Password reset mail from Boards Group is legit; boards.* regional sites consolidated

Overheal

Edit: Just to point out that this is a valid e-mail, indicating a password reset for users of the old boards.jp/.us/.org.uk/.tv sites in their temporary home at boardsgroup.com. Thanks for your patience and apologies for the phishiness of the e-mail. There is an announcement here. John / Cloud.

An email is the first I'd heard of this.

Cloud wrote:

(You are receiving this message if you were registered on boards.jp/.us/.tv/.org.uk/.co.nz/.com.cn.)

Dear all -

I write this message to let you know of an ongoing consolidation of boards.* sites. This is in response to an attack on the main boards.ie server in January 2010. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055806686

As a result, we have had to look at our multiple installations of vBulletin, phpBB, LoudBlog, PhotoPost, Gallery, vBDrupal, etc., and revise the number of software instances we are running. As a result, we decided to undergo a two-stage consolidation of these platforms.

Stage 1 - Done

For the past month or so, in Stage 1 of the consolidation process, we've been slowly importing all the content from our various sites. These are: boards.jp, boards.us, boards.tv, boards.org.uk (vBulletin); boards.com.cn, boards.co.nz (phpBB), podcasts.boards.ie, boards.jp/podcasts (LoudBlog); albums.boards.ie (PhotoPost); boards.jp/albums (Gallery); social.ie, boards.jp/blogs, boards.us/blogs, and boards.org.uk/blogs (vBDrupal) into a single vBulletin instance, temporarily housed here at boardsgroup.com. This has taken some time due to the custom import scripts required.

The result is this site, and we are reopening this forum before Stage 2 of the consolidation process.

Stage 1.5 - Doing

We are currently merging together smaller forums into bigger forums in order to make the category hierarchy more manageable. You will notice some changes in the drop down menus when this is completed over the next week or two.

Stage 2 - To Do

For Stage 2, the plan is to eventually import this consolidated set of forums into the main boards.ie database. While this will undoubtedly not be an ideal solution for many, we believe that this will give us the best future upgrade path for users of our forums.

If you would like to comment further on this move, please do so on the Feedback forum. http://www.boardsgroup.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=107


You will also be receiving a "Password Reset" message (if you haven't already); we are forcing password requests for all accounts due to the aforementioned issue.

With thanks for your patience,

John.
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I'd just like to say I like. Boards.us is (last time I checked, moons ago) a dustbowl, because most of the discussion goes on here and having two different platforms and sites was just bothersome.

I always liked the idea of Boards.com but as I understand it, thats just not very practical for the sake of expense. What about a .org?

Cabaal

Is am I right in thinking that if you visit boardsgroup.com in the future you';ll also be able to see all the submenu's for boards.ie and will this also work visa versa....you visit boards.ie and you'll be able to see all the regions listed on boardsgroup.com?

If so I think it would be great and should drive alot of traffic to the other region/sites

G_R

Hi guys,

I got an email in my Hotmail Junk/Spam folder from an address called clouds@boards.ie

Is that actually ye or is it someone pretending to be ye??

If it isn't ye give me an address and I'll forward the mail on, if it is ye, sorry for wasting your time.

thanks

G_R

i just realised this is prob the wrong forum, could one of the mods move it to a more appropriate one please and thanks

smashey

Cloud did send a batch of emails yesterday.

G_R

ok grand thanks

Overheal

I never even knew about boards group o_O

Steve

Boards group is new, it didn't exist before.

What the hell is Voltron?

I looked up my account there and some other "steve" got my username..
I cot a cheap imported plastic copy.

deadl0ck

Hi,
I just got the following email :

Dear deadl0ck,

As you requested, your password has now been reset. Your new details are as follows:

Username: deadl0ck
Password: XXXXXXX

To change your password, please visit this page: http://www.boardsgroup.com/vbulletin/profile.php?do=editpassword

All the best,
Boards Group Forums

Now maybe I clicked on a link by accident but I haven't even been on boards this morning yet....

