These Unwanted Messages Are Just Getting Ridiculous Now

Jonathan1990

First MSN Hotmail, then Facebook and now even boards.ie here. I've also stopped using Skype after getting pestered by these so called pornstars. So Got this PM.

Title - Hey honey!)
Hey, my name (Removed For Privacy Reasons), nice to meet you!). I look for some fun! If you want to see my nude cosplay and chat with me click the link) >> (Removed The Link) >>
After registration find me by nick) - "(Removed This Too)"
It's free, waiting for you honey).

My photo here):


I know I'm probably going to get the blame for posting about this but this is a forum where you wouldn't expect to get these kind of private messages.

Spear

Please report that PM so the sender can be banned and the IP potentially blocked.

Leg End Reject

Already a thread on this.

dudara

Thread moved to the Help Desk.

Boards is experiencing a spam attack at the moment, with lots of users receiving unsolicited messages.

The tech team are working on a solution, but in the meantime, please don't click on any of the links.

tonytrouble

So today I got a scam email wanting me to view nude pictures of the sender. of course I did not click on any links but the strange thing is that the sender was shown as boards.ie. it was sent to an old email address that was compromised in a data breach several years ago. I am new to boards.ie so my question is how does an email appear to be sent from boards.ie

I didn't realise you can use the site to send out emails and I am presuming that this must have been sent to the whole list of compromised email addresses and not to me in particular.

Any helpful information would be welcome.

beauf

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Email_spoofing

Common enough.

muffler

The site came under some form of attack yesterday with people receiving PM's from new accounts and others may have received emails. I understand it is now under control and there might be an announcement shortly. Don't click on any links.

tonytrouble

Ok thank you. Where do I go to receive updates on the progress of your investigation.

muffler

tonytrouble wrote: »

Ok thank you. Where do I go to receive updates on the progress of your investigation.

I don't have an active role to play in this as I'm just a volunteer mod on the site. I'm not sure what if any type of investigation will be made but if you have any further concerns then first of all see the post by Boards full time employee, Mark, here and then if necessary ask a question there. Hope that helps

Hi I got a prive message to the email connected to my boards account,but there was no message to be seen un the pm area of my account..I wanted to delete,because by the wording of the message,I didnt want to open it..Just wondering how it came to my email..The sender was named as m25DxKp......

dudara

Hi Anna,

I’ve merged your thread into a pre-existing thread as it relates to the same topic.

Last night Boards experienced a wave of new account sign ups who soon starting spam PMs. The PM would have triggered an automated email notification.

The tech team have done great work to delete & remove these spam PMs, but we cannot delete the emails that users have received. Hence, you are seeing a email but there is no private message.

Obviously it goes without saying that you should not click on any links in the PM.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have further questions.

doughef

I got one to my work email ??

I use boards in work but I never log in from there ?

Boards.ie: Mark

Hi doughef,

Could you please PM me with the text of the email? This should include a username, which would be associated with that email address.

doughef

Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »

Hi doughef,

Could you please PM me with the text of the email? This should include a username, which would be associated with that email address.

No hassle - just noticed it earlier .
I’m not in work for the afternoon/ no emails/ but i will tomorrow

dudara

dudara wrote: »

Hi Anna,

I’ve merged your thread into a pre-existing thread as it relates to the same topic.

Last night Boards experienced a wave of new account sign ups who soon starting spam PMs. The PM would have triggered an automated email notification.

The tech team have done great work to delete & remove these spam PMs, but we cannot delete the emails that users have received. Hence, you are seeing a email but there is no private message.

Obviously it goes without saying that you should not click on any links in the PM.

Hope this helps, let me know if you have further questions.

Thank you..I deleted it as soon as I got it...I would never click on anything I wouldnt be sure of.

Spon Farmer

I got those nude cosplay messages too and every time I enter boards.ie I get a page saying my browser is being checked.

Is that boards.ie ensuring I'm not a spammer?

Spear

Spon Farmer wrote: »

I got those nude cosplay messages too and every time I enter boards.ie I get a page saying my browser is being checked.

Is that boards.ie ensuring I'm not a spammer?

That's the security layer of Cloudflare checking your access attempt.

Spon Farmer

Spear wrote: »

That's the security layer of Cloudflare checking your access attempt.

Okay, I just wanted to be sure it was safe to be on the site.

Spear

Spon Farmer wrote: »

Okay, I just wanted to be sure it was safe to be on the site.

