Site Password Reset

[Bowie]

I announce I'm leaving and suddenly the forum's in a mess. Figures.

Seriously, though, that's scary stuff. I'm gonna have to reset all my passwords now.

 

[PoizonMushro0m]

hmm, maybe this was a good thing after all, forcing to change my 907 day old password.

I had a 2020 day old password I just had to change, what sucks is I have the same password for multiple forums so hopefully our info doesn't get sold/leaked.

 

[mitfy]

oh, strange. i was confused as to why i got that message! well, better safe than sorry.

 

[Elijo]

hmm, maybe this was a good thing after all, forcing to change my 907 day old password.

Apparently mine was over 1200 days old jfc

 

[Jake]

I don't understand why hackers would need to target an ANIMAL CROSSING FORUMS. All they're gonna get is *cough* online user's IP's, emails, and site passwords which TOTALLY couldn't relate to any other passwords they use on other applications and websites (like me)

Still don't get it.

As Oblivia said, the hackers don't care about regular members, the main thing they were after were admin accounts so users here needn't have anything to worry about.

 

[Hopeless Opus]

holy **** i just looked on that have i been pwned site and i just found out my **** was breached in 2013 by tumblr, wtfffff

also i was so confused when i saw the change your password thing, but i'm glad things are getting back to normal

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

I can't seem to view my profile again.

 

[cornimer]

It seems as if profiles are breaking again every morning

 

[Ezamoosh]

Chickensmoothie also got hacked the other day. Seems it isn't just this site being targeted .

 

[Antonio]

As Oblivia said, the hackers don't care about regular members, the main thing they were after were admin accounts so users here needn't have anything to worry about.

But the hacker said he got the database (not sure whole or just some parts) which means he could log into dead accounts and pretend to be them. Just because he was targeting admins at the time doesn't mean he could not have gone towards users in the future (Unless you know who it was and have IP banned them). So, y'all should change your password, change your email password, hide your kids, hide your wives, etc. Even if he didn't plan to, he could've done something that the staff aren't aware of or could be aware of in the near future.

But, it's unlikely something like this would happen. Saying that the hacker was just targeting the admins doesn't feel that reassuring. You never know what could happen, even if it's unlikely.

 

[Jeremy]

That's why we enabled the password resetting.

Also, the profiles are working now. It should stop breaking each morning going forward.

 

[Antonio]

That's why we enabled the password resetting.

Also, the profiles are working now. It should stop breaking each morning going forward.

WITCHCRAFT!!!!!
Yes, it's always good to take safety measures when a threat has arrived.

 

[Blu Rose]

>1565-day-old password change

 

[Mink777]

I'm just glad my password was a bunch of random letters here. It was different than any other site.

 

[Reginald Fairfield]

Rather slow for anyone else?

 

[cornimer]

It's morning and the profiles work

 

[TykiButterfree]

Wow that is pretty ridiculous. I don't see the point it trying to hack this site. And I also have a separate email for silly gaming stuff so it doesn't mess with work or other important messages. Thanks for resetting passwords as a precaution.

 

[Spooky.]

I got scared when I logged in and it had me reset, but I'm glad it prompted if there was an attack

 

[bcmii]

Oh OK, that explains it. I logged on, and it was trying to claim that my password was 350+ days old. I haven even been a member of the site for that long. I actually got kind of mad, and left the site, because it kept trying to claim the password I was putting in was not matching my current password.

I thought I had been banned or something :/

I decided to come back today, and actually go through the password reset process, and FINALLY got it after several reset attempts. Not a good situation.

 

[Haskell]

That's why we enabled the password resetting.

Also, the profiles are working now. It should stop breaking each morning going forward.

What if I want to use my old password again?