ive just heard of another player who has been hacked. can we really be safe?
and what can we do to prevent this nightmare?

Have a strong password, not just numbers and letters e.g E4%g'@8*

I think you're allowed any characters in your password anyway.

Maybe not since you can only have lower case letters, numbers and underscores!

Maybe nick should make it so you can use any character in a password.

Edited at 00:07 Wed 5/07/06 (BST)

One major weakness is in your validation e-mail address, If this were accessed then the funkypool account may also be accessed. Make sure your secret question is difficult and you never give the answer to any user. Eg, what your pets name is, street you grew up on etc.
Never use your funkypool password for league sites and other sites created by users of funkypool.

You can't get to pool through email, the validation email makes you log in after and after you have validated your account it says it's already validated, i think anyway.

If you email gets hacked, then they resend the password to your email, walla account gone.

quick ollies password ^^^^^^ log in as him quick

haha, quick steal my account, i'll make a new 1.

No funkypool account has ever been hacked... if you're worried about internet security do not use Hotmail (as the security question is an easy entry to the account), use good passwords (not based on words) and ensure you don't click "remember id" on any shared computer.

its bit stupid of them cos the fact is they cant hack to save there life so dont be worried

ever since ive read these comments. i have changed all my passwords. every single one. now theyre all like 18 characters long.
all with numbers and letters in the mix.

Very sensible..

Another thing to remember is not to go for obvious patterns... !P"O£I$U%U^Y may look nice and random, but try typing it ;-)

well dont worrie about it if your not a professional and you dont make a fool of yourself all the time lol then you wont be up for attack so basically play crap cause i think the hackers are only targeting players with lots and lots of torny wins lol!

and i think nick should create a double identity! opn funkypool where if you do get hacked and you can prove it... then there is a backup copy just in case i think this is a good idea! and should be put in the future list!

i think the hackers are only targeting players with lots and lots of torny wins

It doesn't matter who people target, there's never been a funkypool account hacked succesfully!

Use common sense when using the internet, don't give out personal details to people you don't know (this includes funkypool staff - who will never ask for passwords or birthdates).

This is especially for users of free web based email like Hotmail. If people ask you for your pet's name or mother's maiden name there may be an ulterior motive!

Hey i have an idea though. Why not allow us to use capital letters in our password

phew its not me

redneck_male has got point there why can't we have capital letters in our passwords ?

because as nick said, nobody has ever been hacked. so what is the need?

dhd6stgsaj553h3j3o
wrdfe953hhbsj4452klkh
asjudtdbje765538903fg

Here are a few examples of a safe password, but the only problem is you need a photographic memory to remember them!

Seriously though guys, all it takes is a bit of imagination to come up with a password that would be pretty hard to guess. Combine that with keeping your personal details secure and you're laughing!

yer good point m8. ill be open here.
my password on this site contains 14 characters.

im sure thats safe enough.

i'm sure even if your password was 6 characters long it would be safe!

As nick said no-one has EVER been hacked, what dont you understand about that?