Locked my account

[winmon]

I messed up my password and locked my account.

I was changing my browser and had forgotten my password, and made too many attempts, and this resulted in my account being banned.

username:  binmon

Trying to get help in removing the ban.

Thank you

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[vegasguy]

I was not aware that trying your password too many times would ban your account. Is this true?

Vegas

[Woody20285]

It was probably automatically locked as a possible hack.
You probably need to request a mod to unlock but, I am not sure how you do that.
They have to get so many email though. Don't know  how they keep up.

[Your Point Is Invalid]

There really is only one way you can recover your account, pm theymos and badbear about the situation and make sure you provide a signed message from an address linked with the binmon account to prove ownership. After a few months you will get a response. Yes, months

[Quickseller]

I was not aware that trying your password too many times would ban your account. Is this true?

Vegas

If I had to guess then I would say that the OP probably clicked on "forgot password" and attempted to reset his PW via his security question.

The OP will most likely need to provide a signed message from an address associated with his account to get it back. In the meantime he is free to make another account and/or use another account and use it freely. (this is assuming that the reason for his ban was in fact because he reset his PW and not because he broke some other rule)

[vegasguy]

Great information. Thanks.

[notlist3d]

I was not aware that trying your password too many times would ban your account. Is this true?

Vegas

If I had to guess then I would say that the OP probably clicked on "forgot password" and attempted to reset his PW via his security question.

The OP will most likely need to provide a signed message from an address associated with his account to get it back. In the meantime he is free to make another account and/or use another account and use it freely. (this is assuming that the reason for his ban was in fact because he reset his PW and not because he broke some other rule)

It appears that is true - https://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php :
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question

Sadly no matter what it seems cant get info to all people don't use secret question to reset or you will get account security locked.  Which then takes a admin to unlock it.

[brianlee01]

I was not aware that trying your password too many times would ban your account. Is this true?

Vegas

If I had to guess then I would say that the OP probably clicked on "forgot password" and attempted to reset his PW via his security question.

The OP will most likely need to provide a signed message from an address associated with his account to get it back. In the meantime he is free to make another account and/or use another account and use it freely. (this is assuming that the reason for his ban was in fact because he reset his PW and not because he broke some other rule)

It appears that is true - https://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php :
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question

Sadly no matter what it seems cant get info to all people don't use secret question to reset or you will get account security locked.  Which then takes a admin to unlock it.

Idk Is this a kind of bug or what? Becuase it has long happened this not been resolved.

[Quickseller]

I was not aware that trying your password too many times would ban your account. Is this true?

Vegas

If I had to guess then I would say that the OP probably clicked on "forgot password" and attempted to reset his PW via his security question.

The OP will most likely need to provide a signed message from an address associated with his account to get it back. In the meantime he is free to make another account and/or use another account and use it freely. (this is assuming that the reason for his ban was in fact because he reset his PW and not because he broke some other rule)

It appears that is true - https://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php :
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question

Sadly no matter what it seems cant get info to all people don't use secret question to reset or you will get account security locked.  Which then takes a admin to unlock it.

Idk Is this a kind of bug or what? Becuase it has long happened this not been resolved.

When the forum was hacked last year the hashes to passwords were leaked and the plaintext password reset questions were also leaked. It was recommended for people to change their passwords and remove the password reset question. As a result, anyone who attempts to reset their password via their secret question will automatically get banned until they can prove they are the owner of their account to an admin ( and until an admin is able to review everything).

[vegasguy]

I was not aware that trying your password too many times would ban your account. Is this true?

Vegas

If I had to guess then I would say that the OP probably clicked on "forgot password" and attempted to reset his PW via his security question.

The OP will most likely need to provide a signed message from an address associated with his account to get it back. In the meantime he is free to make another account and/or use another account and use it freely. (this is assuming that the reason for his ban was in fact because he reset his PW and not because he broke some other rule)

It appears that is true - https://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php :
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question

Sadly no matter what it seems cant get info to all people don't use secret question to reset or you will get account security locked.  Which then takes a admin to unlock it.

Idk Is this a kind of bug or what? Becuase it has long happened this not been resolved.

When the forum was hacked last year the hashes to passwords were leaked and the plaintext password reset questions were also leaked. It was recommended for people to change their passwords and remove the password reset question. As a result, anyone who attempts to reset their password via their secret question will automatically get banned until they can prove they are the owner of their account to an admin ( and until an admin is able to review everything).

The problem is there are only 2 global mods that Im aware of that can recover an account and thats badbear and Theymos, and Im sure they are extremley busy.

