AMIGAWORLD.NET USERS: Update Your Account Password

[amigaworld.net]

ALL AMIGAWORLD.NET USERS PLEASE READ IN FULL - IMPORTANT SITE INFORMATION

It has recently been reported by a dozen users here that they have received spam emails citing their actual password and names and trying to exhort bitcoin payment from them.

Some of these passwords in the spam email are the same as used here for their AmigaWorld user account login.

Our System Administrator has checked the AmigaWorld.net server and so far found no evidence of a data breach.  However, despite the high standards are security for the AmigaWorld.net server, we are continuing to take these reports very seriously and have already put in process some measures to enhance security.

The password database encryption has been updated.  When any user logs in next, you will receive a brief message confirming that your password has been updated to the higher level of encryption.

Additionally we will be introducing a new mandatory standard for passwords shortly:

- minimum of one upper case character
- minimum of one number
- minimum of eight characters

It is come to our attention that some users here have not upgraded their password in many years.


We would ask all users to do the following with immediate effect:

* change your password immediately to the new standard above
* select a secure password that is truly unique to AmigaWorld.net - do not reuse password previously/currently used on other websites.


Any questions or reports should be made privacy@a-eon.co.uk as per this websites privacy policy.

[kolla]

Why isn't https enforced on _this_ site, one might wonder.

[NinjaCyborg]

Because Amiga web browsers struggle with https, duh

[Wilse]

Site seems to be completely down now. 

[BozzerBigD]

The hackers have full control now. Goodbye and thanks for all the fish! 

[BozzerBigD]

@Thread

AmigaWorld is back and we live to moan about Amiga things a while longer. Maybe I'll get an even bigger collection of spam emailers selling me p£nis enlargement cream and better mortgages from my continued use  Password changed but still my SPAM folder creaks under the weight from the AmigaWorld security breach 

[giZmo350]

I don't dare ever logon to aw.net again. Seems the bad guys have won. 

Brenda and Steve took their six-year-old son to the doctor. With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small p¥nis. After examining the child, the doctor confidently declared, "Just feed him pancakes. That should solve the problem." The next morning when the boy arrived at breakfast, there was a large stack of warm pancakes in the middle of the table. "Gee, Mom," he exclaimed. "For me?" "Yes, but just take two," Brenda replied. "The rest are for your father."

This place needs some comic relief! It is hump day after all!