QUOTE (monicagulati @ May 26 2003, 04:38 AM)
i don't know what a firewall is

Dear a firewall is software that hides your info something like anti-virus, except for the fact that it stops attacks before the hacker or software that is dangerious can get to ya...
Here is a thought... I was thinking on this subject earlier... since so many obviously different sites are getting hit, which is ONLY certain sites, It leads me to think for 1) they are either all running the same type of scripting codes, eg: iPhat, cc, iPaid etc... and it is someone that definitely knows how to get in... 2) There has been alot of ppl within the past month definitely going to places like www.Scriptlance.com.... and getting ppl that they don't even know to enhance/change their scripts etc... it could be that someone has worked on some of these sites, and that this is the only reason for taking on a "project" is to gain access to the type of scripts that the sites that are being hit has been running. Not saying that scriptlance or any other programmers project site is to blame or even knows anything about it, but maybe this cold be the cause.... never know.... I would ONLY gain the help from someone that is 1) recommended widely! 2) being a programmer myself I know the importance of when someone is hired unless physically known, paid more than $5+ dollars for the project, which btw, actual programmers that does scripting for a living unless just starting out or malicious etc, charges a heck of alot more for writing, installing anything, specially scripts for cgi and php codes! than just $5 + dollars for site enhancments..... 3) the programmer actually wrote the scripts for the site theirself and therefore would have no reason for hacking it because no other site while does run simular type scripts/codes doesn't have the exact ones... of course CHANGE PASSWORDS ALOT!!!!

This is a definite and absolute MUST!!!! I realize that if someone wants something really badly enough nothing known to the human race will stop them from gaining their object of desire!
The person that is doing this to you tho is someone that is really wanting to mess with your head... and obviously close to you somehow to be able to gain access to these accounts so fast and even with your pw change..... think about who u might have upset lately or that has been overly friendly that really just started acting that way etc.... any strange events that might have happened recently... I wiszh you to best of luck... oh yeah one last thing... believe it or not most sites specially search engines has scripts installed that can tell who was the last person that accessed the accounts, the ip addresses and all... check into that,... I know that my site does, including my search engine.... its worth the effort to ask if nothing else....
GOOD LUCK!!!