Vegas

[winmon]

There really is only one way you can recover your account, pm theymos and badbear about the situation and make sure you provide a signed message from an address linked with the binmon account to prove ownership. After a few months you will get a response. Yes, months

omg, I'm too old to wait months, lol

and I probably did not do "a signed message..."  because I don't know what you mean...but I appreciate your trying to help!!

Thank you!

[winmon]

Well, there is one thing I do know.........

This is a real pain.

Guess this comes as a result of being lazy and storing the pw in the browser, so one tends to forget it....

So, a take-off from the TV ad:   "What's in your password window"?     Make sure you know!

[notlist3d]

There really is only one way you can recover your account, pm theymos and badbear about the situation and make sure you provide a signed message from an address linked with the binmon account to prove ownership. After a few months you will get a response. Yes, months

omg, I'm too old to wait months, lol

and I probably did not do "a signed message..."  because I don't know what you mean...but I appreciate your trying to help!!

Thank you!

Signed message is best everyone should stake an address.  If you did not do it did you do any deals on forum where you happened to post a bitcoin address?  If so sign a message with that address and point to it. 

Staking is best though due to someone quoting it next, so a "bad guy" cant change it.  But that does not really apply in this case.

[Dinki]

I messed up my password and locked my account.

I was changing my browser and had forgotten my password, and made too many attempts, and this resulted in my account being banned.

username:  binmon

Trying to get help in removing the ban.

Thank you

Why don't you open another account in the mean time. I hope your rank in the old account is not yet high

If it is, you would have to PM theymos and bad bear as it has been said and wait for some months..

[mindrust]

I also got locked my account once. Badbear responded in a short time and solved the situation very well.

Also pm'ed Theymos but he didn't respond. Your chances with badbear is a lot higher i say.

But my situation happened almost a year ago.

[KenR]

I also got locked my account once. Badbear responded in a short time and solved the situation very well.

Also pm'ed Theymos but he didn't respond. Your chances with badbear is a lot higher i say.

But my situation happened almost a year ago.

That was when they had time on their hands and people weren't used to get their accounts locked every now and then.In the OP's case ,I think his account is mostly banned and chances of recovering are zero.

[Gimpeline]

I was not aware that trying your password too many times would ban your account. Is this true?

Vegas

If I had to guess then I would say that the OP probably clicked on "forgot password" and attempted to reset his PW via his security question.

The OP will most likely need to provide a signed message from an address associated with his account to get it back. In the meantime he is free to make another account and/or use another account and use it freely. (this is assuming that the reason for his ban was in fact because he reset his PW and not because he broke some other rule)

It appears that is true - https://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php :
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question

Sadly no matter what it seems cant get info to all people don't use secret question to reset or you will get account security locked.  Which then takes a admin to unlock it.

Idk Is this a kind of bug or what? Becuase it has long happened this not been resolved.

When the forum was hacked last year the hashes to passwords were leaked and the plaintext password reset questions were also leaked. It was recommended for people to change their passwords and remove the password reset question. As a result, anyone who attempts to reset their password via their secret question will automatically get banned until they can prove they are the owner of their account to an admin ( and until an admin is able to review everything).

Why on earth is that thing still there if all it is doing is closing your account?

[Quickseller]

I was not aware that trying your password too many times would ban your account. Is this true?

Vegas

If I had to guess then I would say that the OP probably clicked on "forgot password" and attempted to reset his PW via his security question.

The OP will most likely need to provide a signed message from an address associated with his account to get it back. In the meantime he is free to make another account and/or use another account and use it freely. (this is assuming that the reason for his ban was in fact because he reset his PW and not because he broke some other rule)

It appears that is true - https://bitcointalk.org/seclog.php :
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question
May 29, 2016, 08:30:17 PM - binmon - password reset via secret question

Sadly no matter what it seems cant get info to all people don't use secret question to reset or you will get account security locked.  Which then takes a admin to unlock it.

Idk Is this a kind of bug or what? Becuase it has long happened this not been resolved.

When the forum was hacked last year the hashes to passwords were leaked and the plaintext password reset questions were also leaked. It was recommended for people to change their passwords and remove the password reset question. As a result, anyone who attempts to reset their password via their secret question will automatically get banned until they can prove they are the owner of their account to an admin ( and until an admin is able to review everything).

Why on earth is that thing still there if all it is doing is closing your account?

That sounds like a good question to PM and/or otherwise ask theymos about.

[winmon]

Good point..........it is a "GOTCHA" 

[winmon]

Still waiting for months to go by quickly....   


Can't figure out where i might have a signed message, so it may not matter....