Password compromised warning
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Password compromised warning
Just navigated to RTTL, found I was logged out. Logged in using my saved password*
Pop-up from Google warning that password had been compromised.
Now changed
* which was only reset recently bý Admin
Pop-up from Google warning that password had been compromised.
Now changed
* which was only reset recently bý Admin
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Re: Password compromised warning
Interesting. Not really sure on that one. I've had it in the past, but not on here
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Re: Password compromised warning
Your username/password is cached by the browser.
Your clever browser will check them against known lists of compromised usernames/passwords.
You might have used the same username/password on another site that has known to have been compromised. Your browser is being nice and letting you know.
Your clever browser will check them against known lists of compromised usernames/passwords.
You might have used the same username/password on another site that has known to have been compromised. Your browser is being nice and letting you know.
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Re: Password compromised warning
It was a rather simple passwordKungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:31 pm Your username/password is cached by the browser.
Your clever browser will check them against known lists of compromised usernames/passwords.
You might have used the same username/password on another site that has known to have been compromised. Your browser is being nice and letting you know.
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Re: Password compromised warning
Yup And I should have changed it sooner.weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:35 pmIt was a rather simple passwordKungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:31 pm Your username/password is cached by the browser.
Your clever browser will check them against known lists of compromised usernames/passwords.
You might have used the same username/password on another site that has known to have been compromised. Your browser is being nice and letting you know.
But although I have used the same username (it's a pre-internet nickname) on many sites, I haven't created a new login anywhere for ages.
As an aside @weeksy , any idea why I've been logged out (twice)?
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Re: Password compromised warning
Welcome to my world! I get logged out at frequent intervals although I've set the stay logged in flag. However, this seems to be an artefact of the service/infrastructure at this end and nowt to do with the system at the server end. I think others have reported it but haven't checked to see if we have the same BB supplier.Horse wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:42 pmYup And I should have changed it sooner.weeksy wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:35 pmIt was a rather simple passwordKungFooBob wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 8:31 pm Your username/password is cached by the browser.
Your clever browser will check them against known lists of compromised usernames/passwords.
You might have used the same username/password on another site that has known to have been compromised. Your browser is being nice and letting you know.
But although I have used the same username (it's a pre-internet nickname) on many sites, I haven't created a new login anywhere for ages.
As an aside @weeksy , any idea why I've been logged out (twice)?
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Re: Password compromised warning
I think I've been logged out twice in the 3+ years we've been running, I don't see any logouts in the logs, so sadly I'm not a lot of use in terms of answers.
I very very rarely get logged out of any sites though
I very very rarely get logged out of any sites though
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Re: Password compromised warning
It used to happen to me as long back as on Visordown, sometimes I even get logged out in the middle of typing a post and lose the carefully crafted prose. Doesn't happen on other sites but I'm not on many. I guess it's a combination of things.
Not the end of the world though.
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Re: Password compromised warning
Logged out again this morning.
Trying the newly-changed password failed. Then worked with Captcha thingy.
Trying the newly-changed password failed. Then worked with Captcha thingy.
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Re: Password compromised warning
I have been getting that warning for ages and not done anything.
I should change my password. Can anyone point me towards where on the site to do that? I've looked and can't see it. Maybe I'm missing the obvious.
I should change my password. Can anyone point me towards where on the site to do that? I've looked and can't see it. Maybe I'm missing the obvious.
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Re: Password compromised warning
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Re: Password compromised warning
Pah! Since I've created it, posting anyway
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