Wonder how many people use the same password for their email address. Then the hacker could just log into their email and get the new password etc.

The hacking attack occurred on the servers of a third party company that runs Telstra BigPond's GameArena and Games Shop websites, the telco said in a statement this morning.

So, how is everyone at Mammoth today?

Wonder how many people use the same password for their email address. Then the hacker could just log into their email and get the new password etc.

Specifically, i have a totally and completely different password for my email and any forum login.

This is mostly because in the olden days, PHP forums used to sell or their databases would be hacked just to get emails to spam mail the users.

Or they'd just have really simple bots just going through passwords. But you'd see them trying to bruteforce attack accounts.

Hence i have about 7 passwords; The really shitty password that would allow access to only really shitty things, websites that i never cared about, higher than that is a diverse set of passwords which aren't too important i use 3 mainly for forums i like, and emails that i like, my emails never have the same password as any forum (my username and my email can easily be linked :P, skythra at gmails and skythra at hotmails etc). Then finally i have stuff like my netbank passwords, paypall passwords etc. These things consist of letters and numbers and capital with an unusual character where i can. They're variations of the same theme, numbers and capitals just changed around.

I have had this kind of 'layered' password security for a while probably since i was about 16. Though my passwords aren't the same lol. back then netbank and paypal didn't exist... actually i think they might have but i didn't have them.

lol gamearena gave diablo 3 a 6.5 ? lol

news.com.au link just to annoy trog

GameArena website hacked

Didn't mammoth write some code for GA back in the day? - No surprises there then eh.

Telstra said the site is operated by a third party, so other Telstra customers shouldn’t be affected.

i can't even remember what my gamearena password was

So it becomes very annoying when a "shitty website" decides it's an "oh so important security website" and makes you type in an 8 character password with letters, numbers, and other convoluted rules that don't fit into my system.

my annoyance is when there's maximum length limits, eg battlenet and hotmail have a limit of 16

Oooooh apparently Mammoth Media were silent on the issue.....

http://www.zdnet.com.au/telstra-gamearena-hacked-35k-accounts-lost-339338507.htm

not really adding anything to story here, just stirring the pot!

how dare they try and make your passwords more secure.

/Insert XKCD comic about passwords here.

Maybe this has to do with why I am seeing ad's even tho I am logged in

Hope it works out ok for Mammoth and they can restore confidence for Telstra.

Last Telstra third party vendor that had security issue is on the short boat to replacement.

Gamearena rocks yo. Also, giving rot to the virtual pioneers of the on and offline gaming world in Aus and have remained on the edge ever since is a bit harsh, and on a site they let you post on to boot! Armchairs are comfortable though I guess. (/Tony Greig voice) :p

Was there a crossover in the qgl/GA logins at one point, because i seem to recall my GA account being made from my qgl one or something, but it was so long ago i may be mistaken.

So this may effect qgl as well?

yeah, oldschool qgl'ers would have had the same account under GA and qgl I think. I know my passwords were the same but then they went separate.

Hence i have about 7 passwords; The really shitty password that would allow access to only really shitty things, websites that i never cared about, higher than that is a diverse set of passwords which aren't too important i use 3 mainly for forums i like, and emails that i like, my emails never have the same password as any forum (my username and my email can easily be linked :P, skythra at gmails and skythra at hotmails etc). Then finally i have stuff like my netbank passwords, paypall passwords etc. These things consist of letters and numbers and capital with an unusual character where i can. They're variations of the same theme, numbers and capitals just changed around.

Every site I sign up to has a different password, all my emails are different too.

Hope it works out ok for Mammoth and they can restore confidence for Telstra.

Yeah, that was my first thought as well.

Didn't they get credit card details in the Sony one? And hundreds of thousands of accounts? That sounds many magnitudes worse to me.

Hay guys lets post some dirty stuff while the admins are busy.

did telstra list all their bigpond users info on the net last year?

yeah, an internal page was accessible online, people had access to account info including account password..

still no email telling me to change my ga password

do you still have your bigpond email address? that's what I see when I look at your GA account

I also have no had an email informing of the hack and to change my password.

like hearing info from the horses mouth.

I'm pretty sure that the "masters of the www" have legal advice to shut their pie holes. Which would be fair advice.



I hope they have a theme song.

Hahah typo you are such a faggot.

This is my favorite picture from the site http://www.mammothmedia.com.au/about-us/the-mammoth-team/david-harrison


It is clear mammoth is having financial difficulties, just checkout the car evaluation thread.

Nah jokes I am just messing about.

- A cat5 burglar with nightvision goggles

Probably uses the cat5 to climb between buildings.

Hahah typo you are such a faggot.

But am I the master of the faggots? If so, I should get a cape with a big QGL with it on.

I'm also very interested in digital civil liberties and enjoy keeping up with the latest developments in law as it relates to issues such as copyright, privacy and security.

Obviously that doesn't mean internet security, but rather the Scrooge McDuck vault that he keeps his money bags from QGL LANs.

EDIT: Can't spell Scrooge.

last edited by typo at 17:30:36 29/May/12

We always leave our back doors open for you Typo *wink*

I might have found an error with the second line. Should that be "experienced"? My grammar skills are horrible so I could be wrong.