Your password wasn't hacked!
Oops, someone was keyboarding while impaired.Your password wasn't hacked!
Your password wasn't hacked!
On most systems, if your password is hacked and someone else changes it, you can't get back in merely by using the 'forgot password' link. You need to know what the new password is that the hackers are now using, and the 'forgot password' link won't be able to help you with that.So I get up this morning and try to login but my password wouldn't work. I hit the forgot password link and was able to update my password and login okay after changing my password. Just a heads up.
Exactly right. If someone hacks your password and changes it you won't be able to access the system because you don't know the new password. If someone hacks into your account and doesn't change the password, you can still use your old password to get in because nothing has changes. The OP needs to think about how that all works.On most systems, if your password is hacked and someone else changes it, you can't get back in merely by using the 'forgot password' link. You need to know what the new password is that the hackers are now using, and the 'forgot password' link won't be able to help you with that.
It never asked for my old password. I figured that would be the case but it wasn't.On most systems, if your password is hacked and someone else changes it, you can't get back in merely by using the 'forgot password' link. You need to know what the new password is that the hackers are now using, and the 'forgot password' link won't be able to help you with that.
Listen, I tried my password several times before hitting the "forgot password link". When I did it asked for my email address and sent me a link to change my password. When I used that link all it asked for was my new password not my old password. So maybe you should check it out before implying someone else doesn't know what their doing.Exactly right. If someone hacks your password and changes it you won't be able to access the system because you don't know the new password. If someone hacks into your account and doesn't change the password, you can still use your old password to get in because nothing has changes. The OP needs to think about how that all works.