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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: mAcular Chaotic on October 01, 2015, 11:07:41 AM

Title: Patreon hacked
Post by: mAcular Chaotic on October 01, 2015, 11:07:41 AM
Is no RPG fan safe. I've had my data stolen so many times this year I'm surprised I haven't shown up buying a yacht in Russia yet.
Title: Patreon hacked
Post by: arminius on October 01, 2015, 11:28:47 AM
https://www.patreon.com/posts/important-notice-3457485

"There was unauthorized access to registered names, email addresses, posts, and some shipping addresses. Additionally, some billing addresses that were added prior to 2014 were also accessed. We do not store full credit card numbers on our servers and no credit card numbers were compromised. Although accessed, all passwords, social security numbers and tax form information remain safely encrypted with a 2048-bit RSA key.  No specific action is required of our users, but as a precaution I recommend that all users update their passwords on Patreon."
Title: Patreon hacked
Post by: Christopher Brady on October 02, 2015, 06:55:18 PM
Quote from: mAcular Chaotic;858509Is no RPG fan safe. I've had my data stolen so many times this year I'm surprised I haven't shown up buying a yacht in Russia yet.

My bank account is evidence that I am completely safe from identity theft.
Title: Patreon hacked
Post by: RPGPundit on October 09, 2015, 03:57:46 AM
Quote from: Christopher Brady;858717My bank account is evidence that I am completely safe from identity theft.

The fact is, I wouldn't be surprised that a ton of people who have their data stolen don't actually end up getting ripped off, because the sheer volume of data theft that happens is so enormous, there's probably bigger fish to fry.

Your lack of missing funds might be due to sheer luck, or because there are bigger fish than you to fry (or maybe your credit rating sucks or something...).

Meanwhile, here at theRPGsite we're dedicated to keeping your financial information secure! To help you keep it safe we don't have any form fields where you would put sensitive financial data. Instead, I ask that all members please send me their credit card numbers and banking information directly to me via PM.
Title: Patreon hacked
Post by: Christopher Brady on October 09, 2015, 05:41:41 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;859356The fact is, I wouldn't be surprised that a ton of people who have their data stolen don't actually end up getting ripped off, because the sheer volume of data theft that happens is so enormous, there's probably bigger fish to fry.

Your lack of missing funds might be due to sheer luck, or because there are bigger fish than you to fry (or maybe your credit rating sucks or something...).

That's more the case of all of the above.  I'm small fry, got lucky, and because of being crippled and on a government stipend, my credit rating sucks.

Quote from: RPGPundit;859356Meanwhile, here at theRPGsite we're dedicated to keeping your financial information secure! To help you keep it safe we don't have any form fields where you would put sensitive financial data. Instead, I ask that all members please send me their credit card numbers and banking information directly to me via PM.

;):D