I just received this email:




Dear JHFan,

Someone has tried to log into your account on Final Fantasy Shrine Forums with an incorrect password at least 5 times. This person has been prevented from attempting to login to your account for the next 15 minutes.

The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 185.77.129.54

All the best,
Final Fantasy Shrine Forums



A google search reveals the IP address is from the Netherlands and appears on spam lists, but I'm asking anyway.

I'm from the U.S. So, wasn't me. I've never tried to log into anyone's account here.

A devout Zimmer fan.

Someone from Chicago tried logging into my account about 2 days ago and because the login failed 5 times, I got notified on my email account... Thought it was nothing to worry about till I saw JHFan's thread.

It has to be some of the website scammers that try to steal money...... i wonder if the realise these are free accounts.....

Those failed login attempts are usually just from spam bots looking to take over an account and send spam pm's. Nothing can really be done to stop it, unfortunately.

At Least The Time Out Is In. They Will Get Bored And Move On After A While.

So...it's an automated dick hole, no one here. Good to know at least.

Remember Sarah has been getting hatemail and lies about her from people, right? That could be a reason for the attempted hacking.

Just my theory, though

One day robot dick holes will conquer the galaxy.

Had the same thing happen back when I posted the How to Train Your Dragon 2 FYC, hasn't happened since. Probably just Spam bot like Jessie said.

Even a broken bot clock is right twice a day.

If you haven't changed your password yet, I'd suggest doing so to a much stronger one.
A-Z, a-z, 0-9, and include random Unicode characters (!@#$%^&*()_).
Not sure what the maximum size for a password here is, but try for something at 16 characters or higher.

If the bot, or another bot, tries again, it'll have significantly less chances of hitting the lucky permuation.

just make sure you're password here doesn't match the password of your email account.

I just received a notification that someone has attempted to log into my account unsuccessfully and it included the IP address. What actions should I take to secure my account?

Change your password.

Try go for 16 character length.
Include mix of small case UPPER CASE num3rs and other characters like !@#$%^&*()_

Attempts have been before from bots.
Thread 191577
Thread 191258

Safest thing to do is change complexity of your password.

Thank you.

I got a notification for this around 12 hours ago, was the IP in question 37.130.227.133?

We don't need another one of these threads opened.

I everyone...

I received e-mail that the following IP address 176.9.99.134 tried to login into my account.
This IP is in Germany, so it does not meet the IP standard from my country.

So my question is: Is there a way so that I can block this IP address from trying to login into my account here?

BR,

I everyone...

I received e-mail that the following IP address 176.9.99.134 tried to login into my account.
This IP is in Germany, so it does not meet the IP stardard from my country.

So my question is: Is there a way so that I can block this IP address from trying to login into my account here?

BR,

We Have Had A Lot of These They Are Spam Sites Trying Via Your Account to Gain Access, This Has Happned to A Few Members Here. Try Changing Your Password To A More Complicated Word Ect (As Long As You Remember It!)

I tend to use at least two capital letters, replacing some letters with similar-looking numbers or just putting a number at the end.

Errrm, so "mypassword" isn't recommended? I just ask 'cos a friend of mine uses this for everything.

Not recommended, no. Nothing's stopping him from using it.
But if it had to be something similar, I'd so something like "Myp455w0rd1" or whatever.

I everyone...

I received e-mail that the following IP address 176.9.99.134 tried to login into my account.
This IP is in Germany, so it does not meet the IP standard from my country.

So my question is: Is there a way so that I can block this IP address from trying to login into my account here?

BR,

I got one from 141.255.167.101. Damn Swiss.

Same thing happened to me. It's origin is unknown.

Said IP address of wanna hacker is 91.109.247.173

Honestly, we've had a lot of these threads opened, and what The Dark One said before is true. It's just spam.
Change your password just in case but, nothing should happen.

Same thing happened to me. It's origin is unknown.

Said IP address of wanna hacker is 91.109.247.173

Jessie Also Confirmed This. Its Just Suggested If Your Worried That They Will Gain Access Via Your Account Make Your Password More Complicated, But As Long As You Remember It.

Yes!
It happened to me too as well! I got an e-mail from ffshrine notifiying me about the failed attempts.
it came from this IP:

176.10.104.243 | IP Address in Switzerland (http://176.10.104.243.ipaddress.com/) (Switzerland)
tor2e1.privacyfoundation.ch, Datasource AG.

