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Tonight's account hijacker/spambot: We think we know how he did it.

Posted on 08/27/2021 10:19:51 PM PDT by Jim Robinson

We think we know how he did it, but we're not going to explain it yet. Don't want to give others ideas.

Meanwhile, we've temporarily disabled the login program while John makes some changes tonight to try to block bots. Hopefully, he'll have the programming complete tonight.

Sorry about the mess, but looks like the mods have most of it deleted.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Free Republic; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: freerepublic; hackers; hijacker; larrylucidoparanoia; spambots
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To: Jim Robinson

2FA time?


81 posted on 08/28/2021 5:23:53 AM PDT by jimjohn (...like Donkey Kong.)
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To: jimjohn
Please no. That's like mandatory trigger locks, only hurts the law-abiding.
82 posted on 08/28/2021 5:27:33 AM PDT by palmer (Democracy Dies Six Ways from Sunday)
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To: Bobalu

Very clever captcha—there could be some wonderful variations on that theme.


83 posted on 08/28/2021 5:28:54 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: All

Was in shower, did not see.


84 posted on 08/28/2021 5:33:34 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Bobalu

I might be able to live with that.

Something like “click on all the squares with a real president.”


85 posted on 08/28/2021 5:34:28 AM PDT by sauropod (Time is like quicksilver, smearing the years... - Bill Nelson)
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To: TBP

It’ll never come close to the Unngggh post lol


86 posted on 08/28/2021 5:36:16 AM PDT by 4bye4
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Captcha sucks.


87 posted on 08/28/2021 5:42:51 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Time flies like an arrow... Fruit flies like a banana )
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To: Jim Robinson

We are really on our own. The FIBs would like nothing more than to have access to FR servers. Unlike the DNC hack, they would never allow anyone else to investigate the breach themselves and treat it like evidence.


88 posted on 08/28/2021 5:44:01 AM PDT by gunnut
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To: gitmo

I came on and saw the entire front page of FR filled with new threads, all by the same poster, all obscene references, and went to next page looking for a real thread, only to find more of the same. I think it continued a third page as well. I can’t imagine how that could happen so fast or who would have the time to do something so stupid, but then it occurred to me…angry about Joe being recognized for his miserable job as a prez/Democrat.

So glad I didn’t click on any of them. I imagine virus laden.


89 posted on 08/28/2021 5:51:32 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: HotHunt

I slept through the whole thing.

——————————————

And I was in the shower.

Funny. I was also in the shower when a Moose but my sister.

(Sigh). I miss all the action.


90 posted on 08/28/2021 6:02:22 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (I love my country. It's my government that I hate.)
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To: palmer

I hate captcha


91 posted on 08/28/2021 6:05:19 AM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: Beowulf9

That’s what I found so strange, the threads were being posted faster than humanly possible.


92 posted on 08/28/2021 6:07:11 AM PDT by rdl6989 ( )
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To: rdl6989

I counted a captcha click login amount one time. 47 clicks to log on. How many traffic signals do you see on a blurry photo? Do the ones a block down count? Grrrr...


93 posted on 08/28/2021 6:12:52 AM PDT by usual suspect
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To: rdl6989

Yes. How? Pre-written?


94 posted on 08/28/2021 6:24:04 AM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: Beowulf9

Same here, but I saw dozens. The forum was almost exclusively that junk. I checked many and reported each one. JimRob did a good job containing the threat.


95 posted on 08/28/2021 6:28:11 AM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: HotHunt
I slept through the whole thing.

Me too. Glad I did.

"While You Were Sleeping."

96 posted on 08/28/2021 6:30:11 AM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Jim Robinson

Can’t log in from desktop, only from phone. Why please?


97 posted on 08/28/2021 6:38:34 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Sorry, we’ve temporarily disabled the login program while John makes some changes to try to block spambots.


98 posted on 08/28/2021 6:42:13 AM PDT by Jim Robinson (Resistance to tyranny is obedience to God.)
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To: Jim Robinson

The Satanic mob is always at work trying to destroy all that is good. Evil is on the rise. Sodom on the Potomac is full of evil and the Satanic mobs. It is a battle you cannot win without the LORD of Glory is leading your charge. Thanks Brother Jim. You guys are the best! My 20 years here on this site have been great, minus, of course, those few who think they know it all and have all the answers.


99 posted on 08/28/2021 6:42:42 AM PDT by RetiredArmy (Free Will. GOD gives you the choice I accept or reject Him! Choose Him. It depends on you.)
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To: Jim Robinson

Oh, okay. Thanks for the reply.


100 posted on 08/28/2021 6:44:40 AM PDT by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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