r/Internet • • 2h ago

Question Repeated 1/100000 chance attempts adding up. Is this not a vulnerability?

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Someone has been trying to get into an account similar to a Microsoft account or a Microsoft account.

For years, I mean years, I have received codes I never requested that claim I or someone else requested it for a password change. However, it is not every day. They've started again. They don't have my password but it is much easier to crack a code that only runs from 000000 to 999999 instead of cracking a password that runs from "FRLG.ips" to "Serial$$36Lain1188".

Because they send so many, it appears their attack method on me, and on others, is to just keep sending the code and entering in a 6-digit code blindly until it matches with the code sent to me which they are incapable of accessing. In other words, they could keep entering the code 804404 until the code in my emails is indeed 804404.

How can this be stopped? How can a company, Msft, stop this?

The probability of only one attempt is 1/1000000. However, if they keep doing it, which they are, the probability (independent of prior failed attempts) of their serial attempts on the next day is actually 1/80000. This means if they have 20000 targets at once, and attack for the following four days in a row, they should succeed in getting access to around one account. How can this be stopped?


r/Internet • • 55m ago

Archers Discussion Board - paranormal.org.uk

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Those of you unable to get in it's not just you.

Today's problem is a global cyber issue with php.

Steenbok is on the case.


r/Internet • • 16h ago

Discussion The internet is in its guano years

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r/Internet • • 1d ago

Question What should a regular broke person with basic tech and no crimes to cover up be doing right now given today’s events?

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I have such a novice understanding of tech—my phone and computer might as well be magic in my mind. I’ve got my emails, my drive of documents and photos in Google, a bank account… I don’t feel particularly vulnerable but obviously I’d like to be safe. What simple actions could I take right now to insulate myself from the potential fallout of the vulnerabilities exposed today?


r/Internet • • 13h ago

Is there any way to have internet in a building that doesn't have Internet, if you don't have 5G/a data plan?

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r/Internet • • 1d ago

Internet Archive Down

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User reports are showing “possible issues”with the Internet Archive.

You might be wondering what this is:

Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free public access to collections of digitized materials including websites, books, audio, video, images and software programs


r/Internet • • 13h ago

Sonic wifi scam?

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Before you choose the fibre wifi plan from sonic, please be aware that they charge an extra 17.20 in taxes! This is mostly associated with the phone line, which you cannot opt out from.

So instead of 50 a month for gigabit wifi, youre looking at $67/month.

BUYER BEWARE


r/Internet • • 23h ago

“The internet is held together by a Cheeto and the password ‘4’ 💀😭”

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r/Internet • • 1d ago

What going on with this PHP2shell thing?

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Some of my favorite sites are down for maintenance, and it seems to have something to do with PHP2shell. Can someone please explain to me what PHP2shell is and what the hell is going on, please?


r/Internet • • 1d ago

News Canadian news publishers worried about Meta’s new terms of service

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r/Internet • • 1d ago

News Diana Fox Carney says keeping kids safe on the internet is shared work. Here’s where she has some hope for progress

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r/Internet • • 1d ago

Question Is there a way to check all the websites your phone has been registered on?

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Hi! hopefully this is the right subreddit to ask this but i wanted to know if there’s a way to check what websites i’ve registered my phone number on. I plan on moving countries so i wouldn’t have access to my current phone number anymore but im also scared id get logged out of the several accounts i have on various websites that required my phone number. is there anyway to tackle this?


r/Internet • • 1d ago

Name Foundry - casts a unique name (and character) for your AI assistant

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Spins up a never-repeated name for your AI, with a downloadable certificate and an optional AI character.


r/Internet • • 2d ago

What is this weird device connected to my WiFi?

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Woke up to a notification saying a new device is on my internet. Looks sketchy and I see that it’s pulling data.

Someone spying on our phones/computers or something!?

How can I track this device down!?


r/Internet • • 2d ago

Anyone else noticed X (formally Twitter) has gone to the dogs?

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r/Internet • • 2d ago

SONDAGGIO: Da quanto tempo usi Internet?

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r/Internet • • 3d ago

the internet used to be a library: now it's just a shop...

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r/Internet • • 2d ago

Internet Shutdowns

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r/Internet • • 3d ago

Some apps and sites not loading

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r/Internet • • 3d ago

I Am THIS Internet OLD!😱

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Been There. Done That. Still Here.🤣


r/Internet • • 3d ago

No connectivity

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Internet connectivity on route stopped yesterday

Moved the sim to phone, the sim is fine and connecting on phone
Tried another sim in route and same connection issue
Red globe signal showing

What I have tried
Restarted
Switch sim
Unplug power
Factory reset

Any tips to fix issue ?

Thank you


r/Internet • • 4d ago

Discussion Fixing The Internet One Process At A Time: A Proposal For A New Version of the World Wide Web

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In my proposal, I have explained my vision for a decentralized internet. This includes features such as a new browser and search engine known as Yagu! which highlights the basic idea for implementation of my proposal. It mainly uses a system called World Wide Mesh (WWM) which is backwards-compatible with World Wide Web links. There was also a necessary decision to introduce the Decentralized Private Network System (DPNS). Within the proposal, there is also a mention of a .wiki domain similar to the ICANN registration domain, but it mainly serves the purpose of identifying a site as a wiki, as highlighted in the document. I also introduced IPv7 in the document, which uses special characters to identify something - for example, % means part of and @ means the address of the manufacturer. I explain this all in further detail in the document:

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z7sTTAXLBYXQXHUfxLHXidc48GnOQEArI3pnFSlXWPM/edit?usp=sharing\](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z7sTTAXLBYXQXHUfxLHXidc48GnOQEArI3pnFSlXWPM/edit?usp=sharing)

Please feel free to ask questions, but, I cannot guarantee I can answer them all.


r/Internet • • 4d ago

i found a random chatting website

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r/Internet • • 4d ago

i found a random chatting website

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r/Internet • • 6d ago

Help Youtube/video sites not working

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