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What would a hacker name his pet?
Someone hacked my cousin's password.The secret question was "your pets name".She tried all her dogs' names and even her brother's.Nothing worked.I sent her a mail congratulating her on winning the lottery.So that the hacker would congratulate her on it too but I got the mail back.What should I do?
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If you can't change the password, there's nothing you can do-- you might as well just start a new account.
A smart hacker wouldn't leave you much room to guess the 'pet's name' or whatever else the clue is.
Personally, I change the passwords on all of my internet accounts every six months or so and have them written down on a list or memorized.
For instance, I just started advicenators today, so in about six months, I'll probably swap my myspace password and my advicenators password, just as a precaution. Then my yahoo passwords will probably become my quizilla passwords.
Catch my drift?
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mouse? ^_^
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hey, well i garentee you that the hacker wouldnt use a pets name and just left it so you would think that he would. theres a 1% chance that you will guess it. just start a new account.
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You didn't give details but my guess is you are talking about a password to a website like myspace. if someone hacked into the account they likely changed the answer to the security question. The best thing your friend can do is ditch that account and start a new one and send a bulletin to everyone they know telling them the address for the new account. Also, don't use a pets name for the security question in the future.
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