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2016 Postmortem

calimary

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14. Sorry about that. I tried to post in all the main forums that got the most traffic.

Reply to uppityperson (Reply #8)

Thu Nov 17, 2016, 06:19 PM

Nov 2016

Didn't mean to duplicate.

I just thought it was awfully fishy, time-wise, or should that be phishy? Because A) I'd re-upped my star with a PayPal payment, B) I've never gotten that kind of email about my PayPal account before, C) the timing was just too close to have been a mere coincidence, and D) I thought if it happened to me, it might also happen to other DUers.

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GUYS: About that Election Day hacking... PLEASE BE ON ALERT. [View all] calimary Nov 2016 OP

Sorry this happened to you. Thanks for the heads up. spooky3 Nov 2016 #1

Your paypal info never passes through DU servers. Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2016 #2

I have gotten several since the hack... tallahasseedem Nov 2016 #3

I changed all my passwords when DU was hacked n/t DemonGoddess Nov 2016 #4

Someone is phishing you Lithos Nov 2016 #5

I got that same email weeks before the election WhiteTara Nov 2016 #6

just to reassure you, barbtries Nov 2016 #7

Did you mean to post twice in this forum rather in another? uppityperson Nov 2016 #8

Sorry about that. I tried to post in all the main forums that got the most traffic. calimary Nov 2016 #14

Those are common, always forward to: spoof@paypal.com HAB911 Nov 2016 #9

Yep, good to change passwords and make them strong Equinox Moon Nov 2016 #10

Hack rawhideal Nov 2016 #11

Welcome to DU, rawhideal! calimary Nov 2016 #15

Tricks rawhideal Nov 2016 #16

Thanks for the heads up. mountain grammy Nov 2016 #12

Thanks! I've been keeping a close eye on my account since I saw the site down. C Moon Nov 2016 #13