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use explicit command, reference new-ish blog post
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Expand Up @@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ expired again.

## Why are people trying to log in as me?

Sometimes you might get alerts from NickServ or SaslServ about attempts to log
in to your account. These alerts are almost always caused by clients that are
misconfigured.
When you have `BADPASSWDMSG` enabled, you might get alerts from NickServ
or SaslServ about attempts to log in to your account. These alerts are
almost always caused by clients that are misconfigured.

If you have lots of nicks grouped or if you have a common name or word
grouped, you will get an above average number of alerts.
Expand All @@ -195,10 +195,13 @@ You do not need to worry if you have chosen a strong password that is not used
in other places.

If the attempts are very frequent and persistent, feel welcome to let staff
know, just in case.
know, just in case. Libera.Chat does stop actual bruteforce attacks and
these messages were [disabled by default](/news/badpasswdmsg-default),
due to excessive noise. To disable them:

_At your own risk_, and depending on your client, you may be able to filter
the alerts. Ask your client's support channel if this is possible.
```irc
/msg Nickserv SET BADPASSWDMSG OFF
```

## Warez or Adult content sharing?

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