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Data Breach?

Discussion in 'Site Feedback/Bugs' started by joh98.mac, Mar 5, 2019.

  1. joh98.mac

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    Hi,
    Has there been a breach of the website user db at any point? I ask because I keep getting e-mails with 'we know you've been watching p0rn, and we've filmed you with your laptop camera. Give us USD10000 or else..'

    Well. For one, I don't watch p0rn, and I don't have a camera as I use a Desktop Mac. But the address to which this extortion attempt was sent, was only ever used for this website.

    I own my own domain, so I can swap out the e-mail for another one, and the thieving filth can scream into the ether. But I'm just wondering...
     
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      Good morning duly noted we will look in to it for you:smile:
       
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        Good morning @joh98.mac its just normal phishing/spoofing emails nothing to do with GC :smile:
         
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        Morning, mate. Yeah, I don't think you're actually to blame for it, but the e-mail address they used was only ever used on this site.

        Anyway, I've changed it and commented out the old one in my /etc/aliases. They can go and get stuffed. :-)
         
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