Ian Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 FOR AN UPDATE: Click here Hello everybody, Recently TDN has been the target of some hackers and we've received various reports of the hackers creating accounts on TDN Forums and then mass PMing our members with "links to Neopets." Little may you know, these links are masked and do NOT lead to Neopets, they lead to cookie grabbing/virus websites. DO NOT visit any suspicious links sent to you by members you don't know. EVER. Report all spam-messages with harmful links to a moderator immediately. Thank you! Stay safe, Ian
Macabre Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I got a message. Blah. User has already been banned though. :yes: Thank yous.
Ruto Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 This is VERY important. ANY link can be disguised as something else. If you see an offer that seems too good to be true, please please PLEASE check the properties before you click ANYTHING. Just right click the link and click Properties, then check the address to see if it's real. And yes, report any suspicious links to a moderator. Thank you.
Unstream Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I already got two of those PMs. It's pretty annoying. I clicked on those links though. Good thing I deleted all of my cookies before I did lol.
rachiee Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I didn't get one of those messages (woo!), and kinda glad I didn't...I absolutely hate cookie grabbing/scam/virus/whatever sites. But did the person who sent these messages get IP banned?
Ruto Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Thaladirith: If you clicked those links, it would be best to scan your computer for any viruses.
Xepha Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 Obviously, this person got an IP ban... it was sine qua non. :P We are babysitting the forum 24/7 so yea.
TheUnknown Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I already got two of those PMs. It's pretty annoying. I clicked on those links though. Good thing I deleted all of my cookies before I did lol. So, what was on it? XD There's always that curiosity factor... -_-
Bob_the_Bunny Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 I got one of those a couple of weeks ago, and it was kinda late so I clicked it. So my cookies were grabbed. :grrr: I've learned my lesson now. Go to sleep before 10:30pm.
Xepha Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 The lesson would rather be : Do not click on suspecious links. If you have any suspicions, don't click on it and report it right away.
sc8_mushroom Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 does this have something to do with jerrypteri's neopet account being disabled?
Unstream Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Thaladirith: If you clicked those links, it would be best to scan your computer for any viruses. Well it was really weird it just sent me to a Neopets website where the opening for a game was played. I figured it was probably a CG because it was on Neopets. It was like images.neopets.com/something idk. I have McAfee and it SHOULD be doing active scans. Usually if a virus comes my way it tells me...
Stephé Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 I'm not sure if this was 'mysterious' but I got a PM a few days ago from a new member asking to visit their blog. they gave me a link to it but I didn't click on it. Still, I learnt my lesson from that time those people came to the forums.... <_<
Xepha Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Stephanie, I received that one too... and took care of it. Honestly, when you get a PM from somebody you don't know and have never hear from, be careful.
FutureTXTurkey Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 I got one from lavagrrrrl... Something about a blog. I didn't click so I don't know if it was sketch or not...but there you go.
Ruto Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 She's been taken care of. Thank you for not clicking that link. ;o
Queen Milli Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 What is a Cookie? And a Cookie Graber? I clicked on the blog one... I don't think there is anything wrong with my computer though *touchwood*
BlackJaguar Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Just be careful everyone... Always stay alert for anything. TDN are trying to resolve the matter as we speak.
jessy Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Yes, I also got this link. This was from "tarlateller". I did not click! I thought it was a bit suss. Thankyou.
Cin Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Oh non! That is very bad. I am glad I haven't gotten any suspicious mail recently!
Izzy ♥ Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 What is a Cookie? And a Cookie Graber? I clicked on the blog one... I don't think there is anything wrong with my computer though *touchwood* A cookie is a small file that is stored by your browser when you visit a website. They're pulled when you revisit the site, and for sites with accounts (like Neo) they hold your password and username. Usually, cookies can only be "read" by the site that creates them. Cookie grabbers take these files and can read your username/password out of them if you click onto a site with one. Browsers like Firefox ans Safari are marginally safer than Internet Explorer because cookies can only be grabbed in those if the CG'er itself is on the site the cookie orginates from... so your Neo cookies could only be read by a grabber that is actually on Neopets somewhere. However, its still a good idea not to click links from people you do not know. Cookie grabbers are only one of the things that could be waiting for you :( Someone feel free to correct me on any of this, I only vaguely understand it myself xD
Queen Milli Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 Okay, thank you Izzy :) So what happens if you delete the cookies? I really don't understand that bit...
Unstream Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 I think there should be a rule that says you have to have x posts before you can PM someone, preventing people from just making accounts and sending PMs like these.
antiaircraft Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 So what happens if you delete the cookies? I really don't understand that bit... Websites use cookies to store information on your computer. If you're logged in to Neopets, a cookie is used to inform the Neopets site that you are logged in whenever you load a page. So if you delete your cookies, you're effectively logging yourself out. In fact, when you click the 'Logout' link, the Neopets site simply tells your browser to delete the 'neologin' cookie. :yes: Neopets also uses cookies to remember your language preferences and some other trivial information for the site.
Xepha Posted October 20, 2008 Posted October 20, 2008 I think there should be a rule that says you have to have x posts before you can PM someone, preventing people from just making accounts and sending PMs like these. Not sure if that is possible, but Ian should definitely look at it. There were also cases of aged and known accounts being taken by malicious people and used to post on the forums. Just be sceptical of everything you see...
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