Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Dear Narine

Why in the world would anyone crazy thief want to hack into a company like SFI? Simple! Because SFI means business and is very successful so we are always prey to the cyber crooks who want to have it the easy way.

From an experience level I was one of the victims of this attack. I got very frustrated because of being locked out out of my account for a number of days. I got so angry I wanted to terminate my account and quit. Then I remembered it was not wise to make decisions when you are angry. I knew I trusted SFI but I just felt my goals were running behind schedule and so the urge to quit was so strong. I thought about how far I had come and the many people who believe and count on me to make it. I am glad I hang on.

Let your down line know that in the online world, successful companies/websites are always prey to hackers. However SFI has taken critical steps to beef up it's security time and again. WHY?

Care and Support

Because SFI cares about the Interests of it's Affiliates. The very reason why SFI is very successful is because it's Affiliates are. Take that away from them and the business literally collapses. That's why SFI will go to great lengths to protect it's Affiliates and Includes your down line too

Clear Frequent Communication

After the attack Gery the SFI President himself made the announcement to all Affiliates of SFI. The communication was very clear, concise and to the point. He first of all demonstrated his Humility by apologizing to us all about the attack.
He then went on to update us every often about how to log in, for those who were still having log in issues on Monday. On Tuesday about parts of the website being fixed and on Wednesday about the success rates of log in which stood at 80-90%.

Proven Track Record

For skeptics. With SFI's BBB accreditation you can trust a company like that all the time. It's mission and Vision are clear. SFI is all about empowering people from all over the world to secure a Strong Financial Future and for 14 years has stood the test of time just doing that. I see proven, real success stories "printed" all over SFI every single day.

Extra SSL Protection

Your down line can rest assured that they can continue doing their business because SFI took extra security measures to beef up it's SSL(Secure Sockets Layer,
a protocol developed by Netscape for transmitting private documents via the Internet. SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data ? a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. Both Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer support SSL, and many Web sites use the protocol to obtain confidential user information, such as credit card numbers. By convention, URLs that require an SSL connection start with https: instead of http and you can confirm that by looking at the SFI URL right above this page right now.

So if one is serious about their business, let's not play the blame game and get back to business knowing your Future can be secure with Strong Future International if you Work hard at it.
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Dear Narine

Why in the world would anyone crazy thief want to hack into a company like SFI? Simple! Because SFI means business and is very successful so we are always prey to the cyber crooks who want to have it the easy way.

From an experience level I was one of the victims of this attack. I got very frustrated because of being locked out out of my account for a number of days. I got so angry I wanted to terminate my account and quit. Then I remembered it was not wise to make
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

There is no guarantee that you would not be under any kind of attack,online or offline,ever again.You just have to protect yourself the best way you know and can.
All members of SFI Management have done a great job from the beginning of the cyber-attack.Mr Gery Carson was answering questions on Forum 24/7, doing his best to protect us all.We can only appreciate their efforts and be thankful,they proved once again that we can lean on them.Therefore,if I give up now, I would feel like a traitor,like I just betray everyone and everything:Mr Carson ,management,my Team mates - upline and downline and my believes.So,NO,I'm not even thinking about it.
After all, there's no way to avoid dangerous situations in our lifes.We all know,once our children start walking,they may fall and break a leg, but we teach them to walk anyway.
You can't live your life thinking of what may happened.It would drive you crazy,sooner or later.You can be prepared for the worst and hope for the best.
So,my advise would be:Don't let some bad,criminal minds stop you from achieving your goals.Protect yourself and keep on going, full spead ahead.See you at the top!
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There is no guarantee that you would not be under any kind of attack,online or offline,ever again.You just have to protect yourself the best way you know and can.
All members of SFI Management have done a great job from the beginning of the cyber-attack.Mr Gery Carson was answering questions on Forum 24/7, doing his best to protect us all.We can only appreciate their efforts and be thankful,they proved once again that we can lean on them.Therefore,if I give up now, I would feel like a traitor,like
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Affiliate since: 11/29/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Afolabi's 5 other Ask SC answers

I believed that the SFI President (Gery Carson) has handled this problem of cyber attack by sending a mail to all SFI Affiliates informing them of it. I got the mail and my downline confirmed it too.

