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Re: Have I been hacked?



Danny wrote:
> least myself) forgot about ...  and that is the importance of
> choosing a proper username ...
> ...
> So ... if I know the username I am already halfway there ... I just
> need to get the OTHER remainig 50% (by breaking the password)

Trying to hide in an unusual username is obscurity not security.  You
may have heard the term that obscurity is not security.

> Someone also mentioned black-hats ... I think that black-hats are a necessary
> evil ... just like lawyers ;) ...

I think you are misunderstanding the use of the term.

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(computer_security)#Black_hat

Bob

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