I never entered any personal details on GT - even at day 1, just a user name and maybe a first name, that was it. After a password reset today for the new site, I can still see blank fields.
Whatever websites do to protect data, someone will find a way through, eventually. A friend is an expert in on-line security and becasue of teh nature of some of his work including clients and their customers/clients/patients, he has something like 4 or 5 factor authentication.
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- Polchraine
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"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to discern whether or not they are genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
God loves stupid people, that is why he made so many of them.
- Blackstuff
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Just goes to show how poorly served the UK shooting community is provided for when people are crazy enough to have an account with this shyster. 

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I can remember trying to claim through the joint class action thingy (that went nowhere) they called me and asked about my claim and can I prove it affected my mental health/state of mind if i could then I had a legitimate claim.......I told em I don't think you will get many if any shooters admit to that as that's your fac gone or certainly taken for a bit...I mean it made me cross,certainly,but mental health? Not really...
I never heard another thing from them.
I never heard another thing from them.
When someone says "it's not about the money" you know what? it probably is all about money!
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I just went to log into the account. "Your old password will not work on the new site" Except it did.
Fortunately, the only details I had up was a disposable email address and an old mobile number I don't use.
Fortunately, the only details I had up was a disposable email address and an old mobile number I don't use.
"I don't like my job and I don't think I'm gonna go anymore."
- Pete
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I was "Pwned" as well......but I no longer use that email. I dumped virgin and saved myself £43/month.....
Pete
Pete
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You're offended? Please explain why your inability to control your emotions translates into me having to censor my opinions....
You're offended? Please explain why your inability to control your emotions translates into me having to censor my opinions....
- Pippin89
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After the last hack in 2021, I changed all my details on there to fake ones. Glad I did now... The only thing they would have got now is an email address I use solely for the purpose of signing up to things with a high chance of spam. I agree, 3 times is beyond careless and shows they have not learned from their previous mistakes. They got off with a name change and a slap on the wrist last time. They should get no such light measures this time!
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This time it was not being hacked - it was the "accidental" display of private sellers addresses and other details. Almost certainly a coding fault when the new site was built - but accidental? deliberate? not tested? and at the extreme (and unlikely) malicious code update.
"The trouble with quotes on the internet is that it's difficult to discern whether or not they are genuine." - Abraham Lincoln
Why did kamikaze pilots wear helmets?
God loves stupid people, that is why he made so many of them.
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