andrewducker: (reaper)
andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2011-11-30 08:27 pm

Livejournal password hacking attempt currently going on

Details here, but if you see this:

then don't put your username/password into it.

[identity profile] bracknellexile.livejournal.com 2011-11-30 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
liviejournal? That's the best they could do?
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[personal profile] soon_lee 2011-12-01 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
Tried & true though.

[identity profile] alitheapipkin.livejournal.com 2011-12-01 11:05 am (UTC)(link)
Yep, some people are truly oblivious. Some of the phishing attacks we get at the university are truly pants - emails claiming to be from the helpdesk that come from totally random addresses - but people still fall for them!

[identity profile] gonzo21.livejournal.com 2011-12-01 11:07 am (UTC)(link)
That's what always amazes me about spam, offering the weirdest and most obviously scam-worthy goods, and yet, enough people must respond to make it worth the scammers time.
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[personal profile] soon_lee 2011-12-01 08:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I can see how this version might be successful against people who are dsylexic or find it hard to spot typos.

[identity profile] tiny-vice.livejournal.com 2011-12-01 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
weird!