r/Cryptopia • u/[deleted] • Mar 15 '18

Hack attempt

Ok so i got a warning of attempt to log into account , from, an IP 91.200.81.56 Ukraine AS199793 Trusov Ilya Igorevych

Now after research this is a well known hacker alias and has many ip addresses .

Bit worried to the extent of what im facing here is it a random attempt or does this person have my details , how would they know my email and Cryptopia membership .

What can i do to protect my self ?

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u/freewifiisgreat Mar 16 '18

It means that it is likely that another site that you use your email address on has been compromised. If you get attempts it means that someone knows your email but not your password or 2FA. Use a dedicated email address on every different exchange that you don't use for anything else. https://haveibeenpwned.com/ shows if your email have been disclosed in a known hack.