(10-21-2023, 04:01 AM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: I had access as a member because I hadn't logged out. However, signatures were missing from everyone's profiles. I couldn't post anything or start a thread. The wall on the profile was gone, no comments there, only an error message.
I was able to do stuff like change my password and email address in my profile, but I couldn't find a way to log in or out, so I used CCleaner to make a fresh start.
I then had to log in to ATS and both my old and new password wouldn't get me back in. I should have left well enough alone, but if I can't reply or create a thread, screw it.
So, I guess I'll be here more.
That's interesting, that neither your old or your NEW password for the old account would work. Maybe nothing got deleted - maybe a connection was broken somewhere. The old accounts are still there, but no one can access them. New accounts work, but changed passwords on old accounts don't. Maybe a new database has started with the new accounts and new passwords, and the old login database is "there", but disconnected because a new one has been started.
There's always a chance that a bad actor set all that up in order to glean login info for users (many would just use the same old password on newly created accounts), and they are gathering data from the new accounts for future targeting or account takeovers.
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