Beware of this user!

Eoin Lavery · 10-04-2011, 11:46 AM

Hello Everybody

Today I got an interesting Private Message from a user called admin.
Here is the message:

"Hey its me, just thinking of renovating the site, came up with some cool productive ideas. Some security lapses too, need to fix em. Send me ur username and password, i need to test them against bruteforce. Mine is no good coz i know it and i need yours to have a more realistic testing grounds.

Awaiting"

Seems like this user is attemping to make some sort of attempt to hack me. The user will be banned, however if you ever get a message like this report the user to a member of staff immediately as this is an attempt to hijack your account.

Take Care

Alex Hess · 10-06-2011, 04:46 PM

This is a sticky...

This is important everyone, EXOMAGIC STAFF will NEVER ask anyone for their passwords. If anything, we would reset it. DO NOT respond to this user, and if you continue to receive emails please let us know.

Sorry for the inconvenience everyone, the user was banned and username with "admin" within it has been limited for use.

10-04-2011, 11:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Eoin Lavery Hexcruncher Administrator Last Achievements Join Date: Aug 2009 Current Trick: Tarantula Magic Type: Card, money, levitation, ExoMagic Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 470 Thanks: 83 Thanked 62 Times in 47 Posts	Beware of this user! Hello Everybody Today I got an interesting Private Message from a user called admin. Here is the message: "Hey its me, just thinking of renovating the site, came up with some cool productive ideas. Some security lapses too, need to fix em. Send me ur username and password, i need to test them against bruteforce. Mine is no good coz i know it and i need yours to have a more realistic testing grounds. Awaiting" Seems like this user is attemping to make some sort of attempt to hack me. The user will be banned, however if you ever get a message like this report the user to a member of staff immediately as this is an attempt to hijack your account. Take Care __________________ "Stay hungry, stay foolish." - Steve Jobs Questions? E-mail me at: eoin@exomagic.com Skype me @: Hexcruncher

10-06-2011, 04:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Alex Hess Exo CEO & Founder Join Date: Aug 2007 Current Trick: Venus Trap Magic Type: Street/Closeup Location: Valparaiso, IN Posts: 1,997 Thanks: 128 Thanked 289 Times in 110 Posts	This is a sticky... This is important everyone, EXOMAGIC STAFF will NEVER ask anyone for their passwords. If anything, we would reset it. DO NOT respond to this user, and if you continue to receive emails please let us know. Sorry for the inconvenience everyone, the user was banned and username with "admin" within it has been limited for use. __________________ Follow us! Facebook \| Twitter Alex H. Founder/CEO ExoMagic Last edited by Alex Hess; 10-07-2011 at 12:06 AM.

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