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Security Issue?

Posted by DarkLightHitomi
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1442 posts
Wed 27 Feb 2019
at 07:31
  • msg #1

Security Issue?

Recently, rpol has been resetting my "threads read," thus showing all threads as being unread everytime I log in. Normally, that only happens when I switch devices (i.e. I check rpol on my phone, then check on my laptop, the laptop shows all threads unread). However, I haven't been checking with any other devices, so it shouldn't be doing that me, but it has been.

Not sure if it from other stuff being handled on the back end, or if someone cracked my password and has been poking around.

I changed my password, but I figured on mentioning it on the off chance the worse possibility was the cause.
bigbadron
moderator, 15701 posts
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but mostly he's Ron.
Wed 27 Feb 2019
at 10:25

Security Issue?

This can sometimes result from cookie issues.  Try clearing your RPoL cookies.
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1443 posts
Thu 28 Feb 2019
at 04:06
  • msg #3

Security Issue?

Having changed my password, I haven't had issues since. No, I haven't touched cookies.
facemaker329
member, 7075 posts
Gaming for over 30
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Thu 28 Feb 2019
at 06:54
  • msg #4

Security Issue?

I'm not sure how someone cracking your password and poking around would result in all of your threads being marked as unread.  Unless there's a function somewhere that I've totally missed, you can't 'unread' a thread, so someone poking around should only theoretically result in you missing new posts/messages because THEY read them and cleared the new message indicator...
donsr
member, 1528 posts
Thu 28 Feb 2019
at 12:53
  • msg #5

Security Issue?

 I only have that Issue  in I bring up a 'second" window of RPOL..I do that soeties  when  doing stats  for the  games, rosters  ect ect.

 if I close the  wrong window... the  'new' window' didn't know I was already here..so all my   newest posts, including my own, show up  as 'new"
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1444 posts
Thu 28 Feb 2019
at 23:35
  • msg #6

Security Issue?

As I said before, it happens when switching devices. Someone cracking ny password would be on a second device.
Starchaser
member, 538 posts
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Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 00:11
  • msg #7

Security Issue?

Is there a last logged in history anywhere? You could interrogate that to see if there was a date / time in your login history when you knew you weren't logged in.
donsr
member, 1529 posts
Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 00:35
  • msg #8

Security Issue?

GMs  can see what time the  players  log in..other can only see  dates..all the  posts  have a  Time on the thread...

 I noticed that  my time stamps  will change tie zones  when I pull up another   window, then I have to re-click  to reset the time
bigbadron
moderator, 15704 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 05:19

Security Issue?

When was the last time this happened, roughly?
donsr
member, 1530 posts
Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 08:28
  • msg #10

Security Issue?

Me?..so far today (Friday to sat Morning)  it hasn't  happened...next time it happens   i'll drop a  time stamp in here.

 in my most active game, I notcie it more, becayse I Live in PA..I have  players  in and around  England..all the way over to the  west coast of America? so i'll check the   time of a post to see when the player posted  , before I move the game along..

 I have links  for  my games to 'bump them'  when the time comes for the add..i'll click on one of those, and  after one or two clicks   'my time" is back on my windows  , and  I will close the  'wrong' time one.
bigbadron
moderator, 15705 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 08:38

Security Issue?

In reply to donsr (msg # 10):

Mostly I was asking DLH.  I have no idea what's going on with yours, though I might have an idea about DLH's.  :)
donsr
member, 1531 posts
Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 08:44
  • msg #12

Security Issue?

oops?  ok..mine isn't really a problems, just an annoyance.
DarkLightHitomi
member, 1445 posts
Sat 2 Mar 2019
at 11:51
  • msg #13

Security Issue?

Wednesday was the last day for site wide issue. I reset my password and no further issue till today, though today it wasn't everywhere, it was just three places, two forums and one game.
bigbadron
moderator, 15711 posts
He's big, he's bad,
but mostly he's Ron.
Wed 3 Apr 2019
at 18:37

Security Issue?

Oops, missed this.

Do you access the site from multiple devices?  If so, do you log out of one device before transferring to another?
Starchaser
member, 577 posts
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Thu 4 Apr 2019
at 08:31
  • msg #15

Security Issue?

I do use multiple devices without logout and I've noticed sometimes pms and game threads show as unread on the second device, even one's I posted myself. It could still be just a cookie issue.

Annoying things these cookies (but tasty with a coffee / tea).
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