2014Forum Support forum
Fraudulent emails impersonating forum support to distribute spam and phishing links
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What the thread found
- Scammers sent emails appearing to come from forum support using the 'Report This To A Moderator' function to distribute spam about leather goods and luxury items.
- Users should avoid clicking any links in suspicious emails claiming to be from forum support.
- Changing your forum password is recommended if you clicked links in these fraudulent emails.
- Fraudulent messages did not appear in actual forum inboxes, providing a way to verify whether suspicious emails were authentic.
- Users can check their forum account directly to confirm whether a message notification is legitimate before responding to email notifications.
Depends on
- The exact scope of affected accounts is unclear from the thread.
- It is unknown how the scammers gained access to the reporting function or email system.
- No technical details are provided about the vulnerability that was exploited.