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Apr 9^th, 2014 at 12:13pm

red baron wrote on Feb 9^th, 2014 at 2:30pm:

MKR jumped out of the blocks this week, with healthy ratings.

Just as well the public like it huh? It has been repeated and repeated day and night add nauseum.

Give it a break channel 7 do reruns of 1950's movies anything, but please no triple doses of My Kitchen Rules.

red baron wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 7:03pm:

ALARM BELLS: I DID NOT START THIS THREAD. SOMEONE WITH COMPUTER SMARTS HAS HIJACKED MY LOGO AND POSTED THIS THREAD.

I AM ALERTING THE MODERATORS IMMEDIATELY.

I RECEIVED AN EMAIL TODAY FROM THE TEAM RUNNING THIS SITE ASKING IF I WANTED TO RESET MY PASSWORD AS THEY HAD RECEIVED A REQUEST.

I MADE NO SUCH REQUEST.

THE 'GENUINE' RED BARON

muso wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 7:24pm:

This is a concern.

I've moved this thread here since I'm aware that this has happened to others, including myself. If anybody else has received an email saying that your password has been changed, could you please add to this thread?

In the meantime, I'd suggest changing your password to something longer.

freediver wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 9:38pm:

Change your password.

Many people have received those emails lately (informing them that an attempt had been made to change their password). It could just be a bot filling out forms randomly. Just ignore it and nothing will come of it.

Reality TV sucks balls.

muso wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 7:11am:

Another thing - some other forums are a bit more lax about privacy and some admin accounts are hacked. If you post on another forum, make sure you use a different password.

Change to a password that's difficult to guess. An example is $0x7DE, which is Hexadecimal for 2014, but don't use that one, because that's mine (just kidding).

cods wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 8:16am:

muso wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 7:11am:

Another thing - some other forums are a bit more lax about privacy and some admin accounts are hacked. If you post on another forum, make sure you use a different password.

Change to a password that's difficult to guess. An example is $0x7DE, which is Hexadecimal for 2014, but don't use that one, because that's mine (just kidding).

if I had a password like that I would need to have it tattooed somewhere

Soren wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 9:03am:

muso wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 7:11am:

$0x7DE, which is Hexadecimal for 2014

Yeah, that's an easy one to remember....

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:11am:

freediver wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 9:38pm:

Change your password.

Many people have received those emails lately (informing them that an attempt had been made to change their password). It could just be a bot filling out forms randomly. Just ignore it and nothing will come of it.

Reality TV sucks balls.

How does that explain how it appears this Thread was commenced by Red Baron when it was not. I guess you have had a look at the comparative IPs?

cods wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:22am:

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:11am:

freediver wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 9:38pm:

Change your password.

Many people have received those emails lately (informing them that an attempt had been made to change their password). It could just be a bot filling out forms randomly. Just ignore it and nothing will come of it.

Reality TV sucks balls.

How does that explain how it appears this Thread was commenced by Red Baron when it was not. I guess you have had a look at the comparative IPs?

,well at the end of the day... we only have Red Barons word for that???....only FD would be able to confirm it surely??...passwords are one thing what about email addresses..people have more than one......

its creepy though ..and it makes you wonder just how far this can go...

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Reply #1 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 12:20pm

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:32am:

cods wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:22am:

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:11am:

freediver wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 9:38pm:

Change your password.

Many people have received those emails lately (informing them that an attempt had been made to change their password). It could just be a bot filling out forms randomly. Just ignore it and nothing will come of it.

Reality TV sucks balls.

How does that explain how it appears this Thread was commenced by Red Baron when it was not. I guess you have had a look at the comparative IPs?

,well at the end of the day... we only have Red Barons word for that???....only FD would be able to confirm it surely??...passwords are one thing what about email addresses..people have more than one......

its creepy though ..and it makes you wonder just how far this can go...

Yeas, he, and very probably the other Mods, can compare the IP associated with Red's prior posts with the IP associated with the Post which commenced this Thread.

cods wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:44am:

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:32am:

cods wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:22am:

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:11am:

freediver wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 9:38pm:

Change your password.

