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When I go to login (correct password etc) it says I've excedded the maxmum login limit and to try again later with a captcha. I login with the captcha and it's fine. Is this sort of a anit-spam prevention or?
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Someone else was likely trying to get into your account. I hope you have a strong password.
There has been a rash of this lately. I wonder if spammers are trying to harvest legit accounts to use.
There has been a rash of this lately. I wonder if spammers are trying to harvest legit accounts to use.
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I had this happen right after my ban was up, logged in and I got a captcha. Could be possible, forums host could be having security issue.
Disclaimer: If you take the above text seriously, then you are an even greater idiot then I
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Re: Login Twice
nwru wrote:Someone else was likely trying to get into your account. I hope you have a strong password.
There has been a rash of this lately. I wonder if spammers are trying to harvest legit accounts to use.
This. I got the captcha yesterday. I thought it was part of some spam-prevention thing and never thought twice someone's trying to get on my account.
Brb, changing password.
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nwru wrote:Someone else was likely trying to get into your account. I hope you have a strong password.
There has been a rash of this lately. I wonder if spammers are trying to harvest legit accounts to use.
I like to think my password is intricate, but still, is there anything that can be done to stop that?
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Lysdestic wrote:I like to think my password is intricate, but still, is there anything that can be done to stop that?
I don't believe so. The recaptcha is there for this very reason. It's likely that if they *are* trying to do a dictionary or brute force attack that they stop once they reach the recaptcha and move on to the next account.
But this is just a hunch. I can't think of another reason why many users would experience that.
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Re: Login Twice
As a test, I logged out to check and had the same issue occur when I tried to log back in.
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Since I've changed my account password I haven't had this happen yet. I shall inform you if it does.
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Changing your password isn't going to stop someone from trying to guess it. Really, it's not going to do much at all if they are just guessing randomly.;
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That is true but it's the only thing us users can do right now to stop from spammers trying to hack legit accounts.
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Did you even read what I said? Better yet, can you even comprehend anything anyone says?
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Yes I read it and I know what it says. You can't stop anyone from randomly guessing it yes. But if you consistantly change it, the chances of getting it right are slimmer.
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