Is your PayPal account secure?
I just read a topic about a guy who got his email account hacked and the hacker then got access to his PayPal account afterwards and he lost $2000.
Why do people use their personal email for PayPal (don't know if this user did)?
Imagine this:
- You signup to a random website offering a free e-book.
- The website owner does not encrypt your password for whatever reason (maybe he don't know how).
- The website get hacked.
Now what? Well, the hacker got your email and password he will then try to login to PayPal using those information.
So the question is; Do you use the same email and password for more than one site?
What about PayPal, do you use your PayPal email and password on other sites?
Thank god i'm using a separate email for my PayPal account and a random password
Why do people use their personal email for PayPal (don't know if this user did)?
Imagine this:
- You signup to a random website offering a free e-book.
- The website owner does not encrypt your password for whatever reason (maybe he don't know how).
- The website get hacked.
Now what? Well, the hacker got your email and password he will then try to login to PayPal using those information.
So the question is; Do you use the same email and password for more than one site?
What about PayPal, do you use your PayPal email and password on other sites?
Thank god i'm using a separate email for my PayPal account and a random password
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Trevor -
Thanks
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