to worry about your account getting hacked. Just be smart and use a strong password. It's that simple.

http://strongpasswordgenerator.com/

 

[XGC MEGA XD]

Passphrases instead of passwords, definitely no dictionary words, with numbers, symbols, and capital letters mixed in.

But good heads up, Bullet.

 

[JesuszillaCorp]

thats why i have several e-mail accounts...and use the less particular ones on sites like this.

 

[XGC The Seeker]

If they get your account they don't hack it they use social engineering and talk someone at xbl customer support to give them your password. however strong passwords are a must to have plus keep your email address private.