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The forum really should Implement some kind of 2FA for a select few highly trusted accounts. This would probably not be as difficult to implement as 2FA for everyone and there are a few accounts that could do a lot of damage if hacked.
2FA is a nice idea, It's already implemented by some xenforo and mybb forums for example Hackforums.net to avoid SCAM, hacking attempt etc.
Good news. Glad that it was dealt with so swiftly, well done Badbear, this could of gone a lot worse that it did. I've removed my negative trust. Welcome back Tomatocage.
If this was done by an automated system that was put in place then I guess it effectively protected the original owner of the account. I guess theymos could shed some light on this
I believe so, and it's a similar case where you can't register a new account from a TOR IP. It would be nice to get official confirmation on this though.
Whenever I try to register a account through TOR this is the message I am receiving now. I no longer receive I need so send "x" amount of BTC to the specified address. Could be related to the recent attacks on the forum.
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An Error Has Occurred!
Automatic unproxybans are temporarily disabled. Try again in a day or two. If you know a member of the forum, have them post in Meta on your behalf and someone will whitelist you manually.
Automatic unproxybans are temporarily disabled. Try again in a day or two. If you know a member of the forum, have them post in Meta on your behalf and someone will whitelist you manually.
My account was locked out for a few hours as well yesterday. I changed my password from work, got locked, sent the email, Theymos reactivated and I reset my pw and question when I got home. Maybe it had something to do with trying to switch the pw with a different IP I normally do not log into?
If this was done by an automated system that was put in place then I guess it effectively protected the original owner of the account. I guess theymos could shed some light on this
I believe so, and it's a similar case where you can't register a new account from a TOR IP. It would be nice to get official confirmation on this though.
The forum really should Implement some kind of 2FA for a select few highly trusted accounts. This would probably not be as difficult to implement as 2FA for everyone and there are a few accounts that could do a lot of damage if hacked.
Glad you got it sorted. That could have been a big mess.
If this was done by an automated system that was put in place then I guess it effectively protected the original owner of the account. I guess theymos could shed some light on this
I believe so, and it's a similar case where you can't register a new account from a TOR IP. It would be nice to get official confirmation on this though.
If this was done by an automated system that was put in place then I guess it effectively protected the original owner of the account. I guess theymos could shed some light on this
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Confirming from this account. Issue has been sorted out.
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Confirming from this account. Issue has been sorted out.
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With the help of BadBear, my account is now re-activated. It was suspected that my account was locked out after a PW reset via a relatively easy Secret Question answer through an IP associated with TOR. My Secret Question has since been removed, and there's no evidence or reason to suspect that anything further happened while my account was banned.
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With the help of BadBear, my account is now re-activated. It was suspected that my account was locked out after a PW reset via a relatively easy Secret Question answer through an IP associated with TOR. My Secret Question has since been removed, and there's no evidence or reason to suspect that anything further happened while my account was banned.
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Sorted.
Remember, the secret question/answer is basically an easier to guess second password, and the hashes for the answer (that was leaked) was a simpler version of the password hashes (which means easier to brute force).
He was likely banned by a global moderator until Theymos could give it personal attention, just as a security measure.
Mod bans don't look like that, anything with something more than the generic "You have been banned by a forum moderator..." is admin applied.
Remember, the secret question/answer is basically an easier to guess second password, and the hashes for the answer (that was leaked) was a simpler version of the password hashes (which means easier to brute force).
Could it be that suspicious logins are filtered? I've never heard of accounts being banned for security reasons, would that protect any attacker from accessing information PMs?
He was likely banned by a global moderator until Theymos could give it personal attention, just as a security measure.
Mod bans don't look like that, anything with something more than the generic "You have been banned by a forum moderator..." is admin applied.
Could it be that suspicious logins are filtered? I've never heard of accounts being banned for security reasons, would that protect any attacker from accessing information PMs?
He was likely banned by a global moderator until Theymos could give it personal attention, just as a security measure.
Could it be that suspicious logins are filtered? I've never heard of accounts being banned for security reasons, would that protect any attacker from accessing information PMs?
I think theymos issued the ban to make sure the account is not misused.
No, not even close.
Wait, you have a same problem with this person here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/account-not-accesible-1074232 What is really happening with Bitcointalk 
No, not even close.
Oh, my bad. I was misunderstanding the problem, I'm sorry
I think theymos issued the ban to make sure the account is not misused.
No, not even close.
Wait, you have a same problem with this person here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/account-not-accesible-1074232 What is really happening with Bitcointalk
No, not even close.
Wait, you have a same problem with this person here https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/account-not-accesible-1074232 What is really happening with Bitcointalk
Edited.
You entering your password should not cause you to get banned (assuming there is no special security setting for your account because it is on level 1 default trust or something).
Someone would have to actually ban your account for some reason.
Did it have any kind of ban message (like malware or insubstantial posts + paid sig, trolling, ect.)?
Someone would have to actually ban your account for some reason.
Did it have any kind of ban message (like malware or insubstantial posts + paid sig, trolling, ect.)?
After I had reset my PW and then try logging in with my new credentials, I get:
Sorry Tomatocage, you are banned from using this forum!
For security, your account has been locked. Email [email protected]
BTW I'm still holding escrow for you, so just LMK by Email or PM me on this account once we're ready to finalize the deal.
My primary theory is still that a global moderator account was hacked and banned you for some malicious reason.
I'm not terribly worried about the funds in escrow. It is for a restively small amount and I am confident you will follow through. I'll give you a GPG signed message once the buyer approves the release of escrow. You did get my email from a few days ago with the tracking number right?
You entering your password should not cause you to get banned (assuming there is no special security setting for your account because it is on level 1 default trust or something).
Someone would have to actually ban your account for some reason.
Did it have any kind of ban message (like malware or insubstantial posts + paid sig, trolling, ect.)?
Someone would have to actually ban your account for some reason.
Did it have any kind of ban message (like malware or insubstantial posts + paid sig, trolling, ect.)?
After I had reset my PW and then try logging in with my new credentials, I get:
Sorry Tomatocage, you are banned from using this forum!
For security, your account has been locked. Email [email protected]
BTW I'm still holding escrow for you, so just LMK by Email or PM me on this account once we're ready to finalize the deal.
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