Don’t get hacked - How to be Smart!

The rate at which accounts are getting hacked this day is just so alarming maybe the hackers are starting to realize steem is going to be the next hot topic!!! So they subject them self to this act , which is very bad ... thank you @themarkymark for creating this awareness !!!

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themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

I heard a group of hackers left YouTube to come and phish on Steemit. I am not sure how true it is but I’ve heard it from two different people.

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kay1 (50) · 7 years ago

Wow ....let me resteem so I can spread the awareness

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yabapmatt (69) · 7 years ago

I guess they got demonetized on YouTube so they came here...

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kay1 (50) · 7 years ago

Yeah I guess so too .... we all have to be extra careful now !!!

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qanon1111 (2) · 7 years ago

I dont understand what happened to my Reputation Level. I was at 65 or so and its at 2 now did I do something wrong can you help me understand?

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gvincentjosephm (59) · 7 years ago

People always get advice how to avoid being hacked but it seems they're having hard time following it.

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kay1 (50) · 7 years ago

Hackers just have to get it right once u know, so it's not really their fault .... ignorance is truly a disease

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grisotti (11) · 7 years ago

Hackers are afraid that you will learn these 4 secrets.

WEP encryption cannot protect your wireless network. It's easy to hack in a few minutes, so you only get a false sense of security. Even an inexperienced hacker can break WEP encryption in a matter of minutes, making it useless as a protection mechanism. Many people have been using the router for many years, but don't even think about changing the password after a while and upgrading WEP to a more powerful and secure version of WPA2. Updating the router to WPA2 is a fairly simple process. To do this, you only need to follow the instructions that can be found on the official website.
Using the router's MAC filter to prevent unauthorized devices from joining is ineffective. Any IP hardware, whether it's a computer, a game, a printer, or anything else, has a unique MAC address in its network interface. Many routers allow you to allow or deny access to the network based on the MAC address of the device. The wireless router checks the MAC address of the network device requesting access and compares it to the list of banned and allowed addresses. This does sound like a good security mechanism, but the problem is that hackers can create a fake MAC address that matches the allowed LIST. All they have to do is use a wireless intercept program and see which MAC addresses bypass the network. They then set up a MAC address that matches the ONE that's allowed to enter the network.
Disabling the wireless router's remote administration feature can be a very effective measure to prevent hacking. Many routers have a setting that allows you to control them using a wireless connection. You get access to all router security settings and other features without having to access the computer that is connected to the router by cable. Although it is very convenient to be able to administer the router, this function opens an entry point for a hacker who can easily get to the security settings. In addition, many people never change the factory password on your router, thereby "help" the work of the hacker. Therefore, it is recommended to disable the remote control function so that only those with physical access to the network have access to the router settings.
If you use Hotspot for public use, you can easily become a target for a hacker attack. Hackers often use tools such as Firesheep or AirJack to get in the line of communication between the sender and the recipient during a conversation for which you are using a wireless connection. Once they get into your line of communication, they have the ability to retrieve your account passwords, read emails, and view messages. Also hackers use a tool such as SSLStrip, which allows you to access protected sites that you visit using your passwords. Therefore, it is advisable to use a VPN to protect your data if you are connected via Wi-Fi. Since VPN provides additional security, and it is very difficult to crack. If the hacker is not very persistent, he will most likely try only once and will move on to easier targets.

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carlatortoza (30) · 7 years ago

I check twice before provide my key on SteemConnect

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delowar23 (0) · 7 years ago

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lucylin (67) · 7 years ago

Always good to alert the unwary .(I'm way too cynical lol).

Reading your post made me think of a way they might try to gain access to account...
(I'm not techy so forgive any idiotic, impossible statements)

Hi, I'm themarkymark (y) <

vote for me as witness and receive an upvote with every post (or something).

...and then links to a skin of the same page as the witness vote.
.... enter passcode...blah blah.

I haven't seen this one yet - but surely it's only a matter of time...

My girlfriend will upvote you as a witness, later.
I can't for ethical bot voting reasons, sorry. (although I did use buildawhale back in the day...)

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melvadg (54) · 7 years ago

Look where you are and confirm that you see that you are, in fact, in the place you think you are. If you are in Steemit, you can confirm in the address bar that Steemit is in fact a secure and encrypted connection.

