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Holy forum spam, Batman
DragonRacer
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Since apparently you cannot scroll down far enough to actually report threads anymore because Vanilla's software is hopelessly broken... and who has time to report 4 PAGES of spam threads individually anyway... tagging @ZOS_Icy and @ZOS_Kevin to alert to a clean-up needed on aisle 5...
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✭✭✭I reported a few posts to wake the team up, but that was a while ago and the posts keep on coming. Clearly, they've not had their coffee yet.
Let this be a lesson to all forum users: A password is for life, not just for Christmas.PC EU
Never get involved in a land war in Asia - it's one of the classic blunders!2 -
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✭✭✭I reported a few posts to wake the team up, but that was a while ago and the posts keep on coming. Clearly, they've not had their coffee yet.
Let this be a lesson to all forum users: A password is for life, not just for Christmas.
To be fair, if they are East Coast U.S., it's only almost 8:00am here.
I am, in fact, having my coffee while I was attempting to browse the forum. LOLPS5 NA. GM of The PTK's - a free trading guild (CP 500+). Also a werewolf, bites are free when they're available. PSN = DragonRacer131 -
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✭✭✭DragonRacer wrote: »I reported a few posts to wake the team up, but that was a while ago and the posts keep on coming. Clearly, they've not had their coffee yet.
Let this be a lesson to all forum users: A password is for life, not just for Christmas.
To be fair, if they are East Coast U.S., it's only almost 8:00am here.
I am, in fact, having my coffee while I was attempting to browse the forum. LOL
Hey, lets not discount the hard work of that unpaid intern who has the night shift who is right now absolutely freaking the hell out!PC EU
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✭And they are spamming ads for some bank. I would like to know the thought process behind that. The spammer's both brain cells are working overtime and came up with... "hey, I know how to advertise our prestigious bank: I will blatantly steal a couple of user accounts on a video game forum half the world away and keep spamming Indonesian text on the English forum. And for our Youtube ad campaign I will film myself pushing a grandma to the traffic and kick a dog."2 -
ZOS_KevinCommunity ManagerWe have banned the accounts and removed the posts. So that should clear up any general spam.Community Manager for ZeniMax Online Studio and Elder Scrolls OnlineDev Tracker | Service Alerts | ESO Twitter17 -
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✭Stealing an ESO forum account must be one of the dumbest things you can do anyway. Do the spammers know you could just create your own account?
Ok, ok, I give too much credit to these spammers. Of course they don't understand that.4 -
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✭✭✭frogthroat wrote: »Stealing an ESO forum account must be one of the dumbest things you can do anyway. Do the spammers know you could just create your own account?
Ok, ok, I give too much credit to these spammers. Of course they don't understand that.
Oh while you are here, just remind me of your password again.
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LootAllTheStuff✭✭✭✭✭The previous round of bot spam (a week or so ago?) was also Indonesian bank spam. Great gimmick - nothing says "We are a trustworthy and safe place to put your money" like stolen accounts and rule violations. (I'm assuming it's actually a scam of some sort rather than a real bank trying to drum up customers.)7 -
StihlReign✭✭✭✭✭Temp fix didn't work..."O divine art of subtlety and secrecy!
Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible; and hence we can hold the enemy’s fate in our hands.” – Ch. VI, v. 8-9. — Master Sun Tzu
"You haven't beaten me you've sacrificed sure footing for a killing stroke." — Ra's al Ghul
He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious — Master Sun Tzu
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Alosis✭Indeed, they wouldn't care that what they're doing is completely unrelated to ESO, they only need to have it work greater than 0 times, and as we can see they do get some folks.
Pay attention to your phishing training if they offer it at your job lol.1 -
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✭And now for something completely different;
Guys, I'm looking for a bank. Preferably somewhere in Asia, that steals people's accounts and uses forum spamming tactics.
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ZOS_KevinCommunity ManagerOkay, should be better now.Community Manager for ZeniMax Online Studio and Elder Scrolls OnlineDev Tracker | Service Alerts | ESO Twitter4
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✭✭✭✭✭Since these accounts are not newly-created, it looks like they were hijacked/compromised. Which leads me to wonder things like, "Are these hijacked accounts isolated cases, or is there a security flaw in Vanilla's forum software?"
And, well, since Vanilla has had such a great track record recently...Nightfighters ― PC/NA and PC/EU
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✭I am still wondering about the point. How much blunt force trauma must one sustain in their cranium until they think "I could create an account or multiple, for free. But nah, I shall commit a cybercrime for no benefit to me at all to reach the same result I could do for free and without crime."0 -
16BitForestCat✭✭✭✭✭Get someone keeping an eye on these forums in the early mornings US East Coast time, ZOS. After the recent spammings, the scammers know when the mods aren't as active here.—PC/NA, never Steam—
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