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 Paypal users, still safe?

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SUSifourtos
post Apr 8 2013, 02:11 PM

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QUOTE(paranoid @ Jan 17 2013, 11:32 AM)
hi my fellow gamers,
any of you ? or most of link your paypal to ur d3 ?

for my case i've only created my paypal account solely for d3, and solely for my d3 sales.
only to receive payments, and never to make any payments. im strict not to spend any money on games.

anyway. i received 3 transaction emails yesterday that my i've successfully made payment to a seller named 'sirichai supradit'. my balance went 0.

and this bugger created monthly recurrent payment of USD100+ to his account and to be charged to my paypal account. and it's directly charged into my credit card.
i went crazy and settled everything quick enough, had my bank cards replaced, called the bank to block the payment.. etc etc.

now the thing is, i have never ever used paypal for anything else except d3. no other party should be involved or know/get involed in my paypal.

my biggest guess all this happen because of blizzard, how and why. i dont konw.
just a heads up, just do frequent checks on ur accounts.
* oh ya i sent dispute to paypal, and they're processing on my refund already.. after some investigation
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While Many people concern about the Security Level of these Payment Processor Website, eg Paypal..
Boy, what i should tell you is, your are absolutely WRONG.

** I am a veteran web developer since 2006.

The biggest security hole is in your mind, your personal PC, laptop. Normal Internet user has very little knowledge to protect their own account safety.

How to design Password,
How to assign password,
How to secure your pc?

There is no way paypal can protect u. Image how paypal can verify the person sitting infront of the PC??
As long as any1 have the correct password, any1 can access your paypal account.

As simple as that.

Is Paypal Safe? Paypal is definately safe.
There is no such web technology that able to scan the person sitting infront of the PC, CURRENTLY.

What make you not save? You, yourself.

Some fellow stupid enough to use the same password as their email, with forum account, game account.
1 Account compromise, all account compromise.

Take that as a hard lesson.

 

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