WARNING - ICQ numbers being stolen

[DangerDave]

This isnt a new practice... but two friends of mine(both adult WMs) have had their 6 digit ICQ numbers stolen in the last week or so..

I dont know if there is any secure way to protect them...... but at least make sure your password is a hard one to guess, and make sure your orig. email addy is secure, or get a new one

DD

[Surfn]

That suks |lightsabe


Original email from almost 10 years ago |jester|

[Wazza]

I am one of the poor saps... If anyone gets a msg from my old number it is NOT me... As Dave says - get your password retrieval email sorted out now. I didn't even know you could do this - it's been that long since I installed the bloody thing - back then any email you put into it was publically visible so I never entered one.

As far as I can tell this was achieved by hitting the icq server with change pwd requests from a hacked version - the pwd has not been changed from this computer.

If anyone retrieves it for me and I'll buy you a cheap bottle of scotch and rent you a loose woman (or man if you'd prefer).

[Surfn]

Originally posted by Wazza
I am one of the poor saps... If anyone gets a msg from my old number it is NOT me... As Dave says - get your password retrieval email sorted out now. I didn't even know you could do this - it's been that long since I installed the bloody thing - back then any email you put into it was publically visible so I never entered one.

As far as I can tell this was achieved by hitting the icq server with change pwd requests from a hacked version - the pwd has not been changed from this computer.

If anyone retrieves it for me and I'll buy you a cheap bottle of scotch and rent you a loose woman (or man if you'd prefer). I just looked on your info and it's all the same.

[Wazza]

This is true - on the whitepages you mean?

I can only assume that some script kiddie is hoping to now onsell the number.

I cannot login - I cannot retrieve my password (well the new one - I know the old one) - I cannot reset my password. I can view my contact list - I can view my history. I am allowed to login until icq contacts the server and it says "oooooh no, wrong pwd" so I cannot get that number online.

The thief will be able to access my contacts list and therefore use it to assume my identity. This is very very fucked...

[Wazza]

I mean look at THIS SHIT!

http://stores.ebay.com/ICQ-UINs

There is now way that one person could have this many low digit icq numbers - the fuck is obviously a thief and ebay/payfuckingpal are happy to watch it happen... show a nipple and you're the devil but petty thieves are cool according to them.

[KCat]

Thanks for the heads up. Just updated my pass. :)

[digifan]

Ouch.. thanks for the warning, time to update mine too.

[Kezza]

Originally posted by Wazza
I mean look at THIS SHIT!

http://stores.ebay.com/ICQ-UINs

There is now way that one person could have this many low digit icq numbers - the fuck is obviously a thief and ebay/payfuckingpal are happy to watch it happen... show a nipple and you're the devil but petty thieves are cool according to them.

Hardly seems the effort looking at the Dollars involved.

Though I do feel for you Wazza (I always admired your small one) ... it surely sucks

[Pendo]

I got msg from one guy offeering me 6 digit ICQ numbers

[JenC]

Originally posted by Pendo
I got msg from one guy offeering me 6 digit ICQ numbers

Yep I did today too. His nick was "nightcrawler".