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Re: Github seems to be experiencing security issues

#3
Why does this page mean GitHub is experiencing security issues?

I didn't know this page existed. Its pretty handy, though I don't like how it shows failed logins. 6 attempts in the past 24 hours unnerves me. Probably trying my email and my use-all password from vBulletin or one of the numerous other sites which have been broken into.

Re: Github seems to be experiencing security issues

#5
Very strange; I just checked my security history and see that there have been 5 unsuccessful login attempts from China/Venezuela to my account (last 14 hours). Everything before that is pretty clean and without fake logins.

Does anyone have more information on this?

Re: Github seems to be experiencing security issues

#7
It's showing a page of security history. That doesn't mean there is a problem with security. It's just for the curious ones, or the paranoid ones, or those that surf around on suspicious networks or committed something last night and can't remember it at all.

It's just a reality check.

# my $0.02

Re: Github seems to be experiencing security issues

#8
post #5

Very strange; I just checked my security history and see that there have been 5 unsuccessful login attempts from China/Venezuela to my account (last 14 hours). Everything before that is pretty clean and without fake logins. Does anyone have more information on this?

I too have the following, which cannot be attributed to me since I was asleep.

  user.failed_login: Originated from 139.194.122.85 9 hours ago
  user.failed_login: Originated from 201.210.254.161 11 hours ago 
  user.failed_login: Originated from 201.248.24.177 a day ago
  user.failed_login: Originated from 183.89.77.84 a day ago
  user.failed_login: Originated from 201.211.14.251 a day ago

Re: Github seems to be experiencing security issues

#10
I just checked my account's security history, and there's been a failed login attempt every 7 hours for the past two days, all from different IP addresses.

It reminds me of the "Hail Mary Cloud" posted previously on HN - http://bsdly.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-hail-mary-cloud-and-le...

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