> > A hacker (who knew the # of one of my e-gold a/cs) planted
> > a Trojan Horse in my computer that reported my password
> > enabling him/her to raid my account. (He didn't know the a/c
> > #s of any of my other e-gold a/cs, so he/she didn't touch them.)
> [snip]
>
> Horsefeathers.
>
The necessary piece of software is called a keyboard sniffer and it is very
easy to install on someone's computer without their knowledge, especially if
they don't have a firewall installed. Technical guys on this list know more
about it than I do, and I'm sure e-gold are well aware of the problem too.
Haven't you ever wondered why online banks don't allow people to send money
with just one password?
I don't see any problem with people knowing my account number per se, but I
agree the e-gold system only offers very basic level security. To get into
my main online bank account and send money, I need:
1) A customer login number - not the same as my account number
2) A permanent password
3) A password requested at random from a list of 25 on a card.
I would fully support a multi-password system like the above for e-gold.
It's pretty simple to use when you get used to it.
offshoresurfer
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