New password for EEVblog Electronics Community Forum

[strawberry]

//This mail was sent because the 'forgot password' function has been applied to your account. To set a new password, click the following link:
what does this mean?

[xrunner]

//This mail was sent because the 'forgot password' function has been applied to your account. To set a new password, click the following link:
what does this mean?

I think it means someone tried to log in to your account and they didn't know the password. So they clicked that link. The email went to you so they cannot do anything more, which is good. 

[ataradov]

There was increased number of user accounts hijacked for spam, so it look like there some coordinated attack going on.

[Spirit532]

Someone's been trying to log into someone else's account using my username, too.
"sprit" instead of "Spirit"

[ebastler]

Someone's been trying to log into someone else's account using my username, too.
"sprit" instead of "Spirit"

How does one "log into someone else's account using your username"? 

If it is "sprit532" instead of "Spirit532", it is no longer your username. I could happily create an account under that name; don't see why that would be illicit.

I don't see an existing "sprit532" account though. Why do you think someone has tried to use that name?