Comments on: How To Keep Your Paypal Account Safe From Hackers

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:34:38 +0000

Yes the security key option is still there as I’ve just ordered one thanks to this blog. SMS is still there too, at least in http://www.paypal.com/uk anyway. Â£3 each for a key thing.
I feel bad for people who have had their accounts emptied by these criminals

By: Navjot Singh

Navjot Singh — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:26:24 +0000

It seems there is no security key option now. I don’t see any such thing now.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:46:47 +0000

I just went to the PayPal site to check the Security Key. It seems to only offer the hardware version now. I have emailed them to ask what happened to the other option.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:30:00 +0000

You can tell when an email is from eBay or PayPal because they will always tart the email with your full name, e.g

Dear Mark Blah,
someone has tried to reset your password……

NEVER Dear user or similar.

Just so you know,
Hope this helps,
Mark

By: Taqi

Taqi — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:21:13 +0000

One hacker hacked my paypal account, and transferred all my earning to his account…. Can paypal trace who did this to me, and caught him ?

By: Harsh @Shoutmeloud

Harsh @Shoutmeloud — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 20:25:55 +0000

Hey thanks for Great share.. I usually don’t keep much cash into y paypal…
Probably Scared coz of such hack attempt..

By: Stephen Cronin

Stephen Cronin — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:09:15 +0000

I agree that PayPal phishing is a real problem and some of your tips are good, but people need to be careful about a couple of them:

First the online keyboard looks good, but as they say on their website:

While on-screen keyboards offer protection against hardware keyloggers, they do not offer protection against software keyloggers (which are far more common).

Your more likely to get a some malware (software) than someone sneaking into your house to install a hardware keylogger, so this is of limited use – except in an internet cafe perhaps.

Second, regarding running a browser on your USB drive: many viruses are spread through USB drives. Unless you’re sure the computers you are plugging them into are free of viruses, you may actually transfer a virus to your own computer. Having a separate portable browser is a good idea in itself, but just be careful when using USB drives.

By: Ryan Dube

Ryan Dube — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:56:02 +0000

Thanks xgeoph Ray – I appreciate your passing along the article! I hope it helps more people protect themselves.

By: Xgeoph Ray

Xgeoph Ray — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 21:28:05 +0000

I’ve been using the PayPal Digital Security Key since it was first introduced and it’s great. It also secures your eBay from hacking too. This is a great article that I will definitely share to my not-so-techy friends/family.

By: keyword tool

keyword tool — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:45:23 +0000

Someone hacked my paypal account 3 months ago. They spent my entire life savings.