As you know, connections to LMI client machines (individual
workstations) are controlled thru and managed at the LMI servers back at
the LMI mothership. Lots of benefits and drawbacks to the approach, but
it usually works pretty well.
So, if a baddo wants into your account, all they need is your login name
and password for the Master user on the account. Getting the login name
isn't hard since it's often your email address and attempts to connect
to your account could be performed by an automated script running
through a database of login names.
The password, though, is obviously a different issue, since I'm sure you
used something extremely obtuse and long and convoluted!
LMI has always had a 'feature' that will lock the account, preventing
access by anyone, for an unspecified period of time after X
failed-attempts to login. It slows the script-kiddies down a LOT.
(Usually it's 4 attempts and you're blocked for around 90 minutes.)
All that to say that the baddo's have a slow process to slog through to
try to hack in.
And once they are in, they COULD use your account (I'm assuming it's
paid for in advance and you figure it's easier to let it ride to
expiration than get any refund, if any) to provide LMI service to other
computers...but since you have removed the installs from YOUR computers,
there's no risk.
I think you're safe. At the worst, a baddie will get LMI services for
the remainder of your subscription and if you try to use it in the
future it might not be accessible (since they'd likely change the master
password.)
Hope this helps.
Mike Copeland
[email protected] wrote:
Already uninstalled LMI from the machines! Forgot to mention that. I
think I'm safe?
On 2017-01-18 15:40, Mike Copeland wrote:
Personal opinion:
I would make sure LMI was uninstalled from all workstations and then
set up a spam filter on your email to bit-bucket any email from them.
But, if you're feeling kind and generous, you might contact them and
ask that the emails stop being sent since you no longer have any need
for them.
Mike Copeland
[email protected] wrote:
I dumped LMI last year but the account is still there. I've
received about 4 notices over the past month from LMI about
attempting access from various parts of the globe. Here's the latest:
There was a failed login attempt to your LogMeIn account.
LogMeIn ID: [email protected]
Time of Event: 1/18/2017 6:24 AM
From IP Address: 77.153.153.19
From location: Fontenay-sous-Bois, France
I've removed my computers from my LMI account since I don't plan to
use LMI anymore. Strange though how this is occurring now and
hadn't happened for years (or at least the reporting feature wasn't
working maybe?!?!).
Should I contact the LMI folks to disable and remove my account
entirely? Seems like the next logical move.
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