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    Account hack attempt (again)

    Just another heads up re this topical issue. I got an e-mail this morning at 10.36 and another at 10.56 advising that a total of 10 attempts had been made to log in to TZ with my account. This meant I was locked out and unable to log in via Tapatalk. Strangely I was still able to log in via browser which made me think it’s a Tapatalk hack. So I’ve changed all my passwords once more.

    Just letting folks know in case they received an approach from me after 10am this morning.

    Stay vigilant people.


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    Someone in Strathyre, Stirling according to https://www.opentracker.net/feature/ip-tracker

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lampoc View Post
    Someone in Strathyre, Stirling according to https://www.opentracker.net/feature/ip-tracker

    Strathyre is a small place!

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    I've had the same but I reckon it's Tapatalk trying to login and failing - probably due to a server timeout.

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    Same here and I mainly use Tapatalk. Had to go through the password reset process.

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    I had this today too.

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    Are you all on Virgin broadband by any chance? There were problems all over the place earlier today and I kept getting kicked out of my work server. The wifi was working but the internet kept breaking periodically so it took me a while to realise what was happening.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Onelasttime View Post
    Are you all on Virgin broadband by any chance? There were problems all over the place earlier today and I kept getting kicked out of my work server. The wifi was working but the internet kept breaking periodically so it took me a while to realise what was happening.
    BT internet here.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Onelasttime View Post
    Are you all on Virgin broadband by any chance? There were problems all over the place earlier today and I kept getting kicked out of my work server. The wifi was working but the internet kept breaking periodically so it took me a while to realise what was happening.
    Vodafone here

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    Quote Originally Posted by downer View Post
    BT internet here.
    Quote Originally Posted by RustyBin5 View Post
    Vodafone here
    There goes that theory then

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    I also got this message. The IP seems to relate to PCCW Global Networks (UK) PLC.
    Last edited by Itsguy; 5th October 2020 at 16:46.

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    The "attack" IP address I received in the email was from within my house network - which is what convinces me this is just a timeout glitch with Tapatalk. Tapatalk tries to login, fails due to timeout, tries again etc... The forum sees multiple attempts and eventually locks the User ID...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itsguy View Post
    I also got this message. The IP seems to relate to PCCW Global Networks (UK) PLC.
    Proxy/VPN, I'll wager.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Seamaster73 View Post
    Proxy/VPN, I'll wager.
    My Tapatalk is playing up so seems to be related to that. No problems via a browser.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Itsguy View Post
    My Tapatalk is playing up so seems to be related to that. No problems via a browser.
    Same issue here - Tapatalk won't log me in, and I get the email warning me that there's been multiple attempts to access my account. Fine via Chrome and Safari, though.

    In case helpful: I am getting a "System Message" in Tapatalk which says "the cURL extension is not installed. Tapatalk authorization verify with no response. Authentication failed."

    May as well be Kurdish to me, but reassures me it's a Tapatalk issue not a hacker...
    Last edited by PreacherCain; 5th October 2020 at 17:27. Reason: Added error text

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    Sky here.


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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    Yup seems a Tapatalk thing. Sorry to alarm. Better safe than sorry though

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