Thread: When you are locked out of your $1000 worth Amazon library.
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Old 11-24-2011, 10:42 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by EowynCarter View Post
From what understand, someone hack the amazon account, so amazon lock it to prevent disaster. Now the actual owner is having trouble to re-claim his account.

It's not an amazon only problem. Even adobe DRM can mess up.
That's why my books are on my hard drive, after i get rid of drm. And backuped on my NAS hard drive.
I also suspect a Hack attack.

I have had 3 friends get their e-mail/ISP account hacked (all the same type: My wallet and Passport were stolen and I am stuck in the UK... Please send money.)

The first thing the hackers did, was request password resets on all subscriptions (they can respond to the change request e-mail) they found references to, so Now you don't have access to fix your subscribed services.

(Learned) Rule 1: Keep an alternate account to be able to notify your friends if this happens.
Rule 2: Don't have any reference to that Alternate accounts in the Address book or stored documents.
Rule 3: Keep LOCAL a backup (thumb drive) of any online address book in case you lose access or it becomes (deliberately) corrupted.
Rule4: Don't store online, any list/mail showing what subscription you have (again use the ENCRYPTED thumb drive).
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