My Paypal Acct. Hacked! Some 28,000 Paypal Passwords on loose. Beware Folks.

I just learned my Paypal account had been hacked...but worse, it seems the whole Paypal website had been hacked.

Just few hours back I bought something from eBay and went on through the usual process to pay thru Paypal. But when I logged on to my account, they informed me that my account have been 'restricted' due to suspicious sign-in last Dec. 17th, and they were right 'cause I didn't log-in that time. So I wasn't able to pay immediately and had to go through some simple verification process they prescribed which went like this:

1. Change of password with min. 8 characters which must have uppercase letter and some symbols like *$% etc.;
2. They asked for the full number of my credit card; and
3. They asked me to choose and answer 2 security questions.

But the problem was after finishing them successfully, my account wasn't restored immediately as I had hoped for as they had to be 'evaluated' and so I wasn't able to pay immediately. But good for me after about 5 hours, it was restored (they notified me thru email) and I was able to pay for the eBay item.

I checked around the net and found out that some buttholes have stolen around 28,000 Paypal passwords just last November and apparently they leaked them and obviously mine was one of them. They should be caught and given a good spanking; I think they're just some grown-up brats.

So my advice is before you purchase anything using Paypal, to avoid any trouble, check beforehand your Paypal acct. or look for any official Paypal emails, usually not the one with the address 'Paypal' which I think is fake, but the one with 'service@paypal.com; they will notify you if your account has been compromised and your account restricted.

Poor you mate, never give any information over to anyone online,reputable companies dont ask you to do that via email ever, they have safe areas within their own web site that you are directed to first and you are shown the security they have in place prior to you giving your info.

If someone has hacked Pay pal and not scammed you, you will be covered.

You do know its the Mexicans who own the MannyPac blow up doll factory. ;D

Cash is king,

I like my money right where i can see em, In the closet.

Damn i hate banks! even though it's simple but you cant just take em out, you have to book a meeting, and you can only take out a certain amount...

lol paypal is the worst. sorry bout your luck, but meh, paypal. Using that is one step down from financing a Nigerian prince's exile and washing his moneys for him :-X

sorry to hear that mate... only ever go onto paypal by typing in the address in the url.. never follow a link in an email or off any site.

forward any such emails to spoof@paypal.com

I have used pay pal and have no problems supporting a Nigerian king provided I can purchase what I want on ebay.

These runts that do it are not youngsters but middle aged geeks that live upstairs in their mothers bedroom so stop stereotyping. I have been trying to get porn passwords for years.

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Originally Posted by Andre

If someone has hacked Pay pal and not scammed you, you will be covered.

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Looks like this might be the case, I read something about 28,000 Paypal passwords being leaked just last November so mine musta been one of them...

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Originally Posted by Andre

You do know its the Mexicans who own the MannyPac blow up doll factory. ;D

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I thought it was a pharmaceutical factory, who said that?;D All right that was just a joke and seriously, no ped accusation will come from me. As my boy sez he lost fair and square and doesn't believe in the ped stuff, I think that's fair enough and I'll go with that...

You know Andre, we pinoys have a real good sense of humor. Just before every New Year, they start to sell firecrackers of all sizes, some of them could be lethal. The biggest ones are as big as the biggest pet bottles and they usually come with a name that starts with 'Goodbye' like 'Goodbye bin Laden' or 'Goodbye Gloria' (ex-President) and this year they came up with the name 'Goodbye Pacquiao,' and it's not made in Mexico, it's made here. It's a Chinese superstition, they say the louder the luckier and more prosperous we will be in the coming year and we ended up as poor every year while the local Chinese businessmen who makes them grew more prosperous each year.;D

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Originally Posted by Xwetie

Cash is king,

I like my money right where i can see em, In the closet.

Damn i hate banks! even though it's simple but you cant just take em out, you have to book a meeting, and you can only take out a certain amount...

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LOL, you must be the famous Ebeneezer, com'on buddy, let go some of them...

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Originally Posted by Youngblood

lol paypal is the worst. sorry bout your luck, but meh, paypal. Using that is one step down from financing a Nigerian prince's exile and washing his moneys for him :-X

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We got not much choice here, most overseas stores don't accept locally issued Credit Cards directly, but Paypal is accepted almost universally...

