Protect your passwords folks....

[WadeFillingame]

I've been notified by one of our well known users users that someone tried to use the "reset password" function on his account.  

In doing some investigating it seems that the same person attempted to reset several people's (again well known users) passwords.  The system here requires that you follow a link from your listed email to reset, so the only way it can work is if the "hacker" can get to your email.  

Protect your passwords.  

[JohnE1000]

Wade:
Same thing happened to my account on Tue. Someone tried to reset my password.

[earnold25]

Lots of hacking going around recently folks.  Another big forum provider (verticalscope) announced that their usernames and pw hashes were stolen.  If you share usernames, emails, pw's between forums (or any website) its a good idea to change all of them asap.  Better idea to not share passwords.  Use a password manager (like Lastpass) with 2 stage authentication to make your life easier in tracking all of these passwords. 

[url=https://haveibeenpwned.com/]https://haveibeenpwned.com/[/url] is a good site to let you know if your email addresses have been part of any well known hacks. 

[url=http://www.verticalscope.com/about-us/notice-of-data-breach.html]http://www.verticalscope.com/about-us/notice-of-data-breach.html[/url]

[TheGiver]

Bump

[Carp69]

I think I got stiffed. The usps tracking says the # is non-existing.

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[Hutch]

Got that notification myself. Ignored it.

[hp123]

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Got that notification myself. Ignored it.
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Just got the same 10minutes ago, ignored it as well

[JohnE1000]

Just received another request to set the password. Someone keeps on trying.

If you have a simple password, I suggest to change it to a complex one (Alphanumeric with upper and lower case and special characters)

[WadeFillingame]

Anyone who has received notification of an attempt to reset your password, please PM the IP associated with that attempt.

[WadeFillingame]

If your password is something simple that can be guessed your acct is vulnerable.