Today on opening TG in my browser I got the following message. I've been logging in with the same password for the last 6.7 years. Strange time to request a new password. WTF?
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Today on opening TG in my browser I got the following message. I've been logging in with the same password for the last 6.7 years. Strange time to request a new password. WTF?
Same happened to me.
OK, we have been experiencing a bit of spamming related to sleeper bots emerging and using the same password repeatedly. That has now been caught and also impacts those who use the same password regardless but may themselves have been hacked. We have had some of these already.
Password renewals are now 6 monthly as well.
TG Admin is trying to protect you from being blocked across a number of levels.
Acorn
Thanks for the explanation Acorn. I did do a search prior to posting to see if there was any announcements re this but there were none.
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4087 days on one password.. that's like 11 years and a bit.... where did the time go.... :-O
Yes, time certainly flies. Not sure how you slipped under the radar though. I think you have to update your password once a year.Quote:
4087 days on one password.. that's like 11 years and a bit.... where did the time go.... :-O
maybe I just used the same one every time.. but to be honest I don't ever remember being asked to change it before...
Rip Van Winkle candidate?Quote:
Originally Posted by handrawn
Acorn
nah the beard would never be given house room by she who must be obeyed...
egg 2444 days => 6.5 years - and me 11 years... more like groundhog day;))
6423 days here. :eek: :o
Mine said 813 days, but I remember deliberately resetting it at that time. It wasn't a site request.
Shame on all of you! ;))
Don't start telling me you use the same Password everywhere else too.
That is why some long-term users accounts were having to be blocked as they had been hacked.
here is a freebie that will fit onto any device or stick.
Unzip Attachment 133511. It is 20kB.
Store on your PC, Tablet, Smartphone or Stick
It is a single HTM file holding innocuous site URLs in a List.
You can append to the list (copy a line and paste after the last one; change Seed, URL & Display).
The URL need not be the login page but that can be handy. You still need to remember your Login/UserName for each. If worried, make that the Seed with a few extra characters.
Remember to save your copy of this file after making changes.
In use, I have an easy to remember Master password, to which I then add a suitable date, yyyymmdd.
This would allow me to alter password daily. As if! It does allow you to change frequently and not all at once.
I might have several such PW generator files and bucket sites that need changing every 3, 6 or 12 months or whatever frequency keeps you safe.
You can keep the date on a scrap or paper, diary or file. You keep your Master password in you head.
This is a form of two factor authentication: something you know & something you have.
Got to create a UN/PW on the fly?
Open https://ss64.com/pass/ and instead of your normal Master password, type in the site name.
In the Custom box, add your default username or one you know you can remember for a day or two, with the date appended yyyymmdd and Generate.
Complete your login.
As you usually have to provide your email, you will have a record of the Site and Date, enough to reconstruct your ad-hoc Password.
Remember to change it by using the Forgot my Password provision.
I use a Password Manager but have this as a fall-back.
Acorn
Keith, perhaps check you email is still valid: https://www.talkgraphics.com/profile...o=editpasswordQuote:
Originally Posted by ss-kalm
Acorn
Not sure how, but I beat that by a single day!
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Nice! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
Thanks Acorn. Yes, the email address is still valid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acorn
Ah well, life is full of mysteries.Quote:
Originally Posted by ss-kalm
Acorn