MSE News: National Lottery accounts feared hacked – stay secure online

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Around 26,500 National Lottery accounts may have been hacked, and 50 of those have since seen suspicious activity...

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Ian011

Beware that the National Lottery helpline is a premium rate 0844 number.

It typically costs around 18p per minute from a landline or around 52p to 62p per minute from a mobile. In all cases this includes a 7p per minute Service Charge paid to the benefit of Camelot and their telecoms provider.

Usage of a premium rate number for this service is completely inappropriate.

DoaM

0370 737 3983 is for "hard of hearing" customers.

Does that not count as a normal geographic number?

AndyPix

DoaM wrote: »

0370 737 3983 is for "hard of hearing" customers.

Does that not count as a normal geographic number?

From OFCOM ...


"Calls to 03 numbers cost no more than a national rate call to an 01 or 02 number and must count towards any inclusive minutes in the same way as 01 and 02 calls."

tweeter

bap98189 wrote: »

Actually they weren't hacked.

The hackers used login details they got from elsewhere to try and access the Camelot website. The hackers just tried the stolen username/password combinations and it looks like about 26,000 Camelot users use the same login and password for multiple websites, and they were the accounts that the hackers were able to access.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5565526

Robisere

So once again the terminally stupid, who cannot be bothered to take proper online precautions, will be moaning and crying. Look for some of them on the News, talking about suing the NL, which displays instructions about safe usage online, when first setting up an account.

Always someone else's fault.

Sicard

Robisere wrote: »

So once again the terminally stupid, who cannot be bothered to take proper online precautions, will be moaning and crying. Look for some of them on the News, talking about suing the NL, which displays instructions about safe usage online, when first setting up an account.

Always someone else's fault.

I agree. Because we're all Borgs and connected to the collective conscious they should know, shouldn't they?

Pincher

Never had a safe ripped out, containing the code book, as well as other valuables, of course.

If everybody did indeed change their passwords a lot and remember ALL their passwords, the hackers can still find your birthdate, e-mail, street address and your mobile phone number. They just have to take over your phone, and you are fxxked.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35716872

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/apr/18/phone-number-hacker-read-texts-listen-calls-track-you