Is they any possibility 4 hackers to attack my paypal account and take my money? i'm a new paypal user, do u notice any problems with it? is it real secure?
can my paypal account be hacked?
Dude, PayPal is THE single most trusted money-transfer site on the net. The only way someone could hack your account would be if they got your password. Even then, I'm sure they would need more information to actually get any money. PayPal is absolutely safe. My family has been using the same PayPal account for over 5 years and NEVER has our information been compromised (except that time we accidentally clicked on one of those fake eBay emails, which reminds me, keep an eye out for those) But rest assured your information is safe with PayPal.
Yah, it's very possible that someone can crack your account, but that's not saying that PayPal isn't secure, because PayPal is very secure. They have been a primary threat for crackers for awhile which is part of why they are so secure. As long as your not ignorant you'll be fine. The only threat your up against is "phishing" (I think that's how it's spelled). Phishing is when an email is spoofed to make it look like it's from PayPal and it requests acount information like password etc... In all, unless you are extremely careless and become victim to phishing, you should have nothing to worry about.
Yes, be sure that you TYPE-IN the address to PayPal into the address bar to get to the website, do not trust links included in eMails. If you receive an eMail from PayPal, it should be addressing you personally, but not as a large audience, as how most fake eMails are sent like. I've clicked on a link in a fake eMail and had my account password given away when trying to login, but I immediately called their support desk and had them prevent transactions from coming in or going out or from any information to be edited unless I verify some personal information. Then I changed the password and I'm fine as to this day. If you realize your mistake right away, you can save your account as how I did.
- Mike.
- Mike.
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| Is they any possibility 4 hackers to attack my paypal account and take my money? i'm a new paypal user, do u notice any problems with it? is it real secure? |
man paypal is very secure,,
but there are exploits in everything
you must be safe from social engineeing also.
First off, you guys are nuts.
Second off, I use it anyways. Let me explain...
To say that ANYTHING on the web is secure is ludicrous. Your online banking is NOT secure, even if it is done in 128 bit encryption and the little yellow lock is on.
Your online shopping is NOT secure for sure, because anyone can pick up that stream (again, even if it is HTTPS, 128bit).
And trust me on this, your paypal account is NOT secure. It is quite possible to hack in.
With all of that said, I still use paypal when I have to because it is easy. But I would never trust large sums of money to it. Sure, you can spend $100 here and there.
So to answer your question: Is paypal safe? Mostly.
To answer a better question: Is paypal 100% safe? Not a chance in hell.
Second off, I use it anyways. Let me explain...
To say that ANYTHING on the web is secure is ludicrous. Your online banking is NOT secure, even if it is done in 128 bit encryption and the little yellow lock is on.
Your online shopping is NOT secure for sure, because anyone can pick up that stream (again, even if it is HTTPS, 128bit).
And trust me on this, your paypal account is NOT secure. It is quite possible to hack in.
With all of that said, I still use paypal when I have to because it is easy. But I would never trust large sums of money to it. Sure, you can spend $100 here and there.
So to answer your question: Is paypal safe? Mostly.
To answer a better question: Is paypal 100% safe? Not a chance in hell.
yeah, just make sure you don't click those links in the email that phishers might send you. always login at their website and never give out your password to anyone!
yes, and if you give me your username and password I'll tell you all about the bigger threat to your account
Paypal is secure ,but like everyone else has said dont trust emails, make sure there from paypal. I have had quite a few saying a loada crap trying to get my password, but aslong as your smart and know hwat your doing there aint a chance of you having your account hacked.
If something goes wrong, then you should normally always be able to charge back the money after contacting your credit card company. As long as you do it quickly and the payment was obviously not made by you, then this should always be working.
i dont use paypal but its actually probaby possible for someone to hack your account, but the odds are low cuz its secure 
The most dangerous part of your PayPal Account is you. 
I thing it can hack.
I have gone to some forum and they say about some way to hach cc or paypal
And i know some one in it can buy host and domain for them
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I have gone to some forum and they say about some way to hach cc or paypal
And i know some one in it can buy host and domain for them
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guard your computer against spyware and keyloggers.. they can obtain your password quite easily..
if some can hacker attack paypal just u make the infomation about the paypal out. the more question is u,
I have been using Paypal for a number of years without any problems, BUT...I have also learned that nothing on the Internet is truely secure. If some wizkid wants in, they will find a way. The fact of gaurding against spoofed emails has already been made so I won't go into detail there. I think the 2 single most important things YOU can do to insure your accounts security is:
1. Make a secure password using alphanumerics (A-Z (both upper and lower case) + 0-9).
2. Don't give that password out to anybody and do not store it on your PC.
Paypal may or may not be completely safe, I would also make sure of the site you are actually buying goods or services from....there's no telling if they are the ones that are going to try and steal from you.
1. Make a secure password using alphanumerics (A-Z (both upper and lower case) + 0-9).
2. Don't give that password out to anybody and do not store it on your PC.
Paypal may or may not be completely safe, I would also make sure of the site you are actually buying goods or services from....there's no telling if they are the ones that are going to try and steal from you.
wow
so terrible~~
i am also a beginner of paypal~~~
i hope i will not be hacked~~~
i have to change my passward then~~
so terrible~~
i am also a beginner of paypal~~~
i hope i will not be hacked~~~
i have to change my passward then~~
Basically, the best thing you can do to protect your Paypal account is not to click on links in e-mails claiming to come from eBay or Paypal, unless you were expecting that specific mail (for instance, the first time you create your Paypal account, you need to click a link in your e-mail to prove that address really belongs to you). Instead, type in www.paypal.com on the address bar everytime you want to go there.
Also, be sure you're running good antispyware/antivirus/antitrojan/firewall software to make sure no keyloggers get installed on your system. If you aren't going to questionable websites in the first place, or downloading software via P2P, or clicking attachments in your e-mails, and if you're keeping up with security updates, you are not that likely to be exposed to a keylogger in the first place, but if you do engage in any risky activities you need to make double-sure your system defenses are as secure as possible.
Also, be sure you're running good antispyware/antivirus/antitrojan/firewall software to make sure no keyloggers get installed on your system. If you aren't going to questionable websites in the first place, or downloading software via P2P, or clicking attachments in your e-mails, and if you're keeping up with security updates, you are not that likely to be exposed to a keylogger in the first place, but if you do engage in any risky activities you need to make double-sure your system defenses are as secure as possible.
Paypall is reasonably secure for an online bank account. However I would never use it. Computers tend to be flooded with spyware, phishing mails and all sorts other ugly crap. Those can obtain all the information needed to hack your account. Against phishing mails is a good defense called acting rational. Against spyware defense is a little harder since everyday a new piece rolls out of the malicious factories that produce this junk. Then we still haven't even talked about things like brute-forcing accounts, catching streams from the pay-pal server and decoding them and all that kind of stuff. So paypal isn't bad for small sums of money but never ever use large sums, those are the kind that disappear.
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