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Announce News Post #2464

Hacking attempts

Written by: Maya, the Great Mother
Date: Friday, May 11th, 2007
Addressed to: Everyone


There's been a rash of character hacking attempts reported last night
and tonight, with those reporting (around 7-8 people) having had around
2000 hacking attempts each on their accounts. This could be the result
of an automated brute force attack, also known as a dictionary attack,
where words from the dictionary are tried as passwords over and over
again with an automated tool until one matches.

I would advise everyone to make certain that your passwords are safer
ones. HELP HACKING will tell you more about how to make sure your
password is more secure. Look under the heading "Password Security".
Also see HELP PASSWORD for information on changing your password, and
it's ALWAYS a good idea to make sure that your registration details
(name, birthdate, email address) are current and valid.

Penned by my hand on the 15th of Ero, in the year 450 AF.


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Announce News Post #2464

Hacking attempts

Written by: Maya, the Great Mother
Date: Friday, May 11th, 2007
Addressed to: Everyone


There's been a rash of character hacking attempts reported last night
and tonight, with those reporting (around 7-8 people) having had around
2000 hacking attempts each on their accounts. This could be the result
of an automated brute force attack, also known as a dictionary attack,
where words from the dictionary are tried as passwords over and over
again with an automated tool until one matches.

I would advise everyone to make certain that your passwords are safer
ones. HELP HACKING will tell you more about how to make sure your
password is more secure. Look under the heading "Password Security".
Also see HELP PASSWORD for information on changing your password, and
it's ALWAYS a good idea to make sure that your registration details
(name, birthdate, email address) are current and valid.

Penned by my hand on the 15th of Ero, in the year 450 AF.


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