I got a tell today that is a very well done phishing attempt. If you go to the link, it shows a very well replicated fake lodestone, but will of course have you sign in before being able to respond, and urging you to respond to be able to enter to win gil. Please be careful of your accounts.
Please Beware of Phishing Attempts
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07-31-2022, 04:00 AMLeticroPlease Beware of Phishing Attempts
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07-31-2022, 04:01 AMRenalt
For the love of god don't post the damn link. Remove this. Some idiot is gonna click on this...warning or no warning.
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07-31-2022, 04:06 AMLeticro
Good point. I changed the numbers so it doesn't lead to an actual page, so it's not the actual link I received now.
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07-31-2022, 04:07 AMMoshaEverytime with these threads, lmaoQuote:
Originally Posted by Renalt
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07-31-2022, 04:08 AMAvatreMakes me wonder how many of them are PSA, and how many are badly "hidden" phishing attempts themselves.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mosha
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07-31-2022, 04:10 AMRhea_This is the next levelQuote:
Originally Posted by Avatre
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07-31-2022, 04:14 AMHanWenqingWhat's wrong about that ? it's just Natural selection :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Renalt
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07-31-2022, 04:17 AMRenalt
If I even knew how to report a thread for posting malicious links...warning or no...I would. Just delete this before someone who does know actually does it.
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07-31-2022, 04:17 AMLeticroOmg if the phisher sees this post and turns the url into another web page...Quote:
Originally Posted by Rhea_
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07-31-2022, 04:19 AMAvatreWhich is why you REMOVE THE URL COMPLETELYQuote:
Originally Posted by Leticro
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07-31-2022, 04:20 AMHanWenqingActually it's impossible to delete a thread here if i am correct so the OP can't don anything about it stop being menacingQuote:
Originally Posted by Renalt
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07-31-2022, 04:21 AMJeeqbit
The people on the forums (mostly veteran players) aren't the ones falling for the links because they know all about them. They get new or returning players who haven't read the forums before but are curious to try.
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07-31-2022, 04:22 AMLeticroOkay sure, the whole point was to just make people more aware of what attacks look like with an example URL, so they can actually catch that it's a phishing attempt if they ever see one. I only went through the cybersecurity training through my jobs, so I figured it'd be useful information to a good majority of others that have never learned this type of info, but I can remove the post I guess. Just saying "there's phishers" should already be obvious anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Avatre
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07-31-2022, 04:22 AMMoshaI think most are trying to be PSAs but due to their lack of knowledge of cybersecurity, they post the link rather foolishly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Avatre
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07-31-2022, 04:26 AMLeticro
wtf I don't see a delete option lol. Now my post is just a simple, yo there's phishers out there btw.
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07-31-2022, 04:31 AMHanWenqingI think it's to avoid having smart guys creating insulting topics or sharing forbidden content and then deleting them to avoid any repercusionQuote:
Originally Posted by Leticro
Basically only a moderator can delete your topic and at the same time punish you, I hope you will have nothing because it's really not bad intentioned even if I know that GMs and moderators are merciless -
07-31-2022, 04:43 AMLeticroThere's a a yellow triangle exclamation button on the bottom left that appears to be a report post button. Feel free to report.Quote:
Originally Posted by Renalt
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07-31-2022, 05:00 AMJojoyaBecause then when I'm at my house crafting, I get constantly interrupted by tells from people who have fallen for the scam and I have to stop so I can open a ticket to report the compromised account being used for a scam.Quote:
Originally Posted by HanWenqing
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07-31-2022, 06:37 AMCanadaneQuote:
Originally Posted by Jojoya
Click name > Report
Report for RMT Activity
Until SE gives us more granular reporting options in the context menu, I'm not going out of my way to explain to SE things they already know, such as it being a compromised account and the owners probably looking for it back, etc.