You heard right.
Time to double security and protect your books on Amazon.
Now, not only do I need to work on this year’s taxes, but looks as if I may need to work on my Amazon account.
What the hell? Hackers are now invading Amazon? You’ve got to be kidding me.
I feel as if I’m playing Wack-a-Mole trying to avoid hackers and stupid people. This is getting ridiculous. I change my passwords from time to time, but now I’ve got to do more to keep these crooked jerks out.
Thanks to Janice Hardy over at Fiction University for the warning.
Here’s what I learned today about Amazon Security…
- Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) accounts are linked to my regular Amazon account.
- Hackers attempt to break into customer Amazon accounts every single day.
- If a Hacker gains access to my Amazon account they have access to my KDP.
- A Hacker will change my password, locking me out of all my accounts.
- Two-step verification is the best way to protect both.
- Set up two-step verification through my Amazon account.
Two-step verification is a pain in my butt. There I said what most of you are thinking. But getting back control of KDP and the books you’ve slaved over for months is more important.
Click on the link to read the entire article and get step-by-step instructions on how you can protect yourself and your Amazon accounts.
Is Your Amazon Account Secure? By Janice Hardy
Do you use two-step verification with accounts?
Did you realize if a hacker gets into your Amazon account that KDP is toast?
Do you have a security tip you can share?
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Thanks for telling us! I’ll be upping the security after reading all of the recommended link.
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Me too. You can also change password from a word to a sentence. This seems to be effective too.
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Oh another good tip! I updated the security settings last night 👍
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Ugh! There’s no end to it, right? Now all that stuff with Facebook. Thanks for the warning, Jean.
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I know, it’s so discouraging.
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Excellent advice. Thanks for reminding us all/
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Reblogged this on Plaisted Publishing House and commented:
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Thanks for sharing! Will pass it along. 🙂
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My pleasure, I think. 🙂
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Reblogged this on Writer's Treasure Chest and commented:
Jean M. Cogdell provides us with valuable information, hints and tipps about amazon security. Thank you very much Jean.
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Jean, thanks for sharing this. I’m much too lax in my social media and Amazon security. Time to get serious about it. Shared it!
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Thanks for sharing. Seems there is always something to work on other than writing. Sigh.
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Thanks so much for this information. Just signed up for Amazon Advanced Security feature.
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Good advice! It’s a sad indictment on human nature that honest authors (and, indeed, anybody with a website or online presence) have to protect their good work from vandalism – done, often, not so much to profit the vandal financially but to assuage their sense of powerlessness.
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So true Matthew!
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Two-step verification is always a pain, but you’re right, it’s a good idea in this situation. I’ll have to check it out. Thanks for the info.
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Another pain is to change password often or use a long phrase for password.
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Thanks for sharing! I’m off to up my Amazon security.
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