All Affiliates were advised to reset their passwords to a new one and a url link was sent along with the mail for password reset. I have reset my password and I still continue my activity on SFI.

if you notice any inactive SFI affiliate probably in your downline, it is vital you help them by asking them to check their mail and look for the subject "Login troubleshooting help & cyber-attack update" from Gery Carson (SFI President) so that they can reset their their password too.

And please assure them not to be panic. No data lost and activities are still well intact. Thanks to the SFI President for the help, patience and understanding as he is working to get everything back up and running again.
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I believed that the SFI President (Gery Carson) has handled this problem of cyber attack by sending a mail to all SFI Affiliates informing them of it. I got the mail and my downline confirmed it too.

All Affiliates were advised to reset their passwords to a new one and a url link was sent along with the mail for password reset. I have reset my password and I still continue my activity on SFI.

if you notice any inactive SFI affiliate probably in your downline, it is vital you
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Affiliate since: 09/10/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Jamie's 4 other Ask SC answers

To start, SFI has been around the "cyber" community for over 15 years. This, in itself, is proof of stability and in the strength of "attack" preventive measures that have been protecting our interests thus far. I personally am proud on how this issue was addressed and the steps that are in process to see it doesn't happen again!
There will be a few inconvenient steps we all will be doing to ensure our safety and this is proof of the resolve SFI and the "IT" department have continued. Most everyone reading this also have bank accounts that have protection and that is about the same level of defense here!
Lastly, for the communications and quick action. By how this "attack" was handled, I would feel safer now that I know how my business is covered and personal information is protected. I have full trust and belief that my interests are taken care of. Therefore, my Downline should see my stance and as I am a Team Leader, follow by duplication!
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To start, SFI has been around the "cyber" community for over 15 years. This, in itself, is proof of stability and in the strength of "attack" preventive measures that have been protecting our interests thus far. I personally am proud on how this issue was addressed and the steps that are in process to see it doesn't happen again!
There will be a few inconvenient steps we all will be doing to ensure our safety and this is proof of the resolve SFI and the "IT"
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Affiliate since: 10/16/2020, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Steve 's 21 other Ask SC answers

Hi.
This is a difficult question.

I think the first part is that SFI were straight with us about the cyber attack.
As soon as it was realised what was happening they shut the servers down.

They were honest about certain personal details being stolen, and I belive SFI are working with the victims.

They admitted this was a cyber attack, unlike certain banks that blamed a "system failure" when their systems went down and personal details stolen.

This compounds the honesty and integrity of SFI and Gery in particular.

This could have so easily been blamed on a server failure, but that is not the style of SFI.

The new security measures in place can only reduce the chance of this being repeated.

IT is a fact that your bank stands more chance of a cyber attack than SFI does.
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Hi.
This is a difficult question.

I think the first part is that SFI were straight with us about the cyber attack.
As soon as it was realised what was happening they shut the servers down.

They were honest about certain personal details being stolen, and I belive SFI are working with the victims.

They admitted this was a cyber attack, unlike certain banks that blamed a "system failure" when their systems went down and personal details stolen.

This
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Affiliate since: 09/05/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Erasmia's 9 other Ask SC answers

Firstly, there are so many affiliates new to the Internet, online Internet and Internet marketing, that I thought I would look up the definition of a cyberattack
- an attempt to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a computer, computer system, or electronic communications network, and I have just come across more news relating to other successful companies.
A cyber version of Freddie Krueger has
been on the loose and two top autoreponder
services (aweber/getresponse) have
been 'attacked'.
This has been a real nightmare on email
street for list builders as it meant
the inbuilt click tracking didn't work!
Communication is the number one contender, and we have to give credit to Gery Carson. First thing he did was to communicate with all the members in SFI. His constant communication and information and guidelines served us well.
Measures taken to protect every member in SFI worked well.
Information guidelines to change passwords for our protection.
His on the spot actions verifying that not all members received their SFI emails on time and actions taken to solve all the problems.
An 'on hand' individual like Gery Carson.
Do I have to mention more? Is this not professionalism at its highest peak? A more caring Director, President of the Company I represent, makes one feel at ease and can carry on working like before the cyberattack.
When we look at the GROWTH tab, with 4381 new enrollment s who signed up yesterday, Sunday 2nd March, from 160 different countries,
• Avg. enrollments per hour: 182
• Avg. time between enrollments: 19 seconds
Month-to-date enrollments: 12,737
This says it all.

