Hackers

[SliceofLife]

Hello. I have banned certain ISPs from my forum. I have also set permissions for both guests and users awaiting an email cannot access any part of the forum.

I think I am having a problem with hackers.

They are trying to do things like creating PMs under my name (I'm admin), but they get that yellow i triangle that says 'error message' and a blue dot with ? is now next to every person on the Currently Active Users screen...

Can someone help me? I thought this thing was secure?

[Adrienne]

If you have manual registration that helps to keep them out. Also, keep a record of the IP's of those misbehaving guests and IP ban them as you go.
Sounds like they are knocking but can't get in!

[phill2003]

They are probably bots and what you are seeing is normal...

[EvilAkuma]

Hello. I have banned certain ISPs from my forum. I have also set permissions for both guests and users awaiting an email cannot access any part of the forum.

I think I am having a problem with hackers.

They are trying to do things like creating PMs under my name (I'm admin), but they get that yellow i triangle that says 'error message' and a blue dot with ? is now next to every person on the Currently Active Users screen...

Can someone help me? I thought this thing was secure?

If they're seeing errors, they can't view for the forum. Nothing to be high alert.

I've been there