Flagged up this afternoon that the site had been hacked and passwords/mail addresses stolen. changed mine suggest you might want to do the same chaps
Flagged up this afternoon that the site had been hacked and passwords/mail addresses stolen. changed mine suggest you might want to do the same chaps
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Where was this flag?
I changed my password, just in case.
Mike
"Flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss" Douglas Adams
"Wings of Glory won't skin your elbows and knees while practicing." OldGuy59
For the hard of thinking, how does one change passwords again?
Run for your life - there are stupid people everywhere!
Click Settings at the top right. Look for "Edit email and password" in the left sidebar.
Thanks for the heads up; where'd you see the notice?
Just in case changed mine. Thanks
Thanks Paul. Changed mine just in case!
Thanks for the heads up Paul. Another new password to remember.
Likewise mine done, better safe than sorry, although I might not think that tomorrow when I try to log in and can’t remember what I changed my password to ...
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Thanks! Changed mine!
Eh, getting close to the time I should change passwords anyway. Done.
Thank you for the warning, Paul. I have changed my password.
****! i cant keep up with passwords as it is. oh well.
Job done. Thanks Paul. Did you let Keith Know?
Rob.
"Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death."
Paul, how/who notified you that the site had been breached? I've seen no indications that he site was hacked and none of the site security programs on the servers have detected anything. If it was an email you received, take a very close look at it to make sure it is from a source you trust. This sounds to me more like a phishing attempt against you.
Thanks for the reassurance Keith, but does serve as a timely reminder for us to stay cyber safe and keep our passwords updated. I am only delighted I remembered what I changed mine to, lol
Never Knowingly Undergunned !!
Yes, changing them on a regular basis is a good thing. Using a pass phrase that is long but easy to remember is really good as well. Something like "MvRflewARedF0kker!" That one is 18 characters, uses upper, lower, numbers, and special characters. It is super strong and super easy to remember. You can actually take that a step further and use it as the base for all of your internet passwords. Just add the site's initials to the end of it. So for this site it could be "MvRflewARedF0kker!WGA" for the Sails site it would be "MvRflewARedF0kker!SGA". That way if you ever forget what password you used for a site, all you have to do is look at the name of the site and there you have it.
Thank you for checking, Keith. I am relieved that you found no sign of a breach.
Hopefully the site does not store actual passwords but the salted hashes of passwords, which makes it a lot harder to abuse even if the list is compromised.
Just to clarify Avast sent me a heads up that my password for Wings had been compromised So as Kieth said it may not have shown on his system.
Still its always good to be alert,esp when your counntry needs them.
As a ps changing my password cocked up my ability to log on for several days, computer kept saying
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOdjCb4LwQY
I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
Coming down is the hardest thing
Thanks for the additional info. As Avast runs on your local computer and does not tie into the site, the compromise had to be local to you. Make sure you take steps to clean up and protect your self beyond just changing the password for this site.
If you (the royal/plural you) use the same password on other sites, it is possible that the compromise was on one of those other sites and Avast knows you use the same PW on here. Always use different passwords for different sites.
As to the sites causing you grief for changing your password, that should not be happening. If you change your email address, it is possible because it can put you in the Awaiting Email Verification usergroup.
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