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Firstly, there are so many affiliates new to the Internet, online Internet and Internet marketing, that I thought I would look up the definition of a cyberattack
- an attempt to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a computer, computer system, or electronic communications network, and I have just come across more news relating to other successful companies.
A cyber version of Freddie Krueger has
been on the loose and two top autoreponder
services (aweber/getresponse)
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Affiliate since: 11/30/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Roger's 6 other Ask SC answers

I had only a few requests from my downline relating to this problem. After explaining to them that this was something we all were experiencing and the thing to do was to follow the directions given, everything will be fine and back to normal as soon as all the bugs were removed.

SFI performed fantastically in handling the situation and I'm sure they have shored up the walls to prevent any future attacks.

I think it is time to put this behind us and move on. My only concern is the people that still cannot login and/or do not even receive the email to reset their password. I know of one person that has not been able to login since day one.

If you go to SFI's facebook page you will find others that are still patiently waiting to get back into SFI. These are the people we should focus on getting the help they need.

In answer to your question, I think SFI has answered it best by resolving the situation very professionally and as quickly as humanly possible. I will continue to look at this as a resolved situation and unless I hear something from my downline, I am assuming everything is fine and my team has moved on.
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I had only a few requests from my downline relating to this problem. After explaining to them that this was something we all were experiencing and the thing to do was to follow the directions given, everything will be fine and back to normal as soon as all the bugs were removed.

SFI performed fantastically in handling the situation and I'm sure they have shored up the walls to prevent any future attacks.

I think it is time to put this behind us and move on. My only concern
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Hi Narine

The fact that the company is letting each and every affiliate of what is going on , that it more than reassurance. Mr Carson's daily updates means we are all in good hands. So if an affiliate needs or wants more reassurance from an up line member that means he/ she was never serious about SFI in the first place. Every one that is here now after the cyber attack its because he/she believes and has faith in SFI and wants their business to be successful.
If you were running your own individually free standing business and got attack somehow, would you close down and give up or come up with a plan to prevent the incident from ever happening again?

The cyber attack :
Doubled my faith , made me more stronger than ever

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Hi Narine

The fact that the company is letting each and every affiliate of what is going on , that it more than reassurance. Mr Carson's daily updates means we are all in good hands. So if an affiliate needs or wants more reassurance from an up line member that means he/ she was never serious about SFI in the first place. Every one that is here now after the cyber attack its because he/she believes and has faith in SFI and wants their business to be successful.
If you were running
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Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999

Let your downline know that SFI"s IT department was on this immediately.

Assure them that if they are using a credit card most cards provide protection for free.

Let them know that there credit card company will send them alert notices every time the card is used. I use mine to purchase gas for my car and get an alert each time I use it.

I have not check out the T Currency yet but this might be a safe way to go for those that are not comfortable with using a credit card or other personal payment options.

I also use direct deposit and have not had any problems.

I would be willing to wager (if gambling was legal) that SFI and TripleClicks is a lot safer than going to Kmart, Walmart, Sears, Cosco, or any other brick and mortar business that takes credit cards.
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Let your downline know that SFI"s IT department was on this immediately.

Assure them that if they are using a credit card most cards provide protection for free.

Let them know that there credit card company will send them alert notices every time the card is used. I use mine to purchase gas for my car and get an alert each time I use it.

I have not check out the T Currency yet but this might be a safe way to go for those that are not comfortable with using a
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Affiliate since: 10/01/2013, Power Rank: 75 | Read Aina's 157 other Ask SC answers

Personally, I feel the recent cyber-attacks has made SFI more 'bullet proof' when it comes to hackers. You may tell your downline that SFI has taken every possible actions to prevent the attacks from happening ever again. ALL Affiliates were informed almost 24/7 on any developments and measures taken to protect all of us at SFI.. to ensure that business runs as usual. I personally experienced a bit of problem signing in, but with the email sent to everyone of us on how to set a new password, things are all back to normal.

All activities should be running smoothly by now! No worries. Remember, we have a rock solid company, personal touch by Mr. Gery Carson and his proven support staff!
SFI rocks!
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Personally, I feel the recent cyber-attacks has made SFI more 'bullet proof' when it comes to hackers. You may tell your downline that SFI has taken every possible actions to prevent the attacks from happening ever again. ALL Affiliates were informed almost 24/7 on any developments and measures taken to protect all of us at SFI.. to ensure that business runs as usual. I personally experienced a bit of problem signing in, but with the email sent to everyone of us on how to set a new password, things
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