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So just a big huge update on where I disappeared to because I'm sure everyone has noticed not only am I extremely late HERE on patreon but I've been super absent on my social media accounts (which yes I know is not like me!). What happened was I basically was part of a data/security breach and lost access not only to my paypal/bank account (my money was drained and I'm STILL waiting to be compensated) but I lost my accounts (not all tho) that were connected to my main email 'stickysheep'. I started to receive an influx of "unusual activity" emails and password reset requests from my paypal, twitter, tumblr, bank account- basically almost anything connected to my email. I thought someone was messing with me and literally the same day that I made a DA journal about 'whoever is trying to log into my DA should fuck off'- I was locked out accounts my bank/paypal were drained and I assume passwords were reset. And since I couldnt log into my email I couldnt change them back. Thankfully after WEEKS of talking back and forth with microsoft support and other support services linked to my accounts I had enough proof that I was ME.

I'm still not 100% sure where this breach happened but after gaining access to my email I'm almost positive it happened because I bought a game from NIS America during a time they had a data breach since I got an email saying HEY SORRY YOU MIGHT BE COMPROMISED! How lucky am I. I literally had this same thing happen with Gamestop not too long ago but it only went as far as me losing access to my paypal and my paypal being drained and my card had to be canceled and reissued.

Anyway, I'm very glad to be back. I thought I was going to lose access to an email I had for years and all accounts tied to it and that I was going to have to start all over from freaking nothing. Probably one of the most stressful situations I've been in in a while... Anyway, I'm just waiting for my computer to be in hopefully by the end of the day tomorrow. I sent it to a family friend to have it scanned and cleaned because now I'm just a paranoid mess :D 

All that being said the owed Pinup will be posted ASAP most likely tomorrow once my computer is safe in my room. 


:EDIT: 

Oh and umh. I'm breaking the habit of "one password for all my accounts" after all this shit.

Comments

Anonymous

Glad everything is alright! Well at least better than it could be

Anonymous

woof, what a thing to happen. Glad to see you back! Take your time getting everything sorted, we understand

JustShep

It could have been worse! Idk if you've ever had to go through Microsoft support but boy they gave me a good run around but thank god I persisted.

Anonymous

Oh man that’s terrible. I am glad you were able to get your account back

JustShep

Thanks! I'm jonesing to post post post whether its art or just social stuff so I'm gonna come in hard!

JustShep

Thank you so much. I was pretty sure at one point that I was going to have to make all new accounts and start over. I never wish this experience on anyone lmao I actually cried quite a lot over this mess.

Anonymous

Yoooo I can't recommend LastPass Enough! The Free one works but the Payed/Lifetime one is a lifesaver. Highly recommend it for the future. Glad to see you back!

Anonymous

Glad to see your okay... ish hopefully karama takes a big shit on who ever did this.

Anonymous

Oh wow. Well, I'm glad to hear everything is being fixed, and can't wait for new art. When it comes to passwords I subscribe to the XKCD logic of passwords so I don't forget them, maybe give it a try? (Comic is named "password strength")

Anonymous

Glad to see you're back and things have (mostly) smoothed over. We're here if you need us. :)

Calm

I can imagine that's a stressful situation to be in. I'm glad you got your accounts back. And remember to enable two step verification where you can! :)

Anonymous

Oh my god, that sounds awful, I hope you can get compensated and everything sorted out! At least you managed to get your accounts back. (And by god, why do you use the same password for all accounts? I hope it wasn't something like "password" :P )

Anonymous

Beat me to the punch, password managers are the way to go.

Xaq

Holy hell, that sucks. D:

Yüen

I'm just glad you're okay

Zay Bee

Glad to hear it's at least getting sorted out, that sounds like a terrible ordeal

Karel P Kerezman

Yep, it only takes one bad event like this to break a person of the "one password to rule them all" habit. Welcome back!

Jess W

I use a program called PasswordSafe to keep track of all my stuff. It saves things locally, so you don't have to worry about their servers getting hacked. You only need to remember the password for it, and it'll help you keep track of the rest. (works on phones, too, you just have to make sure you update the file if you have to change a password). That said, it's good to see you back. I hope you're doing well, and I look forward to seeing your art again.

Anonymous

Sounds like a tedious hell. Glad you're back.

Anonymous

I'm so sorry you had to go through all that Sticky. I'm so glad you're back though <3 Also, is there anything you'd particularly like? :D