Yes!
It happened to me too as well! I got an e-mail from ffshrine notifiying me about the failed attempts.
it came from this IP:

176.10.104.243 | IP Address in Switzerland (http://176.10.104.243.ipaddress.com/) (Switzerland)
tor2e1.privacyfoundation.ch, Datasource AG.


it is for tor exit node - any could be using for access :-/

I've just received notification via e-mail that someone attempted to hack my profile on here at 5pm approximately, Greenwich meantime. Could the admin/mods keep an eye on it please as well as block the address concerned if possible?

Many thanks.

Most likely a spambot, also:

Thread 191258

Thread 191577

Thread 191715

Thread 192206

Since some of those IP addresses are seemingly "shared" in the TOR network, please refrain from creating threads or make such data public and simply report it privately to an Administrator.

Again We Have A Lot Of These Happening. Its A Spam Site Trying To Gain Acess Via Your Account. If You Are That Concered I Suggest Changing Your Password To Be Complicated Just As Long As You Don't Forget It. This Has Happned to A Few People, And There Is Not Really Much That Could Be Done. :(

They're after me lucky charms!

They're after me lucky charms!
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We should have a sticky for a PSA about this.
A community reminder for people to change their passwords once in a blue moon.

^ Wouldn't Be A Bad Idea.

We should have a sticky for a PSA about this.
A community reminder for people to change their passwords once in a blue moon.

Do it

Do it

I'll put up one up in General Discussion tomorrow.

There's also some threads I want to put up about other security advisories.
Annoying, but important, Java/Adobe updates.
It seems the last 5 updates for Adobe Flash have been critical due to persistent flaws in the development.

Another re-enforced advisory for people to use Malwarebyte's Anti-Exploit (exclusively installed aside Anti-Malware; you need 2 installs for 2 programs).

Java is not that big a concern, most browsers disable most of Java's features (development kit) and only allow simple access.
But there are still exploits for the simplist functions of Java.
Java 7 is going obsolete if not already, so updating to Java 8 should be prioritized.
Older programs need to be updated to run Java 8, if not already.
Or replaced entirely. I can't think of any ancient software that needs to be run today that requires Java 6. :erm:

And then there's other threads I want to create concerning Foobar2000.
A nice introduction. Complete with updated libraries (though, the Encoder pack should be the most up-to-date, minus the QAAC updates).

FFMPEG usage, for those with iTunes releases.

Just a great big technical corner, if you will.
SparkTech(™)

SparkTech(™)

Like A Mini Home Improvement Thread.



http://i.imgur.com/7BoafnR.gif

Slogan: "Needs more spark! Argh argh argh argh."

Slogan: "Needs more spark! Argh argh argh argh."

"Hi I'm Spark The Tech-Man Tank, Bringing You More Tech-no-Babble" Argh Argh Argh!! LOL

:doc:

That's perfect!

I just need an assistant to pick on. :169:

:doc:

That's perfect!

I just need an assistant to pick on. :169:
" I Don't Think So Spark!"

Just happened to also receive a "someone tried 5 wrong passwords" email which prompted me to login and change my password. Haven't been around here for quite a while :)

Just happened to also receive a "someone tried 5 wrong passwords" email which prompted me to login and change my password. Haven't been around here for quite a while :)
Best Thing Change the Password Make It More Secure Your End.

Password generator with up to 20 (i think forums have a maximum of 50) characters.
9-0, !@#$%^&*()_+=., a-z, A-Z
Make each character unique (nothing gets repeated).

Could use something like "LastPass".
Or an offline password manager.

I got this mail:


Dear kosmos100,

Someone has tried to log into your account on Final Fantasy Shrine Forums with an incorrect password at least 5 times. This person has been prevented from attempting to login to your account for the next 15 minutes.

The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 77.109.141.138

All the best,
Final Fantasy Shrine Forums

I already change my password for something more complex, should I do something more?.

No. These are just spam accounts trying to access yours. If you've changed your password you should be fine.
We've had a lot of these threads opened already.

Thread 192849
Thread 191715
Thread 192206
Thread 191258

Ok, thanks.

Yeah I got the same today from this IP address: 81.89.96.89

Weird

Good job indexing the various posts, Azetlor.

Hm... Thanks...
I'm confused. For a minute I thought you were some sort of secret moderator and deleted the various threads.

I merged them all into this one, no need for multiple threads of the same thing.

Curious! I had he same problem!

As Said Before If You Are Concerned Change Your Password Otherwise, Don' t Worry. They Will Keep Trying But There Is Unfortunatly Not Much That Can Be Done.