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Originally Posted by LostInSp_ce
Paul, they might be phishing around the site and may have possibly hacked some or all users passwords. Allowing them to easily hijack an account/s and use it to spam all over the site. If you're thinking that changing your password is pointless it's not. It could have taken them weeks or months to get it and so by changing it sets them back again and they'll most likely lose interest and hopefully move on. It's not a bad thing either to change it regularly which can help minimise the risk and the stronger your password is the longer it will take to be cracked.
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Ah! Got it - thanks for taking the time to explain.
I follow the logic, although in all the years I've been here I've never heard anyone report that that had happened to them.
Mostly, aren't these spammers just advertising their stuff. And don't they just create an account in the normal way followed by posting their links?
Why have we suddenly started substituting/confusing 'spammer' with 'hacker'?
Just asking (again)
