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PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 6:52 pm
by panzergator
PHISHING ALERT
The threads beginning Little aMix and Presentation are possible PHISHING attempts. DO NOT OPEN THEM.
Would a moderator please remove them?
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2020 9:38 pm
by pibber
Thanks for the alert.

Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 2:35 am
by PolishGI
I was wondering if this would happen.
Anytime you switch website setups/databases/providers etc, these insects show up. Hopefully, things will get situated in the new world and that will disappear.
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:58 am
by panzergator
Thank you for removing the threads. You might remove this one, as well.
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 5:12 pm
by panzergator
Two more attempts. Do not open the Cyrillic threads.
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2020 8:38 pm
by MechCommander
Another one of these PHISHING threads has just appeared GHQ delete them now.
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2020 5:27 am
by madman
Well someone seems to be on top of it. Thank you GHQ. Trolls is everywhere! I think they are why the forum for Skirmish Sangin was shut down. They just kept flooding it. Mind you if you do open anything from these types of posts you are asking for it.
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:44 pm
by MechCommander
Do not open the threads made by Charlesmow.
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2020 11:47 pm
by Cav Dog
What amazes me is the number of views these posts get. I hope it is the mods verifying that they are not legitimate posts, otherwise, some of our fellow posters need better cyber-security awareness.
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 6:28 am
by Mk 1
Yes we are being hit by spam-bots left and right.
Multiple new threads were created with the title: Привет вссем (Privet vsem is Russian for "Hello everyone". Should be: Привет всем in Cyrillic letters. This particular spam-bot can't even spell всем right!)
Three such threads have been deleted. Each thread contained links to several Russian websites. We will see if more pop-up. I strongly recommend that you NOT click on links in any such thread.
Been a long time since this forum actually needed active moderation.
MODERATOR Mk 1
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 7:25 am
by 7.62
"PHISHING ALERT"
If I don't get a day off work soon I will have to phone in sick and self isolate for ten days with a fishing rod!
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2020 9:53 am
by panzergator
I assume the rod is to ensure those with you maintain social distance...?
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:36 pm
by panzergator
"New search engine" is SPAM or PHISHING.
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:34 am
by MechCommander
GHQ remove the A Love letter Thread as that a PHISHING attempt
Re: PHISHING ALERT
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 8:29 pm
by MechCommander
the thread made by Bryanlom is SPAM delete it.