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Larry Shelby

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Currently in online chat with Steinberg.  Logged into my account and EVERYTHING
was gone.  I've been a Steinberg customer for YEARS.  Every product was NO LONGER
in my account, and they said that they showed it registered to some Chinese person...
so China may be hacking Steinberg accounts....

Just a heads up to make sure your accounts are in tact...

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I had just upgraded from AI to Elements 10 in Nov of last year...as well as had older
licenses for Artist 7.5, and several others in there...NOW they are all gone.  They
gave me a NEW license for Elements 10, after sending them the receipt...then the
chat guy ended the chat before I could say anything else!  

I had plans on upgrading to Pro soon, but I am seriously rethinking that now...

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That's a very scary cautionary tale.  I guess the lesson is start keeping every receipt.  You figure that companies would keep their own receipts off line somewhere in case this sort of thing happens (which it seems to do every day).

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Also, use encrypted passwords, use a different password for every account and two-factor authentication on emails as that is the most common way for people to lose things is when they have access to your email account and can change passwords.

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4 minutes ago, Finnbogi Ragnar Ragnarsson said:

According do GDPR regulations they MUST inform users of known security breach within 72 hours. If they don't, they will land themselves in serious trouble.

That's true, but it does depend on the type of security breach.

If it's just one person's account, and there was no actual breach on their server (in other words, the breach was on the user's machine), then they're in the clear.

If it is a breach on their server though, they have to report it... else the fine will cost them big time.

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9 hours ago, TerraSin said:

...use a different password for every account ...

^^^ This!   ^^^   DO NOT REUSE THE SAME PASSWORD WITH THE SAME EMAIL ON ANY 2 ACCOUNTS!  It's just a matter of time if you do...    (And the other things that TerraSin said too.)

 

Sorry to hear about this Lars, that sucks.  Start changing passwords if you are using the same one!

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2 minutes ago, Lee D said:

I think cclarry is an American so it doesn't apply though 

Steinberg is a EU based company so it definitely does apply, regardless of where the user is based.

Also any company that does business with the EU or EU citizens has to comply with GDPR.  I work for an American company, and it was clearly explained to us.

I've seen quite a few American websites that refuse to work if your IP address is based in the EU, to avoid having to comply with the regulations.

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3 minutes ago, msmcleod said:

Steinberg is a EU based company so it definitely does apply, regardless of where the user is based.

Also any company that does business with the EU or EU citizens has to comply with GDPR.  I work for an American company, and it was clearly explained to us.

I've seen quite a few American websites that refuse to work if your IP address is based in the EU, to avoid having to comply with the regulations.

I don't think that's correct.  I am not an expert, but I have had training also.  My understanding is that the GDPR regulations only apply to data about European citizens, regardless whether they are at home or abroad.  GDPR regulations would not apply to a non-European citizen, regardless of where the servicing company is based.  

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1 minute ago, Lee D said:

I don't think that's correct.  I am not an expert, but I have had training also.  My understanding is that the GDPR regulations only apply to data about European citizens, regardless whether they are at home or abroad.  GDPR regulations would not apply to a non-European citizen, regardless of where the servicing company is based.  

I guess strictly speaking, you're correct as far as the privacy part of GDPR. 

But for data breaches though, any EU based company needs to report it (or a non-EU based company if it involves EU citizens). Even in the unlikely event that the breach at an EU based company only affected non-EU citizens, I think they'd be on dubious grounds legally should it come to light.

 

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1 minute ago, msmcleod said:

I guess strictly speaking, you're correct as far as the privacy part of GDPR. 

But for data breaches though, any EU based company needs to report it (or a non-EU based company if it involves EU citizens). Even in the unlikely event that the breach at an EU based company only affected non-EU citizens, I think they'd be on dubious grounds legally should it come to light.

 

Yeah you're probably right.  I know the fines for not complying with GDPR are outrageously high, so they'd probably err on the side of giving too much information.  

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The person who my licenses were registered to had a Chinese email address...
which says a lot.  The question is "how?".  

I told the guy in chat

"Somethings rotten in Denmark"

He replied "Oh, you're in Denmark"
I said "no"
He replied "I don't get the reference then"
I replied "Shakespeare"
It was at this point that hey quickly terminated the chat.

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