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No, the majority of the hacked accounts are from active members.
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HACKED ACCOUNTS?
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Dadpool
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A rule of thumb that never goes out of style.
So true, the hacked account ads I’ve seen have all been prices that were simply too good to be true, like a special edition premium steel PM2 for $115, things like that. Use your common sense and it cuts the risk at least a tiny bit.A rule of thumb that never goes out of style.
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At this point ALL for sale ads are suspect.
Let the buyer beware.
Let the buyer beware.
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Boru13
I'm not sure if this is allowed or not but I tagged you just in case it's not and I need to delete it.Avast has a pretty good free online checker to see if the email address you used for various sites had its password leaked. They should send you an email as well with a bit of information such as the date it was compromised and what information was taken.
Did your password leak online? | Check Your Email & Password | Avast
Search data breaches to see if your email and passwords were leaked. Stay one step ahead of the hackers and protect your identity with alerts.
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I use this one:
Avast has a pretty good free online checker to see if the email address you used for various sites had its password leaked. They should send you an email as well with a bit of information such as the date it was compromised and what information was taken.
Did your password leak online? | Check Your Email & Password | Avast
Search data breaches to see if your email and passwords were leaked. Stay one step ahead of the hackers and protect your identity with alerts.
Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach
Have I Been Pwned allows you to search across multiple data breaches to see if your email address or phone number has been compromised.
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One common thread I've seen in the recent hacked accounts (based on checking threads in the Exchange whenever I see one with a "hacked account" title) is that they tend to be longtime members with relatively few posts. I don't think it's a huge leap to guess that those are folks who haven't visited much, if at all, in recent years, and who perhaps picked an insecure password a decade ago. Of course hacked accounts also tend to limit access to their profiles -- but I bet mods can still see when they last logged in prior to the attempted scam sale(s).
I wonder if there's merit in some sort of "soft" account suspension after X years without logging into the site? Maybe move accounts like to an inactive state, easily reactivated with a password change and confirmation email upon next login. No idea if that's a pain in the butt with Xenforo, etc.
I wonder if there's merit in some sort of "soft" account suspension after X years without logging into the site? Maybe move accounts like to an inactive state, easily reactivated with a password change and confirmation email upon next login. No idea if that's a pain in the butt with Xenforo, etc.
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1. Force Log Out all accounts.
2. Require all accounts create new password at next log in.
3. Enable 2FA by default for all accounts.
Easy-Peasy.
2. Require all accounts create new password at next log in.
3. Enable 2FA by default for all accounts.
Easy-Peasy.
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I just tried to change to the two step verification login setup and it was supposed to send me a one time verification code to my email which I never recieved.
I assumed it would arrive within a few minutes but is it possible to take longer?
I assumed it would arrive within a few minutes but is it possible to take longer?
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Possible answer posted by B benchwarmer380
2FA Help
I tried to set up 2FA a couple times and when BF tried to send an email confirmation, I did not receive one. I checked spam, nothing there. Is the email actually being sent? I tried to do this awhile back also and got nothing. Thanks
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Possible answer posted by B benchwarmer380
2FA Help
I tried to set up 2FA a couple times and when BF tried to send an email confirmation, I did not receive one. I checked spam, nothing there. Is the email actually being sent? I tried to do this awhile back also and got nothing. Thanks
Dang. Thank you for the info, I will have to try another way.