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Was there a security breach on this website in recent times?

fractalfractal Member UncommonPosts: 11
got a spam email today which listed the password for this site. (ive changed it now obviously)

ive had similar ones from security breached websites in the past. (like when cloudflare was hacked, or gpotato etc)

was this place breached? if so when?


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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    Could be your PC is where the breach actually is.
    AmathePhry

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  • fractalfractal Member UncommonPosts: 11
    nah thats impossible. its not a malware cause, the few passwords that appear are 8+ years old and always from sites that have had security problems as ive listed above.

    anyway its listed on haveibeenpwned as being gained from a generic list made from multiple sites, including this one.

    cant believe noone has ever flagged the security breach. unless they dont know.


  • GruntyGrunty Member EpicPosts: 8,657
    So you're asking if there was a recent security issue with this site because a password you used to use over 8 years ago has been discovered?  When rephrased like this does that make any sense to you?
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  • elveoneelveone Member RarePosts: 430
    fractal said:
    got a spam email today which listed the password for this site. (ive changed it now obviously)

    ive had similar ones from security breached websites in the past. (like when cloudflare was hacked, or gpotato etc)

    was this place breached? if so when?


    https://haveibeenpwned.com/
    Kyleran
  • AmatheAmathe Member LegendaryPosts: 7,630
    Grats on being able to remember an 8 year old password. I don't fully recall my ride to work this morning.
    Phry

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  • KyleranKyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,975
    Amathe said:
    Grats on being able to remember an 8 year old password. I don't fully recall my ride to work this morning.
    Me either...and I was driving.

      :o
    PhryAsm0deus

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    "I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant

    Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm

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  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    Kyleran said:
    Amathe said:
    Grats on being able to remember an 8 year old password. I don't fully recall my ride to work this morning.
    Me either...and I was driving.

      :o
    Years ago i worked part time as a taxi driver, there were often times where i'd drop a passenger off and not remember the route i just used to get there, or later on who the passenger even was! :p
    Kyleran
  • xcryptikxcryptik Newbie CommonPosts: 1
    Security breach in almost old games website. The reason why we recommend to use different password for each website.
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