Check whether you've been Gawkered — now!

chscag · chscag #1 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 02:11 PM

Check whether you've been Gawkered — now!

Interesting article from the "Windows Secrets" newsletter. Good reading about whether or not your email address and password has been compromised. You can do a quick check to see if yours has.

mdfuller · mdfuller #2 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 02:31 PM

Nope!

Slydude · Slydude #3 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 02:50 PM

Nope. Thanks for the useful info though. I did not realize that Lifehacker was part of their "family" of sites. I've never really associated Gawker with tech sites till now.

mdfuller · mdfuller #4 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 02:52 PM

Yep. There's a bunch of them. Look on the bottom of the page in Lifehacker for example. Scary stuff!

iggibar · iggibar #5 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 03:18 PM

Yes. Only for one of my "fake email" accounts though...the one I input to websites that I know will most likely send me crap from other soliciting websites.

MacDude121 · MacDude121 #6 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 03:26 PM

Nope.

mdfuller · mdfuller #7 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by idrinorbarsaku

Yes. Only for one of my "fake email" accounts though...the one I input to websites that I know will most likely send me crap from other soliciting websites.

Looks like it was a good call on your part!

CrimsonRequiem · CrimsonRequiem #8 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 04:51 PM

Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy seeing a giant san serif "NO."

bobtomay · bobtomay #9 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 05:19 PM

My only question - are they keeping the email addresses you put in to check?

JUKE179r · JUKE179r #10 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobtomay

My only question - are they keeping the email addresses you put in to check?

That's what I was thinking and what keeps me from entering my email address.

mdfuller · mdfuller #11 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobtomay

My only question - are they keeping the email addresses you put in to check?

Was thinking the same thing so I used my username instead.

ZachUSAman · ZachUSAman #12 (**permalink**)

12-23-2010, 08:57 PM

Nope, which is good, though I have a few "throwaway" emails and passwords for such sites.

chscag #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,955 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	12-23-2010, 02:11 PM Check whether you've been Gawkered — now! Interesting article from the "Windows Secrets" newsletter. Good reading about whether or not your email address and password has been compromised. You can do a quick check to see if yours has. Community Guidelines
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iggibar #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2009 Location: Up UP and awayyyy!!! Posts: 3,912 Mac Specs: MBP15" 240gb SSD+128gb SSD, PowerBook17, PowerMacG5, Phone4S 32gb, Phone4 32gb, Galaxy Note 2 80gb.	12-23-2010, 03:18 PM Yes. Only for one of my "fake email" accounts though...the one I input to websites that I know will most likely send me crap from other soliciting websites. Aut viam inveniam aut faciam
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CrimsonRequiem #8 (permalink)
Inactive Staff Member Since: Jul 24, 2008 Posts: 5,956 Mac Specs: MBP 2.3 Ghz 4GB RAM 860 GB SSD, iMac 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7 32GB RAM, Fusion Drive 1TB	12-23-2010, 04:51 PM Makes you feel all warm and fuzzy seeing a giant san serif "NO." 死神はリンゴしか食べない。
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bobtomay #9 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 22, 2006 Location: Texas, where else? Posts: 21,786 Mac Specs: 15" MBP 2.33 C2D 256 4GB, MBA 13" i7 1.8, MB 2.0 2GB, Nano 4th, 3GS, iPad 1	12-23-2010, 05:19 PM My only question - are they keeping the email addresses you put in to check? I cannot be held responsible for the things that come out of my mouth. In the Windows world, most everything folks don't understand is called a virus. Place your vote for our Member of the Month
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mdfuller #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007 Location: Sconie Posts: 1,216 Mac Specs: 13-inch MacBook Air	12-23-2010, 02:31 PM Nope!
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mdfuller #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 01, 2007 Location: Sconie Posts: 1,216 Mac Specs: 13-inch MacBook Air	12-23-2010, 02:52 PM Yep. There's a bunch of them. Look on the bottom of the page in Lifehacker for example. Scary stuff!
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MacDude121 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2010 Posts: 1,385 Mac Specs: Black MacBook 2.2GHz C2D, 4GB Ram - iMac G4 700MHz, 512MB Ram	12-23-2010, 03:26 PM Nope.
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ZachUSAman #12 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 19, 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 191 Mac Specs: 3.4ghz quad core ati 5850 graphics card 4GB ddr3 ram	12-23-2010, 08:57 PM Nope, which is good, though I have a few "throwaway" emails and passwords for such sites.
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