jerrod6
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How do I change my password for this site?
changing password for this site
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I've been wondering the same thing. I believe there was a time when we could do it easily. But last time I looked at my profile, I didn't see an option to change the password.
Maybe the next time the site asks you to log in there will be an option to change it, or a "forgot password" process you can initiate and make the change that way.
Get hold of Robert.
Actually in 18 years of running this site I've never implemented a password change system. It's been on my to-do list for years, I'll try to look into that sometime soon within the next few weeks.
jerrod6
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Thanks, Robert
I ask because my browser alerted me that the password I used had been hacked at some time. I usually change passwords on all of the sites I log in to very frequently for security purposes but have never thought to do this one until now, so I started looking to change it.
Thanks again.
I ask because my browser alerted me that the password I used had been hacked at some time. I usually change passwords on all of the sites I log in to very frequently for security purposes but have never thought to do this one until now, so I started looking to change it.
Thanks again.
Browser Alert?
Seems unlikely a web browser can directly determine that a password has been hacked.
What browser are you using?
Perhaps the advisory was bogus from a malware infection or a (pop-up) advertisement / solicitation for some sort of security software? Or was it via an e-mail that you received?
I get e-mail advisories almost daily from various eastern, Asian, and Russian sources warning that this or that e-mail password has been hacked and the perp installed software to take control of my webcam and keyboard, took screen-caps of porn content, webcam shots of me watching it, captured my contact list, and will send the images to all of them unless I pay hundreds of dollars ransom to a BitCoin account.
The tricks are that 1) while the e-mails referenced are valid addresses, all of them but one are forwarders that don't have any passwords that can be hacked ... and 2) I don't have a webcam (well, I do but haven't used it in several years and it's disconnected from the computer) ... which makes ALL the warnings bogus.
Seems unlikely a web browser can directly determine that a password has been hacked.
What browser are you using?
Perhaps the advisory was bogus from a malware infection or a (pop-up) advertisement / solicitation for some sort of security software? Or was it via an e-mail that you received?
I get e-mail advisories almost daily from various eastern, Asian, and Russian sources warning that this or that e-mail password has been hacked and the perp installed software to take control of my webcam and keyboard, took screen-caps of porn content, webcam shots of me watching it, captured my contact list, and will send the images to all of them unless I pay hundreds of dollars ransom to a BitCoin account.
The tricks are that 1) while the e-mails referenced are valid addresses, all of them but one are forwarders that don't have any passwords that can be hacked ... and 2) I don't have a webcam (well, I do but haven't used it in several years and it's disconnected from the computer) ... which makes ALL the warnings bogus.
jerrod6
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Google Chrome.
Google has a password manager function that will generate secure passwords for you, but it will also notify you when you are using a password that has been Hacked and compromised. I had to log on to the site to write this and there is a big red notice on the top part of this page I am typing right now.
Google has a password manager function that will generate secure passwords for you, but it will also notify you when you are using a password that has been Hacked and compromised. I had to log on to the site to write this and there is a big red notice on the top part of this page I am typing right now.
use the snippingtool and take a screenshot of the message please.
I ask because I have not heard of Chrome's password manager checking against a known passwords list and am concerned you may have a bad extension installed.
windows key + r to get the run dialog, type snippingtool press enter.[this post was last edited: 6/12/2019-17:47]
I ask because I have not heard of Chrome's password manager checking against a known passwords list and am concerned you may have a bad extension installed.
windows key + r to get the run dialog, type snippingtool press enter.[this post was last edited: 6/12/2019-17:47]
jerrod6
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Here is a snip of the message received. I had to log back on to get this message.
Is this some kind of phishing scam to get the users id info? I’ve never seen this before on AW.org,and I would imagine that if it was valid, Robert would have given us all a heads up about it.
Eddie
Eddie
I agree with Eddie.
Yes I agree I've never seen that before either. Email me Jerrod and I'll manually change your password for you if you wish.
Yeah, don't click on it....
<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">I wouldn't click on that. I can't begin to tell you the stuff we see on a daily basis. These people are getting so creative on ways to get our information or infect our machines. </span>
<span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;">I wouldn't click on that. I can't begin to tell you the stuff we see on a daily basis. These people are getting so creative on ways to get our information or infect our machines. </span>
Chrome Extension?
Looks like it may be coming from a Chrome extension.
www.theverge.com
Looks like it may be coming from a Chrome extension.
Google’s new Chrome Extension automatically checks your passwords are still secure
It’s not the first such service, but it is the free-est
www.theverge.com
That is a chrome extension.
jerrod6
Well-known member
Yes, it is a Google Chrome Extention. It also creates long complicated passwords.
Data Breach
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<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">So then I wonder why it thinks our site had a data breach. Robert, any insight to that or is it just a way for Chrome to get someone to use their service?</span>
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<span style="font-family: 'courier new', courier;">So then I wonder why it thinks our site had a data breach. Robert, any insight to that or is it just a way for Chrome to get someone to use their service?</span>
Probably that app/service just looks up passwords in the source databases that it tracks for previous reported breaches. The password of question used on AW probably was also used on other sites so triggers a match on the lookups. Doesn't necessarily mean AW was the source of the breach.