Many people have received those emails lately (informing them that an attempt had been made to change their password). It could just be a bot filling out forms randomly. Just ignore it and nothing will come of it.

Reality TV sucks balls.

How does that explain how it appears this Thread was commenced by Red Baron when it was not. I guess you have had a look at the comparative IPs?

,well at the end of the day... we only have Red Barons word for that???....only FD would be able to confirm it surely??...passwords are one thing what about email addresses..people have more than one......

its creepy though ..and it makes you wonder just how far this can go...

Yeas, he, and very probably the other Mods, can compare the IP associated with Red's prior posts with the IP associated with the Post which commenced this Thread.

y thoughts are with other forums.. not just silly ones like this...where we all think we can do a better job...I mean like facebook and the likes...if an ID can he hacked... what next?...it shouldnt be that easy... do you remember when people were getting emails about their bank accounts..

supposedly from their bank... this is a time bomb..

skippy. wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 11:28am:

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:32am:

cods wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:22am:

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 10:11am:

freediver wrote on Apr 8^th, 2014 at 9:38pm:

Change your password.

Many people have received those emails lately (informing them that an attempt had been made to change their password). It could just be a bot filling out forms randomly. Just ignore it and nothing will come of it.

Reality TV sucks balls.

How does that explain how it appears this Thread was commenced by Red Baron when it was not. I guess you have had a look at the comparative IPs?

,well at the end of the day... we only have Red Barons word for that???....only FD would be able to confirm it surely??...passwords are one thing what about email addresses..people have more than one......

its creepy though ..and it makes you wonder just how far this can go...

Yeas, he, and very probably the other Mods, can compare the IP associated with Red's prior posts with the IP associated with the Post which commenced this Thread.

The reason my nick shows that I only joined here in 2010 instead of 2007 is because my original account of skippy without the full stop, had to be deleted by Mozz due to it being hacked. So what Red is saying is quite possible. Roll Eyes

take Muso advice and what ever you do don't use your nick as a password.

As the "My Kitchen Rules - all week long" thread seems to still be attracting quite a few comments, I have separated the posts relating to "Passwords, Emails & Hacking" and placed them in this new dedicated thread, in the corret section of the feedback board.

I will shortly transfer the original thread of "My Kitchen Rules - all week long" back to the chat section, which is it's proper area.

Hopefully, after the separation, everyone can make some meaningful comments, in the rightful & dedicated thread!

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Reply #2 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 12:21pm

http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/users-urged-to-change-passwords-after-m...

A MAJOR flaw has been found in one of the internet’s key encryption methods, which means the sensitive information we thought was actually safe and protected isn’t.

Finnish security researchers who work for Codenomicon, a security company in California, and two security engineers at Google discovered the bug yesterday.

This means internet users must change their passwords immediately as the small padlock next to web addresses which is designed to protect sensitive information is effectively broken.

This could also force websites to swap out the virtual keys that generate private connections between the sites and their customers, the New York Times reported.

The vulnerability involves a bug in OpenSSL, the technology that powers encryption for two-thirds of web servers.

Dubbed Heartbleed, the bug is bad news for any sensitive site as it can enable hackers to access the memory on any server running OpenSSL.

This means it can take information and details including customer usernames and passwords, bank details, and other tools organisations use to communicate privately with their customers.

David Chartier, the chief executive at Codenomicon, said the scariest thing about this bug was that it didn’t leave any trace behind.

“Bad guys can access the memory on a machine and take encryption keys, usernames, passwords, valuable intellectual property, and there’s no trace they’ve been there,” he said.

Several companies, including Tumblr, have already issued fixes and warned people to swap out usernames and passwords.

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perceptions_now Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 11694 Perth WA Gender:	Re: Passwords, Emails & Hacking Reply #3 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 12:30pm I have now transferred the "My Kitchen Rules - all week long" thread, together with comments relevant to that issue, back to the chat area.
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Reply #4 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 7:10am

Interesting day yesterday, looked up the Chat site to see I had started a Thread My Kitchen Rules - All Week Long.

