I saw a questionaire on another forum a while ago that was meant in fun by the poster but could have been designed to answer password reminder questions. This combined with someone's real name and city could get a determined hacker access to a paypal account or a bank account, and amazon account or allow them to steal in other ways.

It would take more than a 'bot to do this, but a 'bot could give the identity thief a working list of forums and potential victims. A little paranoia is a healthly thing on the Internet. There are lots of people out to get you.




The questionaire...

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet and current street name)
2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME: (grandfather/grandmother on your dad's side, your favorite candy.
3. YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME: (first initial of first name, first two or three letters of your last name)
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite animal, favorite color)
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (first 3 letters of your last name, last 3 letters of mother's maiden name, first 3 letters of your pet's name)
7. JEDI NAME: (middle name spelled backwards, your mom's maiden name spelled backwards
8. PORN STAR NAME: (middle name, street you grew up on)
9. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The", your favorite color, the automobile you drive or your parents drive)