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_Ω_ · 2015-02-17, 02:25

Got an mail recently regarding an old account here that I have not used for awhile

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Dear OmegaB,

Your account on AppleNova Forums has been locked because someone has tried to log into the account with the wrong password more than 5 times. You will be able to attempt to log in again in another 15 minutes.

The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 177.71.48.50

Don't forget that the password is case sensitive. Forgotten your password? Use the link below:

All the best,
AppleNova Forums

Someone trying to brute force it? Thought I should let someone know just in case this is not an isolated incident.

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Yontsey · 2015-02-17, 06:52

I got one of those too a few weeks ago.

noleli2 · 2015-02-22, 15:48

I got one of those yesterday, and just got a spam PM from an account created in 2007. Looks like the brute forcing worked…

tomoe · 2015-02-22, 18:49

Also got one one of those in the past month.

drewprops · 2015-02-22, 21:37

Crap. Do I need to change mine from "cat123"?

...

ThunderPoit · 2015-03-02, 10:28

Someone just locked my account this morning

Maciej · 2015-03-09, 14:28

Yeah, just got another one of these...

DMBand0026 · 2015-03-10, 11:45

I got one a couple weeks ago. Came to change my password, remembered how much I liked the scenery, so I stuck around again.

Plus I need any excuse I can get to type on my mechanical keyboard.

murbot · 2015-03-12, 14:33

I'll leave the big boy discussion about brute forcing to the more knowledgeable among us, but this has inspired me to finally change the password I've had here since day 1.

DMBand0026 · 2015-03-13, 16:33

Mine was the same from day one as well. Terrible password too. Guess I just got lucky for nearly 11 years.

drewprops · 2015-03-13, 18:44

I've changed mine to "murbot".

. . .

_Ω_ · 2015-03-15, 01:42

I tend to use the same password or derivatives of, and I could not log on to my old account.

l33t h@xx0r!!

WhiskyBob · 2015-03-15, 06:52

I'd forgotten I was signed up here! Got the "Account locked" email too - there seems to be a spate of these hacking attempts on various forums, probably to spam other users by means of the PM system.

Now what shall I change my password to - "qwerty"? or maybe "passward"?.....

2015-03-15, 17:46

Same! Strange.

Elysium · 2015-07-30, 20:27

Got mine today.

Brad · 2015-07-30, 23:08

Please post the IP addresses if they're in the emails, like the one above. I can always start blacklisting them…

Fahrenheit · 2015-08-05, 12:44

This is actually me.

kieran · 2015-08-05, 17:16

Wow. Nice gap between posts there.

turbulentfurball · 2015-08-06, 12:33

I had this email a month ago. The IP address was 37.130.227.133

Elysium · 2015-08-06, 21:17

IP Address from mine: 198.50.200.135

Bryson · 2015-08-08, 09:34

Hey, my turn today. IP: 77.247.181.165

arteggio · 2015-08-11, 14:27

Just saw this in my old email account, from August 7.

5.9.36.66

Fahrenheit · 2015-08-12, 02:00

Hi Brad,

Not sure how useful it is but I've taken the liberty of investigating the IP addresses and have parsed together the following using some mapping software that enables me to run/hex GUIs.

Seems to me from where the IP addresses are located that he is operating primarily in west or east Europe and the latest from arteggio would suggest he's holed up in Brest, France. Nevertheless the grey area below would be our best place to nail him.

If you want me to get my pretty ass over to Brest let me know, I'm pretty sure I can nail this guy hard.

Edit: Just realised my IP scanner has not specified in which country Brest is located. Turns out there's one in France and one in Belarus, either could be likely target. Any other european members who could help so we could take a Brest each?

Capella · 2015-08-12, 07:42

I got locked out from the IP: 188.138.17.15 in mid-July. I didn't see it until I checked my spam email account.

murbot · 2015-08-12, 13:56

Too bad we can't narrow it down. We don't know if he's along the shaft, up near the head, or hiding under the sack.

Dr. Bobsky · 2015-08-15, 10:08

Two from July for this account:

50.7.159.196 Frankfurt am Main, Germany

89.234.157.254 Saint-Pierre, France

Both hit common forum spammer addresses...

They seem to be cupping the balls, and gripping the bottom of the shaft...

GSpotter · 2015-08-16, 01:04

One for my account. Tonight from 85.214.11.209

IP Address: 85.214.11.209
Host of this IP: tor-exit-node.as6724.net
Location: Berlin, Germany

Quagmire · 2015-08-18, 19:18

Got two hits:

89.73.177.236

176.10.99.202

Ebby · 2015-08-18, 19:58

If they are using Tor, which is likely, just ban exit nodes. (But not relay nodes please)

Fahrenheit · 2015-08-19, 06:34

Has anyone looked around Gland, Switzerland for our unsub?