Had everything there my logo etc. Only trouble was, I had nothing to do with starting this thread.

I had a 'wake up' call earlier in the day when the Moderators sent me an email asking if I had contacted them asking to re set my password. I hadn't.

But whoever you are, if you are reading this. I don't get it. The thread you started was harmless enough.

Why can't you start up your own identity, believe me, you don't want mine.

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Reply #6 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 1:19pm

red baron wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 7:10am:

Interesting day yesterday, looked up the Chat site to see I had started a Thread My Kitchen Rules - All Week Long.

Had everything there my logo etc. Only trouble was, I had nothing to do with starting this thread.

I had a 'wake up' call earlier in the day when the Moderators sent me an email asking if I had contacted them asking to re set my password. I hadn't.

But whoever you are, if you are reading this. I don't get it. The thread you started was harmless enough.

Why can't you start up your own identity, believe me, you don't want mine.

You don't have a Chinese student staying with you at the moment do you,Red? Cool

On a serious note, I know it can happen, it happened to me, make your password a mix of numbers letters and other symbols, you don't need to remember it write it down somewhere like a diary or something. Never use your nick as a password, I did and got stung. I used to think who would be bothered to hack into an account on a political forum, then it happened to me.

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Reply #7 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 2:35pm

The moderators know I have had nothing to do with the thread My Kitchen Rules - All Week Long.

I have emailed the Moderators, and they should be able to identify that this thread, did not originate with me.

It is a harmless thread but the thought of someone being able to use other users' logos to start threads or comment is scary.

Red Baron

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Reply #8 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 4:21pm

red baron wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 2:35pm:

The moderators know I have had nothing to do with the thread My Kitchen Rules - All Week Long.

I have emailed the Moderators, and they should be able to identify that this thread, did not originate with me.

It is a harmless thread but the thought of someone being able to use other users' logos to start threads or comment is scary.

Red Baron

Are you aware there is a PM in your inbox?

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Reply #9 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 5:50pm

red baron wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 2:35pm:

The moderators know I have had nothing to do with the thread My Kitchen Rules - All Week Long.

I have emailed the Moderators, and they should be able to identify that this thread, did not originate with me.

It is a harmless thread but the thought of someone being able to use other users' logos to start threads or comment is scary.

Red Baron

that is what would bother me.... what was the POINT??..unless it was practice for something bigger.. trust you are keeping an eye on your banking..

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Reply #10 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 6:37pm

Dnarever wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 12:21pm:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/users-urged-to-change-passwords-after-m...

A MAJOR flaw has been found in one of the internet’s key encryption methods, which means the sensitive information we thought was actually safe and protected isn’t.

Finnish security researchers who work for Codenomicon, a security company in California, and two security engineers at Google discovered the bug yesterday.

This means internet users must change their passwords immediately as the small padlock next to web addresses which is designed to protect sensitive information is effectively broken.

This could also force websites to swap out the virtual keys that generate private connections between the sites and their customers, the New York Times reported.

The vulnerability involves a bug in OpenSSL, the technology that powers encryption for two-thirds of web servers.

Dubbed Heartbleed, the bug is bad news for any sensitive site as it can enable hackers to access the memory on any server running OpenSSL.

This means it can take information and details including customer usernames and passwords, bank details, and other tools organisations use to communicate privately with their customers.

David Chartier, the chief executive at Codenomicon, said the scariest thing about this bug was that it didn’t leave any trace behind.

“Bad guys can access the memory on a machine and take encryption keys, usernames, passwords, valuable intellectual property, and there’s no trace they’ve been there,” he said.

Several companies, including Tumblr, have already issued fixes and warned people to swap out usernames and passwords.

I don't think YaBB uses "safe" encryption anyway. Don't store your banking details on this site.

If what Baron said was true, it was probably a spammer, doing it to spam this site. It is probably someone getting paid to publicise MKR.

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Reply #11 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 6:59pm

freediver wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 6:37pm:

Dnarever wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 12:21pm:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/users-urged-to-change-passwords-after-m...

