New PIC Safer?

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thread starter icybob Feb 10 2010 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Well here is the scenario: I know my username, password, and pin (I haven't logged in to change PIC yet), but I got hacked. Unfortunately, I do not know my birthday that I used to register, so I cannot change my password. My question is if I should consistently change my PIC to avoid getting hacked, move over to a new account, or somehow guess my bday (the hacker still knows my password, but not my PIN). My character is a lvl 85 Ranger that took me a long time to get to and I still have my scarlion helm and str equips (the hacker didn't take them). TY

My Characters: Aquabob - 85 Broa Ranger

GuyFawkes 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Do a search for most used passwords and don't use any on the top list OR add numbers to your PIC.

My Characters: CaptainNemo - 15 Scania Pirate

arch3rman 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Just make a new account. Finding the b'day is gonna take way too long unless you like use hacks or spend whole day trying every possible combination..

My Characters: Arch3rMan - 121 Scania Marksman

LazyPuppy 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

umm this happened to my old acc... all I know it took a short time to crack the b-day i suppose that this new PIC is safer... more irritable to log in but with all the hacks in the characters i really dont care I just wanna be safe :D

My Characters: MrPuppyPaw - 36 Mardia Cleric

LostABowel 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

There are 26 letters in the alphabet. 52, if you use capitals There are ten numbers. 62 so far. Now there is a maximum of 16 digits/numbers in the PIC. 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 x 62 possibilities. Have fun brute forcing your way through ONE account! :D

My Characters: iPenut - 74 Khaini White Knight

matrixphijr 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

As Penut says, 62^16 IS 47672401706823533450263330816. That's 47 Octillion. Yes, octillion as in million, billion, trillion, quadrillion, quintillion, sextillion, septillion, octillion. 47 followed by 27 numbers. Good luck.

My Characters: HeroHamlet - 67 Windia Fighter

Hare 02/11/10 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

It's much safer than just 4 letter pins with numbers However, the question is nexon's security. As far as I know, people can find out all the information on your account with just your id and password. And they can always reset it once they crack into your email

My Characters: MrHare - 14 Broa Aran Awakened

FatalSparrow + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

If your PIC was 16 numbers long its estimated that it would take a computer over 1,000 days to brute force the PIC, adding in just 4 uppercase and 4 lowercase letters to 8 numbers increases the time to well over 3 MILLION days. In comparison a 4 number pin, takes less then 1 HOUR to crack on average. Fun tool: http://www.yeehee.com/tools/bruteforcecalc/index.php?uc=&lc=&nu=4&sc=&ran=&rans=&dict=

My Characters: FatalSparrow - 60 Broa Spearman