mikeperetz Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 Improving Account Security First of all, let's get this straight. Anybody at ANY time can get into ANY account if they so choose. Anybody that chooses to learn how to do so, at least. There have been at least two times in the past when the Neopets Database was breached... both times almost resulted in a lawsuit and both times, accounts, etc. were compromised. This guide will cover how to secure your belongings as best as possible so that if your account is compromised, you will you hardly anything. This guide will also cover how to make it nearly impossible for the average malicious mind to get into your account. Emails: -Use a different email for Neopets than you do with everything else -Don't let your email get purged... more info on this can be found in my thread in the General Neopets section -If possible, create your email using a proxy or even from another computer so as to not draw a connection between your account and the email -For the same reason above, your username, password, and email should be unrelated. If your username is supergirl, supergirl1 isn't much of a password. If your ussername is supergirl and your email is [email protected], you're opening up a large breach in your account security. -Change your email password frequently Account Info: -Change your account info frequently (once a month is fine) -Use a pin that isn't your birthdate, etc. -Use a false birthdate if possible, or if you use your real one, use a false one elsewhere -Don't use a security question on your email, use an alternative email (not yahoo, gmail, or hotmail preferably) Other Account Crap: -Don't be neofriends with your side accounts and don't link to them on your userlookup, etc. -Use a different email for your main than your sides -Put a lot of your stuff on your sides... don't keep your eggs in one basket -(optional) Buy Neocash... it does, sadly, get you favored. Premium does not make a difference anymore *** Neopets is most definitely not the most secure out there... using the same password, email, anything as something important like a PayPal account is just asking to get your crap stolen Follow me (FaceRage) on twitter for quick updates if something pops up! This topic has been edited by a member of staff (Anime) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please do not post duplicate threads. You have all ready posted a topic with this information, there is no need to do so again. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules. Per the reason above, this topic has been LOCKED. Please contact Anime if you have any questions regarding this action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piticent Posted July 22, 2011 Share Posted July 22, 2011 When were these database breaches you speak of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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