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01-08-2017 , 06:34 PM

SuperUberBob

Not interesting enough

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 48,217

Was that done accidentally? Intentionally? Was this some elaborate hack to collect all of our passwords?

01-08-2017 , 06:35 PM

kerowo

lolcat

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,190

It's been 1702 days since a database breach...

01-08-2017 , 06:35 PM

KingKrab

adept

Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 770

My password also expired. Hate changing my password... maybe 2p2 got hacked

01-08-2017 , 06:35 PM

WateryBoil

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 5,762

1 day(s) since our latest database hack.

01-08-2017 , 06:36 PM

Hellmuth was right

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 5,792

mine said 159 days since your password was last changed. seems like a weird time to make a pwd expire

01-08-2017 , 06:37 PM

kerowo

lolcat

Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 37,190

That's probably how long ago Aug 2016 was....

01-08-2017 , 06:38 PM

Lattimer

I is smart

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 15,463

It's legit. They just put an announcement up at the top of the screen. Everyone is being forced to change it.

01-08-2017 , 06:45 PM

Jbrochu

banned

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 16,054

So this forced password change is legit and not the hackers tricking me into giving them my password?

01-08-2017 , 06:47 PM

Hellmuth was right

Pooh-Bah

Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 5,792

i just changed pwd when i got the message. if i want to go back and change it again to something different than all of my other passwords how would i do that?

01-08-2017 , 06:48 PM

#10

thethethe

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 8,494

Your password is 1702 days old, and has therefore expired.

Who would be foolish enough to hack 2+2? You don't mess with Sklansky and get away with it. Very -EV move...

01-08-2017 , 06:50 PM

#11

otter_

enthusiast

Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 73

from the thread in NVG about this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mat Sklansky

This is being investigated. More info will come soon. In the short term, anyone reading this thread, change your password here and anywhere else you may use it.

01-08-2017 , 06:54 PM

#12

Tuma

Worships Amon-Ra

Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 16,390

needs moar security

01-08-2017 , 06:59 PM

#13

1stgenwtr

newbie

Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 45

Hello, I was able to change my password on this account, which has the standard skin. My main account, though, has the slick skin and it just keeps bringing me back to the user control panel. Any admin I can PM to fix this? I'm rather fond of my main account. It has an undertitle and what have you.

01-08-2017 , 07:01 PM

#14

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,333

i am using the slick skin and even though i almost lost access to my account thanks to keychain rewriting a wrong password i made it back

01-08-2017 , 07:02 PM

#15

ScreaminAsian

For President

Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 33,333

everybody's password expired because the website refuses to provide a russian language / US politics / PYTHON subforum

01-08-2017 , 07:57 PM

#16

pvn

Guest

Posts: n/a

how often is this going to happen? forcing password changes is bad for security (unless the password database has been compromised).

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archiv...nt_passwo.html

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blog...ssword-changes

https://cryptosmith.com/password-sanity/exp-harmful/

https://www.wired.com/2016/03/want-s...-change-often/

http://security.stackexchange.com/qu...rease-security

01-08-2017 , 07:59 PM

#17

pvn

Guest

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Quote:

Originally Posted by otter_

from the thread in NVG about this:

ah, thanks

why the hell would they only post that in NVG????

01-08-2017 , 10:34 PM

#18

1stgenwtr

newbie

Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 45

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1stgenwtr

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScreaminAsian

i am using the slick skin and even though i almost lost access to my account thanks to keychain rewriting a wrong password i made it back

I found it. I was hitting the 'go' button below the message, which was taking me back to the message. In slick, the link looks exactly like the rest of the text, so you have to mouse over the text until you find it. Yes, it was the phrase 'this page' so I wasn't being very bright in missing it, but underlining the link might make it easier to see in that skin.

01-08-2017 , 10:42 PM

#19

1stgenwtr

newbie

Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 45

Or maybe the entire text is the link. In any case, see you at the next breach.

01-08-2017 , 10:45 PM

#20

AngerPush

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 32,043

Quote:

Originally Posted by pvn

ah, thanks

why the hell would they only post that in NVG????

because they are idiots

01-08-2017 , 10:57 PM

#21

gregorio

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 39,313

Someone started a thread in NVG, "they" didn't post it there.

01-08-2017 , 10:57 PM

#22

gregorio

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 39,313

Now that Chuck started a thread in ATF, there's no point keeping this one open as well.

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