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torbrex

Old_Wrinkly wrote: »

Which DOES make one wonder why a user with a password such as that is being asked to change it ... :think:

It will be a block sent email, going out to all forum members regardless of their password.
The same way as I get emails offering me shifts at work in London or Brighton when I live in Scotland, it is just easier to include all recipients rather than be selective.

Common sense from MSE Towers, now thats a new thing

Old_Wrinkly

torbrex wrote: »

It will be a block sent email, going out to all forum members regardless of their password.
The same way as I get emails offering me shifts at work in London or Brighton when I live in Scotland, it is just easier to include all recipients rather than be selective.

But it hasn't gone out to everyone.
My impression (from the number of people mentioning it - remember it initially looked dodgy, with a 1970 date) is that the PM has gone out to a relatively small number (so far).

Candy53

I think it's strange too, why some users have been asked to change them and others haven't. I haven't been asked to.


Candy

Upsidedown_Bear

torbrex wrote: »

It will be a block sent email, going out to all forum members regardless of their password.

I haven't had one

Former_MSE_Ian

HI all,

This may seem obvious, but please.

If you received a private message from MoneySavingExpert telling you that you need to change your password please do not announce this in the forums.

Please follow the instructions in the private message and change your password. Thank you.

Ian

Old_Wrinkly

Ian,
the thing that I find strange is why only some users have received the PM - and that includes ones with passwords that apparently meet the normal guidelines for 'good' passwords.
Can you clarify that, please?

cally6008

And, how does MSE know which members have passwords that meet guidelines for good passwords and which ones dont

Monkeyballs

Ok, for sake of argument I've done it to something much more D1ff1cult! LOL only joking it's N0tTh@tH@rd...

Sorry, this is just a waste of a post but I'm bored and amuses me as I sit here nursing a slipped disc...

MB

Errata

MSE_Ian wrote: »

HI all,

This may seem obvious, but please.

If you received a private message from MoneySavingExpert telling you that you need to change your password please do not announce this in the forums.

Please follow the instructions in the private message and change your password. Thank you.

Ian

What will happen if someone doesn't change their password?

Monkeyballs

Errata wrote: »

What will happen if someone doesn't change their password?

I think the implication is that you have an easy to crack password and you're basically saying "try and hack me! It'll be easy!".

I'm guessing that there is some software in play here which is assessing passwords stored in their database automatically and effectively performing a retrospective "check" on the strength...

You know a bit like when you set an account up and you get a bar showing red/amber/green and weal/medium/strong?

It's all automatic and nothing will be stored so there is no risk of details being published anywhere.

MB