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Password Changing

Stormkhan

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I've just received an auto-email from the board, telling me how to re-set my password. I've never requested this. Now, admittedly, the email says if I haven't requested this just ignore the email - which I intend to do - but I'd like to ask why this email was sent? Is it an automated thing, sent after a set period of membership? Or does it suggest an attempt to break into my account?
 
We staff members are prompted to change our passwords on a regular basis. I seem to recall receiving such prompts back when I was a regular (non-staff) member as recently as 3 years ago this month.

You arrive here via multiple IP addresses. It may be that the security server pinged you for a password reset based on arriving from different apparent locations.
 
I've just received an auto-email from the board, telling me how to re-set my password. I've never requested this. Now, admittedly, the email says if I haven't requested this just ignore the email - which I intend to do - but I'd like to ask why this email was sent? Is it an automated thing, sent after a set period of membership? Or does it suggest an attempt to break into my account?

According to the system there's been a data breach at Pornhub and it isn't safe to use the same password here.
 
Well, that's me safe. :)
I find it funny getting the 'extortion emails' demanding I pay cryptocurrency or they will release my video links to my email address book.
1) If I wish to see porn, it's nothing to be ashamed of so ... fine.
2) I don't have any, anywhere, webcams so whatever they are tapping into is fine by me. It's not me.
3) It really jades my understanding of the whole cryptocurrency thing. I've little 'free' money to invest but I'm not inclined to invest in a milieu that I struggle to understand, is used by criminals, and I'm regularly 'advised' to invest in by complete strangers.

Bottom line: I didn't 'fall' for it, I don't click on links from unexpected emails.

I just wondered why I got this email from a (supposedly) legit source.
 
If I try to log into this forum and it's only this one from my phone when I am away from home
so it is using data not logging in via a router I get "Your ip is banned" or words to that effect,
more a annoyance than anything else.
 
If I try to log into this forum and it's only this one from my phone when I am away from home
so it is using data not logging in via a router I get "Your ip is banned" or words to that effect,
more a annoyance than anything else.
I've had something similar, and it would make some kind of sense if it happened every time I was away from the wi-fi, but it doesn't!
 
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I have been trying to change my password, as I have forgotten it and I am logged out on another device.
I keep having to choose traffic lights or motorcycles on 10 or more photos before I finally give up. Not practical.
 
I have been trying to change my password, as I have forgotten it and I am logged out on another device.
I keep having to choose traffic lights or motorcycles on 10 or more photos before I finally give up. Not practical.

That does indeed sound stupid.

PM me your desired password.

Yes, I would then know your password, but I could change it to anything I liked anyway, so don't overthink it.
 
That does indeed sound stupid.

PM me your desired password.

Yes, I would then know your password, but I could change it to anything I liked anyway, so don't overthink it.
I accidentally almost dug myself into a hard-to-get-out-of-hole the other day, when I eventually submitted to using Microsoft's security initial Windows Screen persistent notification flag.

Manged to complete the first section no problem
(but without thinking what would happen beyond it), entered the first bit it worked just fine. Then it came to the second part of the secure PIN naming, which I did. . . and remembered to jot it down on my on-screen sticky notes.

Of course when it came to logging into my Windows next time around, I totally forgot to make a note of the PIN on paper - as I could no longer get past the security screen without it! I was really mad at myself for making such a stupid mistake!

Fortunately, I was able ~ after quite some time (a whole day) being offered to chance to change the PIN, when I guess, Microsoft, or Windows must have realised that I'd locked myself out. So after being able to alter it - crisis was over, all is now back to normal, but I wondered why I'd made such a silly mistake?

Came to the conclusion that because it's been a long time since I'd had to the normal password procedure, like set-up etc, that I'd forgot just how important it was to write it down on paper before relying on the fact that all is well because you thought you'd done it right first time around.
"Lesson learned!" :bdown:
 
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