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Reading the comments here gave me an idea....google your own credit card numbers to check if its already in some scammer's index. While no results might not nec
by tsycho 15y ago
Reading the comments here gave me an idea....google your own credit card numbers to check if its already in some scammer's index. While no results might not necessarily mean you are safe, a positive match is a clear red flag.
- andrenotgiant 15y agoEven better, LOCK DOWN YOUR GOOGLE ACCOUNT WITH DOUBLE AUTHENTICATION, then set Google alerts for your: credit card, or if paranoid, partial credit card # "123456789" Email address Home address Phone number screen name (e.g.: "andrenotgiant" -site:ycombinator.com) Bank acct partial Password, Password partial "p@ssw0r"
- sausagefeet 15y agoSweet, now someone just has to get into my google account settings and I'm screwed.
- brown9-2 15y agoI imagine this is why the parent poster mention enabling two-factor authentication first.
- adyus 15y agoSweet, now someone has to get into parent's google account AND swipe his phone!
- burgerbrain 15y agoAnd my phone has my google account information.. :/
- skeptical 15y agoAre we too obsessed to ignore irony/humour?
- yalogin 15y agoAre these alerts over Gmail traffic or the whole internet?
- bgentry 15y agoDoing that over HTTP (not HTTPS) is a fairly bad idea.
- iclelland 15y agoBetter yet, do this several times per day -- see how long it takes to get your numbers into Google Suggest :)