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Crun-chi Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 174 Credit: 3,037,232 RAC: 0 |
Hi, I have next problem. I sow that my gmail address was accesed from other country, and last two days password on all Boinc projects reset itself at 00:00 AM ( or near this time). So I login with auth number, chaged it , and after 24 hours when I try login it says password is invalid. How to solve this? Now I change e-mail and password to post this. Can someone of site admins look at log and see from what location /ip reseting of password is coming? Thanks |
Crun-chi Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 174 Credit: 3,037,232 RAC: 0 |
UPDATE: Password are chaged, I log in using auth method. So please, can one of system admin help me? thanks I am cruncher :) I LOVE SETI BOINC :) |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
Any Seti administrator won't be into office for another hour or two. Remember that they live on Californian time and only come in at around 9am local time, 8am at the earliest. You have to subtract 9 hours from your own local time to get to the correct time in Berkeley. So, it's only 6:40am over there. I did email them to ask to check this thread. You'll need some further patience. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
In the mean time you should be doing a thorough virus and malware scan. You probably have something onboard your computer where someone or something can read your keystrokes or use your computer remotely In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Crun-chi Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 174 Credit: 3,037,232 RAC: 0 |
Since I refformated hard disc, then use another new hard disc, and install OS there is no chance that some "evil thing" is on my computer. But still passwords are changed. I think I found weak spot, but I will not about that on this board. Still waiting that someone from site admins contact me. Thanks I am cruncher :) I LOVE SETI BOINC :) |
Crun-chi Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 174 Credit: 3,037,232 RAC: 0 |
In the mean time you should be doing a thorough virus and malware scan. You probably have something onboard your computer where someone or something can read your keystrokes or use your computer remotely skilldude, I use new hard disc and do fresh install , so that cannot be case :( I am cruncher :) I LOVE SETI BOINC :) |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
I see that now In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Crun-chi Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 174 Credit: 3,037,232 RAC: 0 |
Anyone? I am cruncher :) I LOVE SETI BOINC :) |
David Anderson Send message Joined: 13 Feb 99 Posts: 173 Credit: 502,653 RAC: 0 |
I changed the authenticator of your account. Please email Jord to get this from him. Then use it to log on and reset your email address and password. -- David |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
Crun-chi, I have your new authenticator. I did PM you my email address, but it's possible that the bad guy changed your email address & password, so now you're locked out of your account as the authenticator won't be the same. If you can't log in to your present account, you need to make a new one for temporary use. I will PM you the email address of choice then on that account. You will have to detach from Seti with your computer(s) as well, as they use a non-existing authenticator now. Yes, any work you have in progress will get lost, but that can't be helped at this stage. You can reattach to your account (the same one with all the credit) at a later stage, after we locked the bad guy out. You can post on these help desk forums with a new account with no credit/no RAC. I think you can also PM with it, test that out please. |
BilBg Send message Joined: 27 May 07 Posts: 3720 Credit: 9,385,827 RAC: 0 |
I think it will be good to wait for Crun-chi to attach his computer to the new "empty" account. This way he will prove the new account is in fact his and not of some cheater. After you see the same computer details: http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/show_host_detail.php?hostid=5923060 ... listed on the new "empty" account you will be more confident who do you contact by PM or email. @Crun-chi I suggest you to refrain from checking (log-in) your account using public places or your "friend's" computers. Use only your computer's browser (Google Chrome is notorious to not protect in any way the saved passwords) and for now don't give others physical access to your computer (e.g. at party). Â - ALF - "Find out what you don't do well ..... then don't do it!" :) Â |
Gundolf Jahn Send message Joined: 19 Sep 00 Posts: 3184 Credit: 446,358 RAC: 0 |
@Crun-chi That's all good advice but useless if something happens to you as did to NATE1 (someone dug up the cable and spliced in some device). See here :-( Gruß, Gundolf |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
that would seem to be an extreme case of dumb hacking In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
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