Hacked & threatened with TF password!

[dhays]

I'd like to find a simple app which allowed me to store and retrieve just IDs and passwords in a well-encrypted, local file on my device. I'd be happy to copy and paste them into the web site or app which needed them. Better still if I could move that file to other devices when and how I wanted to.

Here is what I’ve used for years. Cross-platform so all my passwords are available on my Android phone, iPad, or windows computers. They can be synced over your own network. I also keep the encrypted data file up to date on each of my computers using Dropbox.

https://www.iliumsoft.com/ewallet/

 

[Todd2]

It is very serious. I just sent $30 million to Nigeria [emoji3]

THANK YOU!
Now maybe I'll finally get paid my promised millions to recover all the money I sent them for processing my claim.

 

[CaptTom]

CaptTom: Look at KeePass. If you say, "I would never keep my passwords in the cloud." KeePass is for you.

Thanks! Initial testing with KeePass looks very good. It hits all my requirements, and then some. I should be able to keep a "master" copy of the encrypted database on my server, and access it from anywhere, from any device. And if the server or network are down, the Android app keeps a cached copy.

Now I just have to pick a good "master" password we can both live with...

 

[pjnorth]

You know, of course, that Yahoo! was hacked a while ago and your password was probably sold on the "dark web." In any event, that particular scam is making the rounds these days. I don't visit porn sites either, but a few of those emails have made it into my Junk folder as well. It's a dangerous world out there!

 

[Vignette]

You know, of course, that Yahoo! was hacked a while ago and your password was probably sold on the "dark web." In any event, that particular scam is making the rounds these days. I don't visit porn sites either, but a few of those emails have made it into my Junk folder as well. It's a dangerous world out there!

I’m sure you’re right in any event I did derive some pleasure in specifically instructing him/her what dark place he could stick his head��and how far up he should insert it

 

[AusCan]

I may be naive but I take a different view on things like this. I don’t really see it as much of a concern. I think the business of cyber security just drums up their own industry. Sure, there are plenty of kids out there trying to tap into sites to make a name for themselves but the risk to the average person is exaggerated significantly.

So what if some kook asks you to give them some money. Ignore it. Life is too short to let that spoil your day.

 

[Vignette]

I may be naive but I take a different view on things like this. I don’t really see it as much of a concern. I think the business of cyber security just drums up their own industry. Sure, there are plenty of kids out there trying to tap into sites to make a name for themselves but the risk to the average person is exaggerated significantly.

So what if some kook asks you to give them some money. Ignore it. Life is too short to let that spoil your day.

Trust me it didn’t spoil one Nano second of my day. It was simply comical entertainment but cyber threats I believe are very real and dangerous just not in this particular instance

 

[CaptTom]

You know, of course, that Yahoo! was hacked a while ago and your password was probably sold on the "dark web."

If I still have a Yahoo password, they can have it. I haven't used it in many years.

I may be naive but I take a different view on things like this. I don’t really see it as much of a concern. I think the business of cyber security just drums up their own industry. Sure, there are plenty of kids out there trying to tap into sites to make a name for themselves but the risk to the average person is exaggerated significantly.

I agree there is some over-hyping, especially by anti-virus software vendors.

But kids looking to make a name for themselves have long since given way to crime syndicates and hostile governments. And they're not after notoriety, they want money, political influence or to make actual attacks against critical infrastructure.

If all you do is log on to a few forums (or is that fora?) and look at cute cat videos, you probably needn't care. If you do any on-line banking, or pay taxes on line, or have any automatic bill payments, you probably should be paying a little more attention.

 

[BruceK]

If all you do is log on to a few forums (or is that fora?)....

It`s Latin,so I`d say "forae". You could have "a foray to some forae".....ain`t language fun .

 

[Waywego]

...I should be able to keep a "master" copy of the encrypted database on my server, and access it from anywhere, from any device. And if the server or network are down, the Android app keeps a cached copy.

As a former eWallet customer and now a long time user of KeePass, I am quite happy with how it works. The primary reason I chose it was that there was no cloud storage or any need to transmit my data over unsecured lines.

I am currently working on a major data loss recovery as a result of a crypto virus attack on a small business. Even the big guys are being hit with these scenarios (search on Atlanta or Port of San Diego malware attack) and it is becoming more difficult to adequately protect against attacks and to provide adequate disaster recovery plans. My customer is a small business and not a likely target, but they still got hit.