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Has anyone been required to change their password from one of the forum moderators?

HallcoHallco Posts: 3,627 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited November 15, 2019 8:17PM in Q & A Forum

When I tried to login earlier this evening, before I could access the forum, it said I needed to change my password and that it was likely being asked by a moderator. Weird? Just wondered if anyone else has had this happen recently. I wondered if someone was trying to login as me. Not sure why....I'm pretty much boring, didn't care or have any involvement with the Silver Eagle/US Mint fiasco and certainly don't have much impact on anything that usually goes on here! :D

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    giantsfan20giantsfan20 Posts: 1,402 ✭✭✭✭

    yes had to change.

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    ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,498 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Had the same thing this morning. Then had problems resetting and had to use a different browser.

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    doubledragondoubledragon Posts: 22,959 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I had to change it last night.

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    HallcoHallco Posts: 3,627 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks everyone. Seems like there are issues.

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November 16, 2019 3:11PM

    I'm glad you posted, YES, and very scary. I'll miss you all when I'm gone.

    Perhaps a few of us are on a "watch" list? Perhaps, we were hacked. Previously I had a very simple to figure out password.

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    maplemanmapleman Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yup

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    OnastoneOnastone Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I was just visiting, and then changed the page and came back to "Howdy Stranger!" Password reset here too.

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    KliaoKliao Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yes here too

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    cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,061 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I had to reset mine just now and received some vague message about it possibly being to a moderator changing the settings on my account. I too began to worry that it was an omen of bad things to come, but it looks to be pretty benign if many others are getting it as well.

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    cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,061 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Insider2 said:
    Perhaps a few of us are on a "watch" list? Perhaps, we were hacked. Previously I had a very simple to figure out password.

    I wondered this too, but I haven't been posting much recently and my recent posts are mainly about the new modern "rarity" released by the Mint earlier this week which seem pretty benign.

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    FrankcoinsFrankcoins Posts: 4,569 ✭✭✭

    Real suspicious of that stuff but I had to reset mine also.

    Frank Provasek - PCGS Authorized Dealer, Life Member ANA, Member TNA. www.frankcoins.com
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    stevekstevek Posts: 27,727 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just happened to me as well.

    No problem.

    If I'm remembering right, years ago the CU forum software automatically assigned a password. But now we get to choose our own password. I call that progress. :)

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    pocketpiececommemspocketpiececommems Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep & yep

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely a way to make one change their password.

    ——-

    You did change your password and not reenter your old one... right? :o

    :DB)

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    WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 6,347 ✭✭✭✭✭

    yes
    "an administrator recently changed your account information", but what was the change? :#

    Kennedys are my quest...

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Let's ask Heather. Will someone please PM her. I cannot.

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    BStrauss3BStrauss3 Posts: 3,161 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As I said in the other thread, typically you force a password reset when the database has been stolen. If you have a proper salt and use a decent hash algorithm there's no actual danger, but you do it as best practices anyway.

    -----Burton
    ANA 50 year/Life Member (now "Emeritus")
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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Heather posted a sticky at the top of the US Coin forum.

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1028398/password-resets

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    CoinlearnerCoinlearner Posts: 2,464 ✭✭✭✭

    I had trouble changing for a few days. Looks like something was done,as it worked on my first try today

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    HemisphericalHemispherical Posts: 9,370 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Second thread by Heather for those still having issues:

    https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1028423/password-help

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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,671 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Me too! New password change went flawlessly. I'm good. Peace Roy

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