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cmideiros is offline cmideiros
2007-08-08 , 17:35
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WTF???
I keep getting emails saying my account has been locked, because someone is hacking it. Here is the email message:
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Your account on Internet Tablet Talk 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: 74.53.243.34

Don't forget that the password is case sensitive. Forgotten your password? Use the link below:
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo....php?do=lostpw

All the best,
Internet Tablet Talk Forums
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This is NOT my ip address. Doing an "NSLOOKUP" reveals that
the host name is 22.f3.354a.static.theplanet.com.

Is there anyway to stop this guy ??? I reported it to the administrators.
Also, I got a really really weird private message from someone, whom is obviously a kook, with this long message about budda.

Unfortunately I just deleted it, so I can't report this registered user.

I would suggest changing your password, because if you happen to use the same p/w on other sites, someone could do a lot of damage.

Why do these freaks have to screw with people?
Is anyone else having this problem ???
 
mykl99 is offline mykl99
2007-08-08 , 17:38
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You can send an email to abuse@theplanet.com.

I've gotten several emails from other boards with similar issues and that is one of the ip's I've seen as well.
 
Rebski is offline Rebski
2007-08-08 , 17:51
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There is another thread on this topic here
http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ead.php?t=8616
 
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WasabiHot is offline WasabiHot
2007-08-08 , 19:55
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I got that same PM about Buddha. I also deleted it. However, my account has not been locked out.
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Byte is offline Byte
2007-08-08 , 20:05
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I'm getting the same problem. I haven't used my account for a few moths/years, and don't really need it, so I think that for security reasons I will purge it if this happens again. Anyone know how to do this? How do I terminate my account?
 
Boldie is offline Boldie
2007-08-08 , 20:17
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Yeah! I get the same PM! Same IP!
"The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 74.53.243.34"
 
chill633 is offline chill633
2007-08-08 , 20:22
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Ditto for me as well.
 
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Reggie is offline Reggie
2007-08-08 , 20:34
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I'm investigating the problem and have just blocked the IP from the server's firewall.

Thanks.
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basco is offline basco
2007-08-08 , 20:59
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Being a newbie here, what protection do we have against this on our n800? I don't we have a built in firewall.
 
glabifrons is offline glabifrons
2007-08-08 , 21:06
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Originally Posted by basco View Post
Being a newbie here, what protection do we have against this on our n800? I don't we have a built in firewall.
The attack is not against your device, it's against the website.
 
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