Just a heads up for the mods in case it's something more sinister.....

The Recliner

Were you a member of Boards.co.uk or Boards.tv or any of the other Boards related sites

Cloud was working on consolidating them and I think he mentioned something about password resets

Overheal has a thread on it here

watty

I think it's a scam?

I got it too.

I never heard of "boardsgroup.com"

So I'd not go there and enter anything!

So now Cloud and Boards are as famous as AIB, Western Union, and whatever else phising scams there are?

don't go here.

Dear watty,

As you requested, your password has now been reset. Your new details are as follows:

Username: watty
Password: 42218275

To change your password, please visit this page: http://www.boardsgroup.com/vbulletin/profile.php?do=editpassword

All the best,
Boards Group Forums

Anyone can send an email that claims to be from Boards Group Forums <cloud@boards.ie>

Is this real? (headers)

(qmail 38821 messnum 11586399 invoked from network[89.234.66.104/ip-89-234-66-104.dedi.digiweb.ie]); 9 Apr 2010 08:39:21 -0000
from ip-89-234-66-104.dedi.digiweb.ie (HELO beaker.boards.ie) (89.234.66.104) by mail24.svc.cra.dublin.eircom.net (qp 38821) with SMTP;
9 Apr 2010 08:39:21 -0000
from beaker.boards.ie (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by beaker.boards.ie (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id o398dKau049253 for <watty@eircom.net>; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:39:20 +0100 (IST) (envelope-from john@beaker.boards.ie)
(from root@localhost) by beaker.boards.ie (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id o398dKlQ049252; Fri, 9 Apr 2010 09:39:20 +0100 (IST) (envelope-from john)
<20100409083920.ff889d2acdb8@2b3510a1cbf90c3339.vb_unknown.unknown>

Admittedly it "looks" like it came from boards?

I'm open to correction, but I think it's fake.

If it is real, it's stupid as such wording of email should NEVER be sent by legitimate site!

[edit] From other thread it looks real. But STUPIP STUPID wording that will ring alarm bells with anyone that knows the smell of Phish!

[edit] It should have been a differently worded email, maybe with link to original site or boards.ie.
This could be a fake for all I know!

Spear

All being done as planned.

Start reading.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055877729

johnp

Got an email from cloud@boards.ie yesterday about a consolidation of boards.ie.

Then today I get an email (from Boards Group Forums) telling me my password has been changed as per my request.

Is this all legit? Whats it all about?

watty

The way these emails sent flies in the face of all the Education that is being attempted for consumers. Doing it like Phishing email. Since no-one requested a password reset and the domain name is different, this is SO badly done.

I just moved my site I co-mod from vBulletin + wordpress to Drupal*.
* I sent an email explaining the change.
* No-one had to change password, nor was asked to confirm or change a password.




(* http://www.techtir.ie It's definitely not competition to boards )

deadl0ck

Ah - OK

It does look like a phishing email though....

Ronan H

Is this going to affect our Boards.ie passwords? I dont want to change any passwords so is this an optional thing?

Certainly not very well worded to send an Email like that to people who have not requested anything in the way of a password change...

If I ignore it what will happen?

Ronan

Ronan H

watty wrote: »

The way these emails sent flies in the face of all the Education that is being attempted for consumers. Doing it like Phishing email. Since no-one requested a password reset and the domain name is different, this is SO badly done.

+1 to flying in the face of every bit of consumer advice propagated about phishing and online security in the last 100 years (ish) :rolleyes:...

Ro

robtri

Lads is this legit???
i didnt request any password change??if legit whats it about

Dear robtri,

As you requested, your password has now been reset. Your new details are as follows:

Username: robtri
Password:

To change your password, please visit this page: http://www.boardsgroup.com/vbulletin/profile.php?do=editpassword

All the best,
Boards Group Forums

watty

First "Spam" was in fact Victorian. About 20mins after the new Telegraph network went public!

