A lot of accounts has been compromised here on Steemit due to an exploit and bad security-routines. I hate losing money, and I am sure you would hate to lose your steemit account due to your own stupidity, so right now is the time for YOU TO SECURE YOUR ACCOUNT THE RIGHT WAY!
Step #1: Go to https://lastpass.com/ and install the chrome & firefox addon - buy the premium package, security is worth paying for.
Step #2: Go to Permissions here on Steemit and change each password so you have a unique password for each login (Posting, Active & Owner)
A great password should contain at least 100 chars and look something like this: 9J7Jw64fH&SuoTPZj1y7LmsVDZnwW1X4B3u084*DxgY!y8vv94@9nA6%g8U1LyIuU6gThAO!R6gw0JjThj8yVNSF0csh$F&D!J
The Password-handler (LastPass) will take care of remembering it for you.
Use your Active Login for Money/Transfers
Use your Posting Login for posting & upvoting.
Put your Owner-Login away in cold storage, do not use it to log in with EVER, unless you are selling your steemit account.
I like keepass more and it is really free, and more than that: it is open source (OSI certified). http://keepass.info/
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better they integrate 2FA
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2FA utilising PGP trumps EVERYTHING
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They will according to the latest update:
"After successfully containing the hacker on the evening of July 14, today we temporarily took down Steemit.com to mitigate a DDOS attack. The silver lining is that this timeout allows us to begin implementing an advanced security protocol, which includes the deployment of blockchain-based multi-factor authentication. As the website is being upgraded, all user accounts and tokens are secure."
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Totally agrees this...we are all over other sites that holds our funds using ONE password and 2FA , they are secure. But what about 100% secure site? . We'll never know about that utopia.
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I'm not going to do any of this. I just want to post. This is fucking retarded. If I can't just have one password of 10 characters or so of uppercase/lowercase...I just don't give a shit about the service. 3 fucking passwords. Fuck you.
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https://steemit.com/support/@gagecolton/help-i-am-locked-out-of-my-owner-account
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YES!!! X2 on this excellent advice! There is no substitute for top notch security practices.
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Even though changing your keys/passwords are good practice, I thought the site was hacked, so it wouldn't have mattered if you changed your keys or not?
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If the hacker gained access to our passwords then our accounts may still accessible if passwords have not been changed since the hack.
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Also, this was a client-side attack, not a server-side attack.
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Nah,I will just stick with password0123456789. sarcasm involved
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There are no options to change any of the passwords for any of the levels in the Permissions tab.
I cannot login as 'Owner', there is no recognisable password.
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good post.. thanks for sharing
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Non cloud password manager: https://steemit.com/steemit/@seagul/secure-your-steemit-account-with-256bit-password
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Great info
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Another great password manager, thanks for bringing it to the eyes of the people :-)
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Didn't know you could have different passwords set. Thank you and take my vote sir!
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great
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Really digital hygiene should be a topic all of us should be having with our families.
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Thanks for the heads up!
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Nice amazing
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I always smile a little when I log in to a website and I see that 50+ digits being autofilled by lastpass. Better safe than sorry!
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Amazing, didn't realize there were three different passwords! The more you know how to keep your account secure. Sweet!
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Wery usefull :)
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Thanks guy, our newbies learned something!
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I use Keypass2
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Hey, I just read this post about how hackers will continue on this site: https://steemit.com/steem/@karnal/hackmoar-hindering-attackers-coming-and-kidnapping-my-outrageously-armored-resources
Tell me what you think.
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https://steemit.com/steemit/@decryptson/in-wake-of-steemit-hack-important
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If there is a real hacker after you, maybe this won´t count anyway... Just saying , maybe too much fear and paranoia everywhere. You want to be totally safe ? Don´t connect ;)
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Very well put!
https://steemit.com/steemit/@decryptson/in-wake-of-steemit-hack-important
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Future security protocols will be nice.
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Seems like obvious shilling for LastPass
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Thanx. Will try it out.
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