Old Freeper Accounts Hijacked?

Original Content | 03/16/2025 | By Laz A. Mataz

[Lazamataz]

This would explain what we both have been puzzled about.

[Lazamataz]

Can you make this happen? You are a skilled developer, I know you can.

[Kudsman]

I wish they would start donating to Freepathons for me.

[9YearLurker]

I’ve wondered the same thing, Laz.

Which means we likely have our answer.

[Lazamataz]

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[AppyPappy]

Many of my conservative friends became liberals due to family issues or retiring and living on government money/disability. A few became gay.

[hoosierham]

Excellent suggestions.

My friends and coworkers all get scam phone calls and messages daily.There are many well organized criminals trying to steal our information.

[stars & stripes forever]

IMO, some “new old timer post are from Woke children who came upon their parent’s login info.

[Lazamataz]

Which means we likely have our answer.

I just tested out the brute-force method. I was able to attempt 15 manual tries in about 2 minutes. If I had a brute-force password cracker program, this would be child's play, to crack a password.

[Lazamataz]

Many of my conservative friends became liberals due to family issues or retiring and living on government money/disability. A few became gay.

While this might happen -- while politics might change -- I still feel we need to tighten security. This is the single most insecure website I am active on.

[7thOF7th]

First of all, MYOB! You stick to your lane and everybody else can stick to theirs. This forum has been a staunch advocate for Constitutional principles and dare I say your comments appear authoritarian and fanciest. I hope this is not the case. As a long time member, I will continue to opine on my terms and I encourage other to do the same.

[Lazamataz]

IMO, some “new old timer post are from Woke children who came upon their parent’s login info.

True, but two-factor authentication would prevent even that. The odds of a child having access to their parents phone is much less than just simple password/username entry.

Which actually brings me to another point: Logins should expire. Right now, once you are logged in, you stay logged in forever. That cookie or certificate should be set to expire, say, once a month.

[9YearLurker]

Haven’t there been some password manager breaches as well?

[dforest]

How about people die and nobody in their family reports it here. A family member or friend get on their puter or cellphone and just maybe they are leftist, or gay, or whatever.

They are triggered and decide it would be fun to take over for them.

As long as someone knows the password, they can get in here.
Some keep passwords at home in places.

[Lazamataz]

First of all, MYOB! You stick to your lane and everybody else can stick to theirs.

First: I AM minding my own business. Free Republic is in my swim lane. I am a nonstop poster and steady participant.

Secondly, I am technical (very) and I am pointing out HUGE security holes.

Third, I am advocating for increased programmatic and technical security. Surely you cannot be against preventing password cracking and account hijacking???!?

[Lazamataz]

As long as someone knows the password, they can get in here.

Two-factor authentication would mitigate that, to some extent.

[Robert DeLong]

-- Install two-factor authentication, in which a text number is sent to a phone the user possesses

Some of us have gotten rid of their cell phones due to declining eyesight that renders them incapable of using cell phones. I am one of those, so I nix that proposal. 🤣

[Lazamataz]

Excellent suggestions.

Thank you sir.

[Nextrush]

Sleeper accounts to be used when needed I would guess.