Cabaal

Head wrote: »

Is this going to affect our Boards.ie passwords? I dont want to change any passwords so is this an optional thing?

No it doesn't,

LoLth

have a read here to see whats happening and why:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055877729

Dymo

I got this message with my boards username but I have a differant user name with boards.uk account, which do I use for my boardsgroup acount?

robtri

LoLth wrote: »

have a read here to see whats happening and why:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055877729

so its all above board then..... that thread doesnt explain anything sorry

CrowdedHouse

I got one and deleted it, I assumed it was phishing

VERY ham-fisted effort by 'you know who you are'

Cloud

Hi all -

Yes the e-mail is valid, indicating a reset of passwords on boardsgroup.com (a temporary consolidation of the boards.* regional sites).

Yes it's a stupid e-mail, just the default vBulletin one which probably doesn't say very much as it is just being called by a script. But there should have been a precursor e-mail sent about a consolidation of the boards.ie sites which mentioned the password reset - apologies if you didn't get that one.

In any case, since many would have used the same password for boards.ie and boards.*, it's best to force a password reset to be safe.

I thought I had gotten off lightly with just six complaining e-mails from 10,000 resets

John.
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congo_90

Hi. I was sent a password reset email there to say I requested it be changed.. I never asked for that. Can someone clairfy asap? I'm going to put a request now for a password change.

Your new password for Boards Group Forums‏
From: Boards Group Forums (cloud@boards.ie)

Dear congo_90,

As you requested, your password has now been reset. Your new details are as follows:

Username: congo_90
Password: ********

To change your password, please visit this page: http://www.boardsgroup.com/vbulletin/profile.php?do=editpassword

All the best,
Boards Group Forums

Anti

Dear Anti,

As you requested, your password has now been reset. Your new details are as follows:

Username:XXXX
Password: XXXX


Thanks guys, but i'm 100% sure i did not request a new password. Is this a bug?

Agent Smith

Got this as well

Dohnny Jepp

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055878367

I assume you have an account with one of the other boards sites. Due to the consolidation of all boards sites, boards passwords are being changed for all concerned.

Dohnny Jepp

Might be an idea to have a global announcement about the password reset as there are a lot of threads in teh helpdesk and a couple here about people worrying about it.

Orion

Dohnny Jepp wrote: »

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055878367

I assume you have an account with one of the other boards sites. Due to the consolidation of all boards sites, boards passwords are being changed for all concerned.

boards.* (apart from .ie) passwords are being reset. You should have received a mail about that if you were registered on .uk/.us/etc.

Cloud

I've posted an announcement - good idea!

copacetic

Cloud wrote: »

Hi all -

Yes the e-mail is valid, indicating a reset of passwords on boardsgroup.com (a temporary consolidation of the boards.* regional sites).

Yes it's a stupid e-mail, just the default vBulletin one which probably doesn't say very much as it is just being called by a script. But there should have been a precursor e-mail sent about a consolidation of the boards.ie sites which mentioned the password reset - apologies if you didn't get that one.

In any case, since many would have used the same password for boards.ie and boards.*, it's best to force a password reset to be safe.

I thought I had gotten off lightly with just six complaining e-mails from 10,000 resets

John.
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I think most people wouldn't replay to a mail like that as would assume it is some kind of spam/phising/email address trawl.

anyway, apologies, but I marked it as spam for google and deleted it before I saw this...

watty

I never got the 1st email.

And it wasn't a gmail account.

The template emails on vB are easy to edit.

Well, Cloud has apologised.

I'm glad it's all cleared up. No kittens or puppies harmed.

congo_90

Cloud wrote: »

I've posted an announcement - good idea!

Hi Cloud,
first I heard of it was when I got that email I posted about. If the op's date is taken into consideration it has been ongoing for 3 days without a sitewide announcement? I'm not having a go at you just pointing out this thread wouldn't have happened if it had been. Anyways. Nice to see all is cleared up and someone isn't taking my username