| E-GOLD HACKING PROBLEMS (HOW TO PREVENT | | | | you do, don't go to the site that is provided. Hackers |
| THEM)In the past thousands of E-gold accounts have | | | | have been sending out various emails that look like |
| been hacked and all funds stolen. One of these E-gold | | | | they are from E-gold.#5 - If you own a publicly |
| accounts was ours. Luckily we only lost a very very | | | | known site with a publicly known e-gold account, |
| small amount of money. We have spent a few hours | | | | then open another E-gold account in which nobody |
| researching the issue and have come up with some | | | | knows about. Then transfer funds.#6 - If it's not a |
| precautions:#1 - Never use your E-gold password on | | | | hassle, change your account info so that only your IP |
| any other sites.#2 - Use the SRK feature while | | | | address can login to your account. This will almost |
| entering your password. This is the little blue circular | | | | certainly stop any hackers from infiltrating your E-gold |
| link next to the password entry box. Click on it and a | | | | account.#7 - Run a good anti-virus software that will |
| small keypad will popup in which you can use your | | | | scan for Trojan virus's. You may have picked one up |
| mouse to punch in your password. This can prevent | | | | wthout knowing it.#8 - Change your password every |
| Trojan virus's from gathering info on your | | | | couple of weeks. This will prevent hackers from |
| password.#3 - Never download any software from | | | | gaining too much info on your password. Also make |
| suspicious looking sites. It is possible that it may be a | | | | sure your password is more then just 5 or 6 |
| trojan virus waiting to infect your computer.#4 - | | | | charactors. Use #'s, letters and symbols.Here are |
| E-gold will never email you and ask you to log into | | | | some good anti-virus sites:Symantec Anti-Virus site: |
| your account with a provided link. If you get an | | | | Recommendations: 95/98 computer security: safe, |
| e-gold link via email. Do not open it, and whatever | | | | and protect your Gold! |