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Originally Posted by Saddo

sorry to hear that mate... only ever go onto paypal by typing in the address in the url.. never follow a link in an email or off any site.

forward any such emails to spoof@paypal.com

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LOL, I just clicked that link thinking it was the real thing...
Ya, I've been victim of that on my Yahoo email account couple of times. I thought I was signing-in at the real site but actually it was a fake site, obviously 'seeing' everything I typed. Yahoo came up with a solution though, they use the new 'signature' method, which I hope will work...

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Originally Posted by Master

I have used pay pal and have no problems supporting a Nigerian king provided I can purchase what I want on ebay.

These runts that do it are not youngsters but middle aged geeks that live upstairs in their mothers bedroom so stop stereotyping. I have been trying to get porn passwords for years.

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Sorry about that mate, so they are middle-aged eye-glass wearing brats instead. Notwithstanding the age, they still need a good spanking on their behinds, not with the ol' belts but a good wooden paddle. Sorry about your porn passwords, not to worry though, I've got a perfect solution for that.

http://www.saddoboxing.com/boxingfor...ml#post1122458

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Originally Posted by Xwetie

Cash is king,

I like my money right where i can see em, In the closet.

Damn i hate banks! even though it's simple but you cant just take em out, you have to book a meeting, and you can only take out a certain amount...

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Bendigo bank is a good one out here mate.

When you coming to visit me,you got a car now.

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Originally Posted by Andre

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Originally Posted by Xwetie

Cash is king,

I like my money right where i can see em, In the closet.

Damn i hate banks! even though it's simple but you cant just take em out, you have to book a meeting, and you can only take out a certain amount...

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Bendigo bank is a good one out here mate.

When you coming to visit me,you got a car now.

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Hey mate! Well I got the commonweatlh bank or whatever it is spelled,
anyway my car is really sweet and im ready to go whenever, well after i recovered from new years eve!

Any sneaky runs with the bike yet? :)

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Originally Posted by Xwetie

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Originally Posted by Andre

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Originally Posted by Xwetie

Cash is king,

I like my money right where i can see em, In the closet.

Damn i hate banks! even though it's simple but you cant just take em out, you have to book a meeting, and you can only take out a certain amount...

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Bendigo bank is a good one out here mate.

When you coming to visit me,you got a car now.

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Hey mate! Well I got the commonweatlh bank or whatever it is spelled,
anyway my car is really sweet and im ready to go whenever, well after i recovered from new years eve!

Any sneaky runs with the bike yet? :)

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You mean you folks serious about the bank thing? Never felt anything like that about my bank until you said so. I'll have to re-think about my puny deposits.
...I muzz be bored...

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Originally Posted by Andre

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Originally Posted by Xwetie

Cash is king,

I like my money right where i can see em, In the closet.

Damn i hate banks! even though it's simple but you cant just take em out, you have to book a meeting, and you can only take out a certain amount...

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Bendigo bank is a good one out here mate.

When you coming to visit me,you got a car now.

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Hey mate! Well I got the commonweatlh bank or whatever it is spelled,
anyway my car is really sweet and im ready to go whenever, well after i recovered from new years eve!

Any sneaky runs with the bike yet? :)

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Ive been a good boy. Tomorrow morning its all go! :cool:

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Originally Posted by Xwetie

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Originally Posted by Andre

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Originally Posted by Xwetie

Cash is king,

I like my money right where i can see em, In the closet.

Damn i hate banks! even though it's simple but you cant just take em out, you have to book a meeting, and you can only take out a certain amount...

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Bendigo bank is a good one out here mate.

When you coming to visit me,you got a car now.

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Hey mate! Well I got the commonweatlh bank or whatever it is spelled,
anyway my car is really sweet and im ready to go whenever, well after i recovered from new years eve!

Any sneaky runs with the bike yet? :)

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You mean you folks serious about the bank thing? Never felt anything like that about my bank until you said so. I'll have to re-think about my puny deposits.
...I muzz be bored...

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Most of our banks charge you if you so much as fart as you walk through their doors.

Bendigo Bank actually helps out with local charities though, they also back local businesses if its practical, I like that a lot.