Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Hi all,
when I logged in just now, I found my account had locked due to too many failed attempts - not by me. Is anyone else having the same problem?
Nigel
when I logged in just now, I found my account had locked due to too many failed attempts - not by me. Is anyone else having the same problem?
Nigel
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
it's going to be difficult to hack, one of the reason why we have this particular feature
If someone is trying to guess passwords can I encourage everyone to ensure they have a password that's not easy to guess, please don't use your boat name or class for your password as these are easy to find
If someone is trying to guess passwords can I encourage everyone to ensure they have a password that's not easy to guess, please don't use your boat name or class for your password as these are easy to find
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
More likely another Nigel who has forgotten that he registered as Nigelx or something else.
But if it happens to anyone else we want to know.
But if it happens to anyone else we want to know.
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Thanks for that.
I will try and chat to Neil sometime soon and see if there is anything else we can do.
To be honest, the answer to the original question is almost certainly 'yes'.
The forum is quite big now and gets a lot of traffic. We regularly get bogus applications for membership from spammers/hackers and I am sure that 'bots' also try and log on through known members names.
But, as Neil says....that is why we have these systems in place to stop them.
Just keep your fingers crossed and hope that our systems for keeping them out stay in front of their systems for getting in!
cheers
eib
I will try and chat to Neil sometime soon and see if there is anything else we can do.
To be honest, the answer to the original question is almost certainly 'yes'.
The forum is quite big now and gets a lot of traffic. We regularly get bogus applications for membership from spammers/hackers and I am sure that 'bots' also try and log on through known members names.
But, as Neil says....that is why we have these systems in place to stop them.
Just keep your fingers crossed and hope that our systems for keeping them out stay in front of their systems for getting in!
cheers
eib
Ed Bremner
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Time to change my log in for something really difficult, then. BTW, is it easier for them if the stay logged on box is ticked?
Rupert
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
mmmmmmmmmmmm.....not sure it makes any difference.
If you are logged in, it doesn't stop another computer logging on as well.
eib
If you are logged in, it doesn't stop another computer logging on as well.
eib
Ed Bremner
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
CVRDA
Jollyboat J3
Firefly F2942
IC GBR314 ex S51 - 1970 Slurp
MR 638 - Please come and take it away
Phelps Scull
Bathurst Whiff - looking for someone to love it
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Yes, I've just been locked out after the first entry of password etc Anyway the extra precaution seemed to do the trick.
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Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Well if at any time any of you do want any Viagra, I have plenty of time expired free samples lying around somewhere in the back of my consulting room!
(Legal notice: Thats a joke by the way!)
(Legal notice: Thats a joke by the way!)
Michael Brigg
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Care to sponsor a certain Merlin Rocket with your supplies Michael? We'd even paint it the pale blue colour and call it 'red shift' (that or 'headache'!!)
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David H
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Somehow time expired viagra sounds, well, a little limp, I suppose...
Rupert
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
Had that problem yesterday, but it seemed to resolve itself
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
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OK 1954
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Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World
Re: Is someone trying to hack our forum?
this is akin to the friend on facebook who asked if I'd like to try his prodder for size...
The Peril
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World
Agamemnon
Lovely little Cadet
OK 1954
Xena Warrior Princess
Finn 469
Laser 2
Wayfarer World