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Old 12-23-2007, 02:08 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Re: wat can someone do with your ip

There is no special security risk in revealing your IP address. Mine is 72.78.223.88, have fun.

Hackers do not routinely target a specific IP address, it's not worth the effort. They will do a scan of thousands or tens of thousands of them at a time looking for vulnerabilities.

You have to be very paranoid to worry about your IP address, as long as you have proper firewall protection.
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