Re: Have I been hacked?

[Doug <dmcgarrett@optonline.net>]

On 01/12/2015 01:00 AM, Ric Moore wrote:
> On 01/11/2015 06:47 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> > Iain M Conochie wrote:
> > > These increase in security as you go higher up the number. So (assuming the
> > > implementation is secure) my fingerprint (being something I am) is more
> > > secure than a password. Also, an ssh-key (being something I have) is more
> > > secure than a password.
> >
> > Concerning fingerprints and other biometrics for security...
> >
> >    I am sorry to disclose that our site had a security breach.
> >    Please change your fingerprints to a new secure fingerprint before
> >    using the site.
> >
> > Hmm...  I think I would much rather change my password.
>
> If you don't wear gloves, you leave your fingerprints all over the place. And, as you mention, you can't change them. :) Ric
Interestingly, a few years ago I took out a joint deposit box account with my daughter. The "bank"--a credit union--
uses fingerprints--but not ours. Neither of us could get their machine to record our fingerprints! And no, neither
of us is a safecracker!

--doug