Members Who Hack Accounts?

[MisterBobbyPin]

How do you deal with members who hack other people's accounts? I'd just ban them but I'd like to hear your ideas.

 

[Kale]

I honestly would ensure staff at least have 2FA on at all times. I'd turn it on for members but make it opt-in obviously. If they hack a member account I find out the OG persons account and ban them usually and will temp ban the hacked user until they PM or so to ask for it back along with a password change.

 

[Cory]

I would probably IP ban the member in question, not that it stops them from using proxies and whatnot. Hacking another's accounts is a pretty serious violation for any website. It pretty much depletes any trust you may have had for that member and it's not the best idea to allow people on your board that can actively hack accounts. Of course, it is up to the user to have a strong password and use other means of security measures, but actively hacking other users' accounts won't be tolerated.

 

[Ravenfreak]

I would definitely IP ban them, I think 2FA is good but I know not every member wants to set it up which is why I don't have it set up for members on my forum. Staff is a different story though, it's best to have 2FA set up for your staff.

 

[Henrywrites]

I will ban them immediately and work on ways to introduce the 2FA security. It is a big sign that I have more work to do to protect the forum. I mean it doesn't look good to having this kind of story play out in my forum.

 

[Shortie]

I have never had an issue where a member's account has been hacked on a forum that I have owned but it is always something I am prepared for as you never know when it can happen. If I were to find out that a member had been hacked, I would IP ban the person who hacked so that they would have issues coming on and doing it again but I would also have 2FA set up so that members can opt into 2FA if they wish as an extra layer of security for their account.