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Someone has tried to log into my account on another forum

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ClareDeLune · 21/08/2015 08:55

Have just received a notification from another forum I use that someone has tried to log into my account there. 5 times and my username has now been disabled.

I have a completely different username and password there. Although they'd have found it terribly boring as it's a very specific forum!

Wasn't on "the list" here as far as I could see.

Thought someone should know.

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Simurgh · 21/08/2015 10:31

That sounds just like someone playing silly games Gunpowder. They would need the physical card to change addresses to sens them to anyway (IIRC) so I would guess it was a couple of youngsters mucking around and chuckling gleefully while they did it.

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ClareDeLune · 21/08/2015 09:44

The email from the other forum tells me the IP address of whoever tried to log in. Is this significant? (IT numpty).

Also I've just realised that it's the second email address that has been breached (the one I don't remember giving MN). Maybe we do have to give an alternative when we sign up to MN, I don't remember.

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Gunpowder · 21/08/2015 09:44

Someone logged into my Amazon account a couple of days ago. (Am on THE LIST) and filled up my basket with £70 of random DVDs. Shock Luckily my disorganisation worked in my favour on this occasion as the linked card had expired.

Don't think Amazon would let them send to a new address anyway, but have now changed every single password I have on the Internet just in case.

RepeatAdNauseum · 21/08/2015 09:30

I wasn't emailed at all. I also haven't had to log out and change my password yet.

Interesting.

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ClareDeLune · 21/08/2015 09:29

I was emailed on two separate email addresses although I really don't remember giving the second one to MN.

Will have to try and remember any accounts using the email address and change the password. I've probably got loads, and have used various passwords.

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AuntieStella · 21/08/2015 09:24

Yes, if you were on the list you were emailed (or should have been).

You can check The List yourself on this thread www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/2452645-THE-LIST

steppemum · 21/08/2015 09:16

people keep talking about 'the list'
is there a list we should look at??

or if you were on the list you were notified?

Very confused

RepeatAdNauseum · 21/08/2015 09:14

An old username of mine was on the list and I sign in with my email address.

Jasonandyawegunorts · 21/08/2015 09:13

I'm guessing you sign in using your email address rather than your Username?

I have suspected they kept all the people who signed in with Emails frombeing published becuase they are more useful with other sites.

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ClareDeLune · 21/08/2015 09:01

Yes but different passwords.

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Jasonandyawegunorts · 21/08/2015 09:01

Did you use the same Email address as here?