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To: Vendit™ who wrote (15378)8/8/2001 6:27:03 AM
From: AugustWest  Read Replies (4) of 32871
 
Morning Vendit and all;

Something interesting happened to me last week and I wanted to share it with you. Apparently someone hacked into my trading account . Somehow they acquired my account number and figured out my password. I know this because when I log on to my software, it shuts down the application if I am running it on another computer with a message user has loggedin to your account elsewhere. I get this same reply if I switch over from my desktop to my lap top, but that wasn't the case here.

It happened three times in about ten minutes than stopped.

So I ended up faxing my firm a new password and it hasn't happened since that I am aware of.

Do you or anyone else here know the legal ramifications of such actions by a third party? And what precautions can I take to prevent this from happening in the future? Would a basic firewall help in this situation? Or is that more just like a locked door. which only keeps out the honest people.

Any feed back from anyone would be appreciated.

Thanks for your time and co-operation.

Have a nice day.

P.S> I also spoke to the firm that handles the software. They are aware of the situation and told me if it happens again they would be able to trace and identify the IP address where the interference is coming from. Would that be helpful even if someone is running from a cable connection?

Again, thanks
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