Hacked SE account?

[Renen]

Now, this does not strictly relate to FF14, but i got a tonn of emails about my ff11 account being suspended, and im wondering 2 things:
1) Is it fake?
2) Is my ff14 account in danger? (because I believe they are the same one)

The link to the site seems legit, but i am veeeeery suspicious at the volume of the emails.

[Zehira]

That's why I have several emails. Never use your same email for FFXIV to other websites ever... :3

[Renen]

But... how do they get our email?
Seems theres already a thread on this (derp sorry)
I mean multiple people on THIS site got this.
So unless we all visited some other site that in turn gave away our email...
Was it an email leak in SE?

[Pseudopsia]

It's a scam, don't follow the instructions. this is 2nd thread here:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ta-application

[Renen]

It's a scam, don't follow the instructions. this is 2nd thread here:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ta-application

well obviously im not gonna follow it...
I cant even play ff11 anyway because i sent all my money to the prince of Nigeria >_<
Funny thing is, the link actually looks legit >_<

[Zehira]

But... how do they get our email?
Seems theres already a thread on this (derp sorry)
I mean multiple people on THIS site got this.
So unless we all visited some other site that in turn gave away our email...
Was it an email leak in SE?

Since I noticed someone mentioned that they got different emails like FFXI and Diablo 3...

Let me explain to you.. and I am a web developer...
When I finished building my own website and setup servers running...
If you register your new account on my website by using your email that's also for your FFXIV account...
I can see your email inside my database...
One day.. My server got hacked and caught your email possibly...
BOOM! ...you got spams.. So I don't think it has something to do with SE being hacked. >.<

I am sure your FFXIV account is in safe but you will need to create a new email and never give away to anywhere again.

[Jhanaka]

Hey Folks,

Thank you very much for taking time to report this email concern to us. This matter was brought to our attention early this afternoon and we are currently in the process of reviewing and escalating the issue.

If you, or any of our customers, are ever in doubt about the safety of a site, hover over the URL Links and the true address should appear at the bottom of your screen; some people may have their systems set up differently so the information may be listed elsewhere.

If any of our customers have visited the site, please take the precautionary means and run a thorough virus/malware scan and then take the steps to securely change your passwords.

Thank you, again, for being proactive and alerting us to these possible email phishing attempts

-Senior Game Master Jhanaka

[Seirra_Lanzce]

true.. so far i have yet to get this, so is safe to say the site i've been going didnt get hack :P

[Zehira]

Hey Folks,

Thank you very much for taking time to report this email concern to us. This matter was brought to our attention early this afternoon and we are currently in the process of reviewing and escalating the issue.

If you, or any of our customers, are ever in doubt about the safety of a site, hover over the URL Links and the true address should appear at the bottom of your screen; some people may have their systems set up differently so the information may be listed elsewhere.

If any of our customers have visited the site, please take the precautionary means and run a thorough virus/malware scan and then take the steps to securely change your passwords.

Thank you, again, for being proactive and alerting us to these possible email phishing attempts

-Senior Game Master Jhanaka

thank you thank you thank you >.<

[Nix]

Now, this does not strictly relate to FF14, but i got a tonn of emails about my ff11 account being suspended, and im wondering 2 things:
1) Is it fake?
2) Is my ff14 account in danger? (because I believe they are the same one)

The link to the site seems legit, but i am veeeeery suspicious at the volume of the emails.

If it makes you feel any better, I get constant emails about WoW, Starcraft and Diablo III accounts that I don't own (And out of those 3, I had a WoW account for 1 month and not even registered to that address... @_@) So don't worry about it. If you're ever in doubt about your account, never email them. Give them a call or get on webchat, the guys are really amazing (from my experiences) and will talk you through any problems if there are any.^^