Admin login alert emails contain debugxxx.txt with password in plain text

  • Resolved da_Mask

    (@da_mask)


    5 years, 1 month ago

    Lately I’ve been receiving Wordfence Alert emails (e.g. for Admin login) with an attached debug[hash].txt. In that file is my password in plain text. It’s very worrying to be receiving these, what could be going on here?

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  • Hi @da_mask,

    Wordfence does not send emails with passwords in plain text.

    Can you check the headers of the email to see who is sending these emails? (Usually under -> More Info, or -> Advanced in an email client).

    If these emails are coming from your website, you may have another plugin installed that is sending these emails.

    Dave

    Hi @da_mask,

    We haven’t heard back from you in a while, so I’ve gone ahead and marked this thread as resolved.

    Please feel free to open another thread if you’re still having issues with Wordfence.

    Thanks,

    Gerroald

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