What the hell, AO3?

[wiseheart]

I got this e-mail today:

Dear Soledad,

Someone has requested a password reset for your account. You can change your account password by following the link below and entering your new password:

Change my password.

If you do not use this link to reset your password within a week, it will expire, and you will have to request a new one.

If you did not request this password reset, you may ignore this email and your previous password will continue to work.

I did definitely not request this password reset. Should I contact Support?

In other news we continued (but not finished) putting the flat back in order, we ate iced plum soup for lunch (cooked early in the morning) and I had three phone calls with friends/colleagues. Temperatures have climbed as high as 34°C outside and 30°C inside the flat. We're still focusing on pure survival.

Comments

[bk_forever]

No need. If you didn't request the password nothing will happen. this has happened to me two or three times. Safe to ignore it. Change your password if you want, but you don't have to.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thank you, that is good to hear!

[bk_forever]

You're welcome =)

[meathiel]

What I would definitely do is change the password!

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Do you think I might have been hacked?

[manue7a.livejournal.com]

This happens when you (or someone) clicks on "I forgot my password" on your account. Since the link will only be sent to your e-mail address there's no action required.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. Thanks.

[noadvertising.livejournal.com]

Maybe someone was trying to get into your account?

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

According to the others this might happen by accident sometimes. I'm still considering changing my password, although marking myself a new one after 13 years will be hard.