These tips are so simple and so important! sometimes we do not pay attention to small details that give us security, thanks for the alert and tips, in these times we must be with the tools at hand, to avoid this type of attacks, happy night
Excuse my English, I use a translator.

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snaves (39) · 7 years ago

Common sense is key, but there's plenty of people who lack it when it comes to online security and it only takes 1 bad lapse in judgement. I would know, I had an account hacked through a bad link about 10 years ago. Never again.

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holger80 (72) · 7 years ago

There is a browser extension cryptonite from metacert which protect steemit.com and busy. org now. https://steemit.com/phishing/@holger80/steemit-com-is-finally-verified-by-cryptonite-by-metacert

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gvincentjosephm (59) · 7 years ago

Good post! Yeah, I think books are not enough to be smart today unlike those kids from yesterday. Internet can be a dangerous place for newbies isn't it?

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dzonyy (44) · 7 years ago

I don't realize that something like that is working. I always think about similar accounts where the author post only comments and encourage people to visit his site. Now I know that this is fake so we shouldn't go to this sites.

Thanks a lot for this article. It opened my mind and now I know the danger. Please share with us more similar posts. Keep doing :)

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syarke (51) · 7 years ago

Thanks....

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carloshernandez (44) · 7 years ago

muy buena tu publicacion te felicito realmente la disfruto exito

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sunlit7 (59) · 7 years ago

The one question I have about steemconnect is that someone told me that before going to the steembottracker open the steemconnect window and somehow that protects you from giving your key out to the wrong person. How does having a open window behind the window you are on protect you? I couldn't quite figure that out.

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themarkymark (78) · 7 years ago

Not really sure what they mean on this one.

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sunlit7 (59) · 7 years ago

Me either and I consider him a very trusted source. He said sign up for steemconnect first and I did. Then open the window to steemconnect before steembot tracker site. I did notice that if I didn't the screen got shaky, which didn't allow you to do the transfer, if I did the screen doesn't shake. Weird huh? I only did it once and with a trusted name so I wasn't that worried about whether that really worked or not. Maybe you should do a lay out on transferring funds for use of a bot like you did with the witness thing. I really haven't gotten around to do anything about voting for a witness because I feel there's to many problems with the site that just aren't being addressed.

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lucyho (45) · 7 years ago

Ok, the markymark, I’ll give it a go. I don’t think I’ve been able to do the witness thing because of passwords

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dindar (63) · 7 years ago

This is great awareness writing. All should know how accounts are hacked. Many things take home from this post.

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daydreams4rock (63) · 7 years ago

thanks Mark, good info , I get a lot of suspect links and am fairly sensible, but I can imagine a lot of people are falling for this type of scam. Rock on my friend - David

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steemandre (34) · 7 years ago

thanks @themarkymark going forward i would be smart for this post got it all. i really appreciate this piece @themarkymark

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sasharay (34) · 7 years ago

Thank you for this valuable post. You explained really up to a level of basic and backing it up with pictures. For someone like myself - not a computer expert, far from it in was really helpful. Very much so!

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leprechaun (56) · 7 years ago

By the way reputation means nothing look at @rewardpoolrape and @laurabanfield. Look at how they have behaved and look at the numbers they have for their reputations. Steemit reputation really means nothing.

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tspink (49) · 7 years ago

I’ve unfortunately seen a lot of post from people who’ve been hacked. Resteemed! Hopefully this will at the very least help prevent others from getting hacked who take the time to read your post.

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lukestokes (75) · 7 years ago

Great write up! This type of education has to be repeated over and over again. Sorry for the large image banner, but think it's useful enough to stand out for anyone viewing this post. Check out Metacert's Cryptonite plugin. It takes a whitelist approach for cryptocurrency related sites and can adjust in real-time as things change (such as when MEW gets hacked).

The green shield lets you know more than if the site is legit (as in, it has a valid SSL certificate), but also if it is who it claims to be in the cryptocurrency space.

I would also highly recommend everyone use a password manager like 1Password or LastPass. Super important today. No one should "know" their passwords. They should all be generated and encrypted at rest until you need to use them.

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mrmac (30) · 7 years ago

Very good post! People need the this education.

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carlatortoza (30) · 7 years ago

Dont trust and your pasword will be sure

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