Password change request

[HTP99]

Just received 7 e-mails within the last minute to do with me requesting to change my password, they have come from [e-mail], I have been asked to either click on a reset link or email [e-mail] if I haven't requested the password change.

Anyone know what this is about, I personally haven't requested a password change and I don't recognise the e-mail?

[Pica-Pica]

You will have had lots of password update requests if you have updated your Apple iOS recently. It is identifying simple passwords that are not sufficiently secure.

[HTP99]

I'm on Android.

[bigandclever]

There are a myriad threads on this, the long and short is don’t worry about it.

The usual PH response is ‘forward them on to [e-mail]’ where the squareroot of fkall will happen.

Anyone can trigger the password reset email with just a username. Just click the ‘Forgotten your password?’ bit at the forum sign-in page and put whoever you like in.

Edited by bigandclever on Wednesday 16th December 14:40

[Pica-Pica]

HTP99 said:

I'm on Android.

OK. I was just explaining what is now happening on ANY website since a recent iOS upgrade.

[gooner1]

Pica-Pica said:

You will have had lots of password update requests if you have updated your Apple iOS recently. It is identifying simple passwords that are not sufficiently secure.

Not so in mine and other participants in N, E and P cases. According to PH support it’s being done deliberately.
16 received requests in a minute is my record , there’s a snowflake somewhere seriously upset with me and others.

[jeremyc]

Already being discussed in detail here