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02-03-2015, 12:31 PM | #1 |
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hackers
Got the following message via email (thanks to the forum for preventing the login and notifying me). IP address traced to Chile.
Dear twellens, Someone has tried to log into your account on Vulcan Bagger Forums with an incorrect password at least 5 times. This person has been prevented from attempting to login to your account for the next 15 minutes. The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 186.67.116.138 All the best, Vulcan Bagger Forums
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02-03-2015, 03:29 PM | #2 |
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Yea it's common for spambots to try that. It usually never works for them. I wouldn't worry about it much, but changing your password every now & then is a good idea anyway.
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02-03-2015, 04:12 PM | #3 |
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I got that message also and have upgraded my password with more characters.
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02-03-2015, 04:22 PM | #4 |
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If you guys keep upgrading your password how am I supposed to hack your account
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02-03-2015, 11:32 PM | #6 | |
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$ whois 117.169.1.217 % [whois.apnic.net] % Whois data copyright terms http://www.apnic.net/db/dbcopyright.html % Information related to '117.128.0.0 - 117.191.255.255' inetnum: 117.128.0.0 - 117.191.255.255 netname: CMNET descr: China Mobile Communications Corporation descr: Mobile Communications Network Operator in China descr: Internet Service Provider in China country: CN admin-c: JS686-AP tech-c: HL1318-AP remarks: service provider status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE mnt-by: APNIC-HM mnt-lower: MAINT-CN-CMCC mnt-routes: MAINT-CN-CMCC remarks: -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-++-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ remarks: This object can only be updated by APNIC hostmasters. remarks: To update this object, please contact APNIC remarks: hostmasters and include your organisation's account remarks: name in the subject line. remarks: -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-++-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ changed: hm-changed@apnic.net 20070717 source: APNIC person: haijun li nic-hdl: HL1318-AP e-mail: hostmaster@chinamobile.com address: 29,Jinrong Ave, Xicheng district,beijing,100032 phone: +86 1052686688 fax-no: +86 10 52616187 country: CN changed: hostmaster@chinamobile.com 20141118 mnt-by: MAINT-CN-CMCC source: APNIC person: Jinxia Sun address: China Mobile Communications Corporation address: 29, Jinrong Ave., Xicheng District, Beijing, 100032 country: CN phone: +86-10-52686688 fax-no: +86-10-66006012 e-mail: hostmaster@chinamobile.com nic-hdl: JS686-AP remarks: ------------------------------ remarks: Please send abuse e-mail to remarks: abuse@chinamobile.com remarks: Please send probe e-mail to remarks: security@chinamobile.com remarks: ------------------------------- mnt-by: MAINT-CN-CMCC changed: hostmaster@chinamobile.com 20141118 source: APNIC % Information related to '117.168.0.0/14AS9808' route: 117.168.0.0/14 descr: China Mobile communications corporation origin: AS9808 mnt-by: MAINT-CN-CMCC changed: lihaijun@chinamobile.com 20080407 source: APNIC % This query was served by the APNIC Whois Service version 1.69.1-APNICv1r0 (UND EFINED) admin@prescott ~ If you couldn't guess, I work in the IT industry.
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02-03-2015, 11:49 PM | #7 | |
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02-04-2015, 03:48 PM | #8 |
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I wouldn't expect you to understand it.
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02-03-2015, 11:52 PM | #9 |
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I just noticed one of your sig lines.
Victory doesn't necessarily mean you're a winner! I like that
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02-04-2015, 12:02 PM | #10 |
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Mine was from China
The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 120.198.243.3
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02-04-2015, 03:47 PM | #11 | |
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IP lookup question
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One result was from this site: http://ip-address-lookup-v4.com/
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02-03-2015, 07:32 PM | #12 |
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Ive never had that happen yet, touch wood!
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02-03-2015, 10:56 PM | #13 |
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Dear nomadliz,
Someone has tried to log into your account on Vulcan Bagger Forums with an incorrect password at least 5 times. This person has been prevented from attempting to login to your account for the next 15 minutes. The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 117.169.1.217 All the best, Vulcan Bagger Forums Had the same thing happen to me this morning, first time this has happened. |
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02-04-2015, 10:55 PM | #14 |
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I received the same message, just a different address number.
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02-05-2015, 04:31 PM | #15 |
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182.140.132.108 was the IP address that was trying to get into my account.
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