Prolific Academic Survey Alerts

OPMDaze

elsien said:

“We've temporarily paused cash outs as we investigate an attempted cyberattack on our participants. We will reenable all cash outs as soon as possible and will communicate updates as we have them.”

Yes thanks ,changed my PayPal password as well 

libra10

How do you change your password?
Is it just clicking on the 'send password reset email' link?
Have just checked my password, and it's quite a complicated one, wondering whether it will be necessary to change it.

OPMDaze

libra10 said:

How do you change your password?
Is it just clicking on the 'send password reset email' link?
Have just checked my password, and it's quite a complicated one, wondering whether it will be necessary to change it.

yes they send email with link to change it 

Mum161111

Is anyone being alerted to new studies being available on Prolific since this attempted cyberatrack alert?

I have received  no notifications or available studies at all since the 'alert.'  Before this, even when many of the studies were already full,  I usually managed to get a place on one or two.  Although it is always very much  quieter  at weekends I have never known it to be with no notifications at all - not even ones already full.  Prolific Assistant seems to be all right although no notifications.

I have over £20 awaiting review but none approved since the 'alert.'  I have just over £5 already approved before the 'alert' but not  eligible for the £6 cashing out before the 'alert.'.

Value

I saw a study last night and I have another there this morning. Both had lots of places. I don't use alerts though so just saw them on the site.

Mum161111

Thanks, Value.  It must just be a very quiet weekend for me.

fabsaver

Has anyone else had their account blocked over the weekend?

I had an email from Prolific yesterday morning, saying that my account had been blocked due to suspicious activity from an IP address in the United States. I wasn't sure if it was genuine at first but when I tried to login to Prolific it confirmed that my account had been blocked due to repeated login attempts

I've never had this happen before and am pretty sure it must be related to the 'attempted cyberattack' currently on their website banner.

MollyR

No, nothing here.  Mind you, I did change my password as soon as we were notified of the cyberattack.

silvercar

Passport reset email isn't working at the moment!

OPMDaze

Had a handful of surveys today but they fill up very fast. One of the better survey sites out there