03-24-2006, 12:34 AM
> will not use Yahoo or other sites like this on public computers without signing out/logging off.
NEVER SIGN ON TO ANY ACCOUNT ON A PUBLIC COMPUTER.
Don't you read?
There are stories in the paper every week about how many of those machines (most) are set up to grab your logins and record your emails. Even the most legit-seeming pay-machines in airports and business centers of hotels are often completely under the control of hackers.
Just about every computer on the 'net is scanned for vulnerabilities several times a week by bots under the control of hackers, mobsters, and any script kiddie with free time and a potential credit card number buyer. When they find one of those public terminals the JACKPOT lights go off.
Just don't do it.
NEVER SIGN ON TO ANY ACCOUNT ON A PUBLIC COMPUTER.
Don't you read?
There are stories in the paper every week about how many of those machines (most) are set up to grab your logins and record your emails. Even the most legit-seeming pay-machines in airports and business centers of hotels are often completely under the control of hackers.
Just about every computer on the 'net is scanned for vulnerabilities several times a week by bots under the control of hackers, mobsters, and any script kiddie with free time and a potential credit card number buyer. When they find one of those public terminals the JACKPOT lights go off.
Just don't do it.