bobdole Posted July 17, 2019 #1 Posted July 17, 2019 So I seems many users at Stake have been getting hacked as of late. Each time the victim can't believe how they were hacked. It's time to be more paranoid because your money is at risk and if you don't want some shithead to steal from you I have some tips you should follow. 1. USE 2 FACTOR AUTHENTICATION!!! This is probably the most important tip since even if the hacker knows your password they still will not be able to get into your account. Use Google Authenticator on your phone but if you can't for some reason, Authy is another authenticator that has a windows application so you can get 2fa codes right on your pc. 2. Use a strong password. Do not use the same password for every site! Soooo many sites get hacked and the user databases are leaked online for anyone to access. If you don't want to pay for a password manager, sign into chrome with your google account and google will suggest a randomized strong password for you to use each time you change/make a new password. It will also save it to your account so you won't have to remember it. If you want to see how many sites your data has been breached from go to haveibeenpwned.com and enter your email. This is the largest breached site database search engine. Even if you use the same username on other sites this is an easy way for a hacker to get to your other info. Suggestion To Stake For Improved Security 1. Add three factor authentication, this would mean having to click a link sent to your email in order to login. Similar to how vault withdrawals work as it's less likely a hacker would be able to hack into both a Stake account and an email account, especially the latter as these are generally very secure. It should be forced on everyone so even users without 2fa would have extra security. 2. Notify Users via email for new logins. A hacker may already have access to a users account as is simply waiting for that user to put some money in their account. Also a notification if our password is entered correctly not the 2fa code so we would at least know our password is compromised. These are just suggestions as it is up to the user first and foremost to properly secure their account. Do you guys follow these tips already or do you have more that I didn't cover? Please reply below and I hope I helped you guys secure your account at Stake!
Paecga129 Posted July 17, 2019 #2 Posted July 17, 2019 9 minutes ago, bobdole said: So I seems many users at Stake have been getting hacked as of late. Each time the victim can't believe how they were hacked. It's time to be more paranoid because your money is at risk and if you don't want some shithead to steal from you I have some tips you should follow. 1. USE 2 FACTOR AUTHENTICATION!!! This is probably the most important tip since even if the hacker knows your password they still will not be able to get into your account. Use Google Authenticator on your phone but if you can't for some reason, Authy is another authenticator that has a windows application so you can get 2fa codes right on your pc. 2. Use a strong password. Do not use the same password for every site! Soooo many sites get hacked and the user databases are leaked online for anyone to access. If you don't want to pay for a password manager, sign into chrome with your google account and google will suggest a randomized strong password for you to use each time you change/make a new password. It will also save it to your account so you won't have to remember it. If you want to see how many sites your data has been breached from go to haveibeenpwned.com and enter your email. This is the largest breached site database search engine. Even if you use the same username on other sites this is an easy way for a hacker to get to your other info. Suggestion To Stake For Improved Security 1. Add three factor authentication, this would mean having to click a link sent to your email in order to login. Similar to how vault withdrawals work as it's less likely a hacker would be able to hack into both a Stake account and an email account, especially the latter as these are generally very secure. It should be forced on everyone so even users without 2fa would have extra security. 2. Notify Users via email for new logins. A hacker may already have access to a users account as is simply waiting for that user to put some money in their account. Also a notification if our password is entered correctly not the 2fa code so we would at least know our password is compromised. These are just suggestions as it is up to the user first and foremost to properly secure their account. Do you guys follow these tips already or do you have more that I didn't cover? Please reply below and I hope I helped you guys secure your account at Stake! Very nice tips here. But I would advise not to tell anyone on here weather or not you have 2fa set up as it is just inviting people to back your account or attempt to hack your account.
Kate Posted July 17, 2019 #3 Posted July 17, 2019 Some good tips but it is still the same ones that the site gives or suggests you to do to be secure . I would love if stake did the first suggestion for withdrawals and other tipping stuffs i guess.
Paecga129 Posted July 17, 2019 #4 Posted July 17, 2019 Oh I didn’t even notice you said 3fa. I do like the idea of getting an email sent it your email in order to even login. This is def a good idea and I think should be implemented.
CntryBoy Posted July 17, 2019 #5 Posted July 17, 2019 Very nice summary and great tips and ideas. These days we simply cannot take too many precautions in my opinion. There are always those out there looking to take any advantage they can with one little security hiccup. Obviously Stake goes a long way in helping us to make sure that our funds are secure, so kudos to Stake!
SLFJ Posted July 17, 2019 #6 Posted July 17, 2019 1. Add three factor authentication, this would mean having to click a link sent to your email in order to login. Similar to how vault withdrawals work as it's less likely a hacker would be able to hack into both a Stake account and an email account, especially the latter as these are generally very secure. It should be forced on everyone so even users without 2fa would have extra security. ^ This would be all you need, well and a strong password, but I don't think the hackers could hack into 3fa lmao.
artizykristy Posted July 17, 2019 #7 Posted July 17, 2019 very good tips, but the way that I often use is to change the password every 1 month. this is a preventative step from hacking which in my opinion is the best
cukup2 Posted July 17, 2019 #8 Posted July 17, 2019 great tips and benefits for people who like to make large deposits at stake, but I have never used all of his tips while playing gambling on any website. My tips for not being hacked by hackers are that I don't want to confirm friendships that I don't know and I don't link from people who like to do spam messages, if I have a balance then I better save it in vault or if there is no vault then I pulled into my wallet.
wngo123 Posted July 17, 2019 #9 Posted July 17, 2019 Quote 1. Add three factor authentication, this would mean having to click a link sent to your email in order to login. Similar to how vault withdrawals work as it's less likely a hacker would be able to hack into both a Stake account and an email account, especially the latter as these are generally very secure. It should be forced on everyone so even users without 2fa would have extra security. 2. Notify Users via email for new logins. A hacker may already have access to a users account as is simply waiting for that user to put some money in their account. Also a notification if our password is entered correctly not the 2fa code so we would at least know our password is compromised. There is never too much security when it involves money. It would be a shame to loose your deposit, but it would be even more painful to loose the win you got with luck and hard work. Many people don't take account security seriously until they get hacked, but then it's too late. I agree that there should be optional additional three factor authentication like when you login to some bitcoin wallets. For some people it could be annoying but it is really worth it and if somebody really doesn't like that then still it should be optional. Notification of users via email when there is new login should be a must. I don't see any reason why they didn't implement it yet. I propose next step which would be authentication through mobile phone. Stake would send SMS with the code and you need to write down the code to login alternatively to the email authentication because emails can be hacked very easy and it's harder to hack the phone. You could use all methods of authentication at once or choose just some of them. Basically more is better.
Aazzah Posted July 17, 2019 #10 Posted July 17, 2019 Hey, Bobdole! Thanks for the tips mate! I agree fully with what @Paecga129 is saying about not to tell people wether or not you have 2FA enable or disabled. Because that gives them (The hackers) More information on what to do. But yeah anyway... Nice tips there bro I will be for sure to keep them in mind for the future! Have a good day!
williamshennie9 Posted July 19, 2019 #11 Posted July 19, 2019 I agree with you about 2-factor authentication. It still amazes me to this day how many people do no use this security method. It is so simple, yet so many people still get hacked because they don't use it.
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