A MAJOR flaw has been found in one of the internet’s key encryption methods, which means the sensitive information we thought was actually safe and protected isn’t.

Finnish security researchers who work for Codenomicon, a security company in California, and two security engineers at Google discovered the bug yesterday.

This means internet users must change their passwords immediately as the small padlock next to web addresses which is designed to protect sensitive information is effectively broken.

This could also force websites to swap out the virtual keys that generate private connections between the sites and their customers, the New York Times reported.

The vulnerability involves a bug in OpenSSL, the technology that powers encryption for two-thirds of web servers.

Dubbed Heartbleed, the bug is bad news for any sensitive site as it can enable hackers to access the memory on any server running OpenSSL.

This means it can take information and details including customer usernames and passwords, bank details, and other tools organisations use to communicate privately with their customers.

David Chartier, the chief executive at Codenomicon, said the scariest thing about this bug was that it didn’t leave any trace behind.

“Bad guys can access the memory on a machine and take encryption keys, usernames, passwords, valuable intellectual property, and there’s no trace they’ve been there,” he said.

Several companies, including Tumblr, have already issued fixes and warned people to swap out usernames and passwords.

I don't think YaBB uses "safe" encryption anyway. Don't store your banking details on this site.

If what Baron said was true, it was probably a spammer, doing it to spam this site. It is probably someone getting paid to publicise MKR.

Assuming Baron is being truthfull (and why would he not be) how did they enter his account? That post came from his account, but he says he did not make it.

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Reply #13 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 7:01pm

Aussie wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 6:59pm:

freediver wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 6:37pm:

Dnarever wrote on Apr 9^th, 2014 at 12:21pm:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/users-urged-to-change-passwords-after-m...

A MAJOR flaw has been found in one of the internet’s key encryption methods, which means the sensitive information we thought was actually safe and protected isn’t.

Finnish security researchers who work for Codenomicon, a security company in California, and two security engineers at Google discovered the bug yesterday.

This means internet users must change their passwords immediately as the small padlock next to web addresses which is designed to protect sensitive information is effectively broken.

This could also force websites to swap out the virtual keys that generate private connections between the sites and their customers, the New York Times reported.

The vulnerability involves a bug in OpenSSL, the technology that powers encryption for two-thirds of web servers.

Dubbed Heartbleed, the bug is bad news for any sensitive site as it can enable hackers to access the memory on any server running OpenSSL.

This means it can take information and details including customer usernames and passwords, bank details, and other tools organisations use to communicate privately with their customers.

David Chartier, the chief executive at Codenomicon, said the scariest thing about this bug was that it didn’t leave any trace behind.

“Bad guys can access the memory on a machine and take encryption keys, usernames, passwords, valuable intellectual property, and there’s no trace they’ve been there,” he said.

Several companies, including Tumblr, have already issued fixes and warned people to swap out usernames and passwords.

I don't think YaBB uses "safe" encryption anyway. Don't store your banking details on this site.

If what Baron said was true, it was probably a spammer, doing it to spam this site. It is probably someone getting paid to publicise MKR.

Assuming Baron is being truthfull (and why would he not be) how did they enter his account? That post came from his account, but he says he did not make it.

I think that's the point Aussie. Nobody knows.
FD is just saying it's more preventable if you change your passwords often and to more difficult things.

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Reply #14 - Apr 9^th, 2014 at 7:15pm

This site is as safe as every other site you visit.

Unless you are as stupid as Skippy was, way back, when he signed on as Skippy and used that name as his password. Skippy freely admits this! Sorry Skip.

How could people request/access a new password unless you gave them the email address you used when you signed up here? When you request a new password, I think you need to supply the email address connected to the ID you created?

Do people ensure that they make their email address PRIVATE except to the Mods? Check your Profile. If your email address is open to the public .... sure, somebody could try to crack it.

This is an itsy bitsy Forum. Nothing is being sold. However, if you don't care about your own security on the Net, nobody else will.

Oh and it is NOT freediver or his mods fault. Cool

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