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noleli2 Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago	2015-02-22, 15:48 I got one of those yesterday, and just got a spam PM from an account created in 2007. Looks like the brute forcing worked…
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tomoe Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006	2015-02-22, 18:49 Also got one one of those in the past month.
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drewprops Space Pirate Join Date: May 2004 Location: Atlanta	2015-02-22, 21:37 Crap. Do I need to change mine from "cat123"? ...
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ThunderPoit Making sawdust Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minnesota	2015-03-02, 10:28 Someone just locked my account this morning
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Maciej M AH - ch ain saw Join Date: May 2004	2015-03-09, 14:28 Yeah, just got another one of these...
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DMBand0026 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago	2015-03-10, 11:45 I got one a couple weeks ago. Came to change my password, remembered how much I liked the scenery, so I stuck around again. Plus I need any excuse I can get to type on my mechanical keyboard. Come waste your time with me
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murbot Hoonigan administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada	2015-03-12, 14:33 I'll leave the big boy discussion about brute forcing to the more knowledgeable among us, but this has inspired me to finally change the password I've had here since day 1.
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DMBand0026 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicago	2015-03-13, 16:33 Mine was the same from day one as well. Terrible password too. Guess I just got lucky for nearly 11 years.
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drewprops Space Pirate Join Date: May 2004 Location: Atlanta	2015-03-13, 18:44 I've changed mine to "murbot". . . .
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AriX	2015-03-15, 17:46 Same! Strange.
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Elysium Environmental Bloodhound Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Land of ice and snow	2015-07-30, 20:27 Got mine today.
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_Ω_ Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004	2015-03-15, 01:42 I tend to use the same password or derivatives of, and I could not log on to my old account. l33t h@xx0r!!
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WhiskyBob New Member Join Date: Jun 2005	2015-03-15, 06:52 I'd forgotten I was signed up here! Got the "Account locked" email too - there seems to be a spate of these hacking attempts on various forums, probably to spam other users by means of the PM system. Now what shall I change my password to - "qwerty"? or maybe "passward"?.....
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Brad Selfish Heathen administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Zone of Pain	2015-07-30, 23:08 Please post the IP addresses if they're in the emails, like the one above. I can always start blacklisting them…
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Fahrenheit Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2005	2015-08-05, 12:44 This is actually me.
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kieran @kk@pennytucker.social Join Date: Jan 2005	2015-08-05, 17:16 Wow. Nice gap between posts there.
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turbulentfurball Right Honourable Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Québec	2015-08-06, 12:33 I had this email a month ago. The IP address was 37.130.227.133
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Elysium Environmental Bloodhound Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Land of ice and snow	2015-08-06, 21:17 IP Address from mine: 198.50.200.135
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Bryson Rocket Surgeon Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: The Canadark	2015-08-08, 09:34 Hey, my turn today. IP: 77.247.181.165
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arteggio Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Within	2015-08-11, 14:27 Just saw this in my old email account, from August 7. 5.9.36.66
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Capella Dark Cat of the Sith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rochester, NY	2015-08-12, 07:42 I got locked out from the IP: 188.138.17.15 in mid-July. I didn't see it until I checked my spam email account.
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Old Account Locked?

murbot Hoonigan administrator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Canada	2015-08-12, 13:56 Too bad we can't narrow it down. We don't know if he's along the shaft, up near the head, or hiding under the sack.
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Dr. Bobsky Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: UK's most densely packed city. It's not London...	2015-08-15, 10:08 Two from July for this account: 50.7.159.196 Frankfurt am Main, Germany 89.234.157.254 Saint-Pierre, France Both hit common forum spammer addresses... They seem to be cupping the balls, and gripping the bottom of the shaft...
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GSpotter Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: A small town near Wolfsburg, Germany	2015-08-16, 01:04 One for my account. Tonight from 85.214.11.209 IP Address: 85.214.11.209 Host of this IP: tor-exit-node.as6724.net Location: Berlin, Germany
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Quagmire meh Join Date: May 2004	2015-08-18, 19:18 Got two hits: 89.73.177.236 176.10.99.202
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Ebby Subdued and Medicated Join Date: May 2004 Location: Over Yander	2015-08-18, 19:58 If they are using Tor, which is likely, just ban exit nodes. (But not relay nodes please)
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Fahrenheit Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2005	2015-08-19, 06:34 Has anyone looked around Gland, Switzerland for our unsub?
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