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Title: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: tony23 on February 09, 2007, 10:32:57 PM
Hi all,

Earlier today after logging out of my account I refreshed the front page and found that I was logged into Piru's account. Not really knowing what to do about this breach of security to Piru's account I PM'd Wayne the details from within Piru's account but I have not yet had a reply on this matter. I have no idea what could cause this to happen, Maybe Piru and me are sharing the same IP ? I just dunno.

I have since had this happen once again and I so I logged out right away. I decided to post this thread so as to bring it to the attention of the site Members and Mods. I hope that this is not happening to other member accounts and that the cause of this security breach can be rectified ASAP.



T.
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Piru on February 09, 2007, 10:37:22 PM
This happened before, too. Flush cookies, that should help.

earlier incident (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=26266). At one point I was logged in as koaftder, and koaftder was logged in as me...
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: tony23 on February 09, 2007, 10:48:08 PM
@ Piru,

Thanks for the tip, and sorry bout the breach to your account. I didn't snoop your PM's or post but if this kind of security breach is going on it needs to be fixed and the sooner the better. Cookies have been flushed !

T.
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Piru on February 09, 2007, 10:57:15 PM
Yeah, it's a bit unsettling.
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: tony23 on February 09, 2007, 11:08:58 PM
Really strange thing is that I just closed IBrowse and started up again then came here and I was logged right into your account again ! I just don't get whats going on here. Maybe not got rid of the cookies the right way yet ? I guess.

T.
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: koaftder on February 09, 2007, 11:16:59 PM
I also got to be Piru for a day. Perhaps he is the one?
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Homer on February 09, 2007, 11:33:39 PM
I feel I must point out at this stage that I am not Tiger Woods  :crazy:
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: dammy on February 09, 2007, 11:41:31 PM
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I feel I must point out at this stage that I am not Tiger Woods


That's funny, I deliver his snail mail tomorrow IRL.  :-)

Dammy
Rural Carrier
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: ChaosLord on February 09, 2007, 11:50:51 PM
@Tony23

You don't really exist.  You are just a figment of Piru's imagination. :lol:  :-D
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: motorollin on February 09, 2007, 11:52:37 PM
Me next! Me next! I wanna try being Piru!

--
moto
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Methuselas on February 09, 2007, 11:56:04 PM
Quote

motorollin wrote:
Me next! Me next! I wanna try being Piru!

--
moto



NO SH!T!!!! I want to be Piru too! :-D


Or Kees, so I can steal his amiga socks.  :crazy:  
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: lurkist on February 10, 2007, 01:33:04 AM
/me searches for a tiny door behind my filing cabinet! :-D
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: arkanoid on February 10, 2007, 02:04:20 AM
There's a little bit of Piru in each of us  :-)
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: buzz on February 10, 2007, 02:56:21 AM
Which bit of Piru? There is one bit in particular I don't want in me :-)
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: rkauer on February 10, 2007, 03:26:21 AM
I don't want that particular bit in me too!

And I prefer to be Bill Gates, then sell M$ to Afganistam govern for 2 Mi (that's be a enough amount for me) and spend all the money in Amiga market. :crazy:
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: koaftder on February 10, 2007, 03:40:26 AM
ummmm... wtf yall?


I don't wanna know...
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: on February 10, 2007, 04:35:20 AM
I've emptied the sessions table, but if I were to guess, it's something to do with Piru's account, since everyone seems to want to be him for a while.  The only solution I know of is to delete Piru's account and let him create a new one, but we all know how well that'll be accepted.

Delete your cookies, delete your caches, and pray for me as if this continues to be a trend, we may have reached the magical breaking point where we have to kill Xoops and start all over again.

Wayne
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: ChaosLord on February 10, 2007, 05:00:27 AM
Please don't delete Piru's account!

If it comes to that just make him switch to a NEW account:
Piruv2.0  :-D
or
PiruTNG  :-)
or
MorphPiru
or something

that way the comment structure of all the old posts would be maintained.
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: CannonFodder on February 10, 2007, 05:36:23 AM
Quote

ChaosLord wrote:
Please don't delete Piru's account!

If it comes to that just make him switch to a NEW account:
Piruv2.0  :-D
or
PiruTNG  :-)
or
MorphPiru
or something

that way the comment structure of all the old posts would be maintained.


Maybe ¨The God¨ would be a better new nick for Piru? :-D
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: weirdami on February 10, 2007, 07:37:02 AM
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that way the comment structure of all the old posts would be maintained.


if we've broken Xoops then Wayne probably means that we'll have to flush everything so there won't be any old comments to have structure to be maintained anyway.
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: AJCopland on February 10, 2007, 10:17:43 AM
Of course if Xoops is letting us all take turns at being Piru then can we really call it broken? :-D

Andy
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: bloodline on February 10, 2007, 02:11:00 PM
I've not had a go at being Piru yet! this sux....
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Methuselas on February 10, 2007, 03:06:25 PM
I'm starting to think that Piru is a Cylon.  :-o
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Doobrey on February 10, 2007, 04:00:27 PM
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koaftder wrote:
I also got to be Piru for a day. Perhaps he is the one?


He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy :python:
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Crumb on February 10, 2007, 04:02:08 PM
@koaftder

I wouldn't mind being Piru for one day to know how it feels being able to optimize asm code being drunk as it must be cool ;-)
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Karlos on February 10, 2007, 04:07:32 PM
I can sense a movie: "Being Harry Sintonen"

Did any of you "Piru-for-a-day" guys wind up dumped just south of the New Jersey Turnpike?
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Karlos on February 10, 2007, 04:09:17 PM
Quote

buzz wrote:
Which bit of Piru? There is one bit in particular I don't want in me :-)


I'd rather not have any part of Piru in me and I am sure he'd agree that he wouldn't want to put any part of him in me either :-D
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: CannonFodder on February 10, 2007, 06:05:41 PM
Quote

Karlos wrote:
Quote

buzz wrote:
Which bit of Piru? There is one bit in particular I don't want in me :-)


I'd rather not have any part of Piru in me and I am sure he'd agree that he wouldn't want to put any part of him in me either :-D


After a few beers, who knows what could happen? ;-)


/Handcrafted assembly routines that beat any compiled C routines probably! :lol:
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Karlos on February 11, 2007, 01:52:46 PM
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After a few beers, who knows what could happen? ;-)


Given I don't drink, I can only summise that this is a terrible slur against Piru :-D

I really need to get back into some asm coding to be honest. I miss it (sick as that may sound to some people).
Title: Re: A.org Security Alert !. I'm not Piru !
Post by: Karlos on February 11, 2007, 07:36:03 PM
There's a Piru logged in right now....

But which one?