This is a new one...

[phyncke]

I got this email from LJ today, just now...


Dear phyncke,

We noticed that someone logged in to your LiveJournal account from a new device or location. Detailed information about this login:

Country: US
Internet service provider: XXXXXXXXXXXXX
IP address: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

If it was you, then everything is fine and you can disregard this message.

You can check your current login sessions here. If you have any suspicions that someone could have got access to your account, please change your password and find out what else you can do.


Best regards,
LiveJournal Team
http://www.livejournal.com

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Now, I must have logged into LJ from this location a million times (like all the time). What gives with the new security from LJ. Duh.


by vapor at hypnotiic

Comments

[keiliss.livejournal.com]

They've done that to me when Red went in to fix something on a custom theme, which I found kind of reassuring. Did you use a different device than usual? Areas of my internet banking got frozen the first time I logged in from my phone -- was not pleased!

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

Same computer as usual from work. I guess I am reassured that they are doing this but it was surprising. LOL. LJ all on alert all of a sudden!

[laurahonest.livejournal.com]

yeah lj has been ridiculous with the security lately. I got a message everytime i posted for about a week telling me that my password wasn't good enough because it didn't have a capital letter in it. Without flat out saying my password...i have letters, numbers and special characters and my password is very long, I don't think anyone will hack it and even if they do they aren't going to find much, my credit card isn't linked and i don't post personal data.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

Oh I got that one too. LOL. Sillies.

[silver-trails.livejournal.com]

Same happened to me...

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

Oh hey. Not just me then. Huh.

[alexcat.livejournal.com]

Russian LJ is evidently very paranoid!

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I guess so. Idiots.

[prttyprncss05.livejournal.com]

Just happened to me, I had to log back into LJ, Chrome must have updated and logged me out. Within seconds of logging back in, I had an email pop up in my inbox with the same message.

At least they're trying, but good grief, I've been using this machine for a week now...Where were you last week when I first logged into LJ on this machine.....

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I guess I don't mind in case my account was hacked.

[prttyprncss05.livejournal.com]

I agree, it wouldn't be such a bother if there was an unauthorized log-in. But I've had to log back in 2x this morning alone, and they e-mailed me both times, the same email...

But I think when there's been 3 log in attempts, from same IP, and the first 2 times I didn't do anything, it would learn that it is indeed okay.
Thanks livejournal for being hyper aware and for sending me more emails than absolutely necessary.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I guess it is a good thing. Probably. LOL.

[stephmariemarsh.livejournal.com]

Okay.. so I am not the only one who got this stupid alert. I'm looking at the thing going, what?! I just changed my password too, I ain't changing it again lol at least for a week. I try to change it at least once a week given often times I log in from my mom's phone (and hate that) but this whole thing with LJ is bullshit. I told another LJ friend if it wasn't for the awesome people and love passes in comms I have I'd have been long gone from LJ but it's my awesome friends that keep me coming back :)

But this is so stupid.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I guess it is better that they do this kind of thing so we are not hacked but really...I always sign on from there.

[aglarien1.livejournal.com]

Someone logged into my FB from Russia a few months ago - same thing - had to put a tighter pswd on it.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

Oh wow. Huh. I have a pretty good PW but guess I better change it.

[heartofoshun.livejournal.com]

I have received those before. I use the same two computers alternately all the time.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

OK so not just me.

[charliecochrane.livejournal.com]

Happens all the time (not just LJ, FB too) if you'd had to restart internet explorer, for example.

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I expect it from FB. LOL.

[portus.livejournal.com]

Its stupid. I had three separate emails for logging in through one pc - and I wasn't even using a dynamic ip!! These changes to the posting page (which coincidentally stops me from posting using that page from my phone) and he friends page are driving me bonkers. I'm glad I didn't invest in a perm account.

Haha, icon love!! :)

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

I know. Too bad I have a perm account. I got it years ago. Seemed like a good idea at the time.

[heyurs.livejournal.com]

I got one of those, too! A friend of mine was helping me with my journal. Thing is, she has been doing it for how many years now? *shakes head*

[phyncke.livejournal.com]

Seems like a new security measure and maybe not so bad.