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Clipdat · 02-22-2023, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weederr33

How are they stealing people's profiles?

They probably had easy to guess passwords, or they were re-using the same username & password combination from another site that was released on a list somewhere.

Tcoat · 02-22-2023, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clipdat

They probably had easy to guess passwords, or they were re-using the same username & password combination from another site that was released on a list somewhere.

I would guess that however they are doing it it is more complex than just guessing passwords. We are looking at 10 to 20 every day not a couple of individuals. These guys work in bulk!

Clipdat · 02-22-2023, 07:25 PM

A database with a list of username and passwords for the forum may have been compromised and released at some point.

But if that was the case, they'd already have probably taken over yours and mine. I just changed my password to something more complex as a precaution.

Tcoat · 02-22-2023, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clipdat

A database with a list of username and passwords for the forum may have been compromised and released at some point.

But if that was the case, they'd already have probably taken over yours and mine. I just changed my password to something more complex as a precaution.

I change mine at random times ever since there was an attempt (very bad one but still an attempt) to hack into my account a few years back. So far all the ones I have found, well over 100, have all been a wide range of join dates and last posts but most are pre 2017. Now, I may have missed some newer ones as I ignore the active users but nobody has ever spoke up so it appears they are all abandoned profiles.

Clipdat · 02-22-2023, 07:53 PM

Huh. Very strange.

nissanfanatic · 02-22-2023, 08:02 PM

Could start by running a current version of vBulletin. This version is EOL.

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Clipdat · 02-22-2023, 08:03 PM

Well that would be a good start, yes.

nissanfanatic · 02-22-2023, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weederr33

How are they stealing people's profiles?

Plenty of publicly released lists and services to look up passwords by email.

Example: https://www.dehashed.com/

weederr33 · 02-22-2023, 08:42 PM

Ok bot

nissanfanatic · 02-22-2023, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by weederr33

Ok bot

Yep, obviously a bot because I'm suggesting that the forum be updated to software that was released sometime less than seven years ago with who knows how many vulns, and giving you a possibility on how people's passwords are being stolen.

Ultramaroon · 02-22-2023, 09:06 PM

augh... it's a joke

Ultramaroon · 02-22-2023, 09:15 PM

butthurt bots smh

whataboutbob · 02-22-2023, 09:53 PM

Password re-use across platforms + one of those platforms getting pwnd is almost certainly the cause of this issue.

weederr33 · 02-22-2023, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nissanfanatic

Yep, obviously a bot because I'm suggesting that the forum be updated to software that was released sometime less than seven years ago with who knows how many vulns, and giving you a possibility on how people's passwords are being stolen.

Ok bot.

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