Is somebody trying to hack my account?

[spdbrake]

I just got back on after 3 days of "account locked after too many attempts".
Emailed Brent and got back on. The IP address that locked was out of Chicago area but had been hopped from elsewhere. 66.248.200.3
https://www.ip2location.com/free/traceroute Looking at previous issues over last few months its always been a hopped IP address that locked me out.
Dunno if it is a vindictive forum member or a Smart A$$ kid. Since all it takes to lock someone is their user name and a few failed attempts. I wish the actual account user name was different from our screen name as it would prevent this issue since it would be hidden.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by spdbrake

I just got back on after 3 days of "account locked after too many attempts".
Emailed Brent and got back on. The IP address that locked was out of Chicago area but had been hopped from elsewhere. 66.248.200.3
https://www.ip2location.com/free/traceroute Looking at previous issues over last few months its always been a hopped IP address that locked me out.
Dunno if it is a vindictive forum member or a Smart A$$ kid. Since all it takes to lock someone is their user name and a few failed attempts. I wish the actual account user name was different from our screen name as it would prevent this issue since it would be hidden.

It's easy to find a list of usernames: Of course, every post has a username on it. Then all active users are listed at the bottom of the main forum list page. It's simple to deny service: Simply use one of those usernames and try logging in until you get the lockout error...

[Gaz64]

Originally Posted by spdbrake

I just got back on after 3 days of "account locked after too many attempts".
Emailed Brent and got back on. The IP address that locked was out of Chicago area but had been hopped from elsewhere. 66.248.200.3
https://www.ip2location.com/free/traceroute Looking at previous issues over last few months its always been a hopped IP address that locked me out.
Dunno if it is a vindictive forum member or a Smart A$$ kid. Since all it takes to lock someone is their user name and a few failed attempts. I wish the actual account user name was different from our screen name as it would prevent this issue since it would be hidden.

I never knew any of this, but it is understandable now. Scary. Many Forum moderators need to look at this.

[twobjshelbys]

Originally Posted by Gaz64

I never knew any of this, but it is understandable now. Scary. Many Forum moderators need to look at this.

Disassociating them is not a feature of this antiquated version of the forum software...