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Hi All
We have recently noticed a number of legit accounts having been hijacked by spammers and posting unwanted content on the site, some not visited the site nor posted previously so some of these accounts are many years old.
I dare say this is due to poor complexity or should I say passwords which have been dumped out on the web after a site had been compromised.
A couple of suggestions which might seem blatantly obvious to some but others not so:
Cheers
Darren
We have recently noticed a number of legit accounts having been hijacked by spammers and posting unwanted content on the site, some not visited the site nor posted previously so some of these accounts are many years old.
I dare say this is due to poor complexity or should I say passwords which have been dumped out on the web after a site had been compromised.
A couple of suggestions which might seem blatantly obvious to some but others not so:
- Use different passwords on each web site, don't use the same password for everything this is just asking for trouble.
- Ensure passwords are complex, ie add a mixture of numbers, letters, symbols or even better use a password manager and/or password generator, Bitwarden, KeePass etc take your pick but most are free and offer browser extensions to save passwords along with the headache of remembering them all.
- Enable 2FA / MFA (done through password and security under your profile), in short you use your password as normal but then have the added layer of security using a 6 digit number, I personally use Authy but take your pick here and feel free to post suggestions.
Cheers
Darren