The site itself is fine, it's the links to an external site being sent via spam PMs that can't be trusted.

Spon Farmer

Spear wrote: »

The site itself is fine, it's the links to an external site being sent via spam PMs that can't be trusted.

Cheers.

Rossi IRL

New batch of pms gone out

This time its Siora91

linpoo

Can this person be blocked from me please.

dudara

@linpoo - I’ve moved your thread to the Help Desk and merged it with the existing thrasconnthis topic.

We’ve had another wave of these spam PMs overnight. The guys will clean it up once they hit the office and we’ll continue to work on preventing these muppets.

lbc2019

Should boards temporarily suspended PMs?

ZX7R

I received one this morning,I don't know how to report using boards touch???

Hair Bear

tonytrouble wrote: »

So today I got a scam email wanting me to view nude pictures of the sender. of course I did not click on any links but the strange thing is that the sender was shown as boards.ie. it was sent to an old email address that was compromised in a data breach several years ago. I am new to boards.ie so my question is how does an email appear to be sent from boards.ie

I didn't realise you can use the site to send out emails and I am presuming that this must have been sent to the whole list of compromised email addresses and not to me in particular.

Any helpful information would be welcome.

Today, I received the same type of message. I attach copies for the attention of Boards.ie.
User abusing account needs to be deleted.

vandriver

I got the same picture but user siara19

muffler

Most important thing is NOT to click on the link. Report the PM by clicking on the little triangle at the top right of the message

Metroid diorteM

vandriver wrote: »

I got the same picture but user siara19

Me too

wally79

Bigger thread here with feedback from Admins

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2058005347/14/#post110961242

Kidchameleon

I got a pm. She isnt even that good looking

ncmc

I've received the one from Siora91 as mentioned above. Should I just delete and move on or should I report it also?

Boards.ie: Mark

Hi all, this thread popped up on my homepage. I've just posted in the Announcements forum which hopefully addresses any questions, but if you have anything else to ask please let me know.

Hi all,

Over the last couple of days, there have been users spamming explicit Private Messages containing a suspicious link. As is standard practice, an automated email is sent from boards.ie (no-reply@boards.ie) to users to alert them of a new Private Message, which contains a preview of the message.

The Admins and the dev team have been working hard to try to keep on top of things and ban these users and delete the PMs that they have sent (but it is not possible to delete the sent emails).

Do not click on the link sent in the email/Private Message. If you open a message on the Legacy Site that seems suspicious, please report it by clicking on the little warning triangle in the top right corner of a message. You can also raise awareness of a profile that is sending unsolicited PMs via the Spammer Notification Thread.

It is possible to turn off email notifications for private messages via the User Control Panel under Private Messaging.



We would like to reassure users that there has not been a data breach. This is the Private Messaging service being abused and the email notification system working as it ordinarily does.

In light of these issues, Cloudflare security has been ramped up. Unfortunately, while we're trying to strike a balance, some innocent users are being caught up in these measures and encountering issues accessing the site or certain features. With Cloudflare and technical issues occurring, it may be wise to copy posts before you attempt to publish them, just in case.

We have also gotten questions about the now unsupported app. When Cloudflare ramps up, it seems that the app is no longer able to access the data that it needs to function. While these issues are ongoing, we recommend using touch.boards.ie for mobile browsing.

We apologise for the disruption and hope that normal service can resume soon.

dudara

Thread moved from Virus/Malware forum to the Help Desk and merged with existing thread.

backspacer

Have received a PM as well from Siora91 similar to ones described above as well

Golfwidow

I have also received an inappropriate message from someone called Sara. Can this message be removed from my inbox please? What should l do next ? Thanks in advance

amor3

Yep, I got it too!

bizebee

I too like Golfwidow received the same message...

Can it be removed?

In general, could a spam button be added to the inbox, to help boardies report messages like these??

Spear

bizebee wrote: »

I too like Golfwidow received the same message...

Can it be removed?

In general, could a spam button be added to the inbox, to help boardies report messages like these??

They do have one already.

dudara

Threads merged.

Boards are working to delete all spam PMs behind the scenes. Please bear with us as this is taking some time.

You can report spam PMs by clicking the little triangle with exclamation mark when viewing the message.

Tigerandahalf

Hi

I got a pm from the above user directing me to other site.
Might be worth checking out.

Thanks

dudara

Thread moved from Feedback to the Help Desk and merged into pre-existing thread.

dudara

FanadMan

Got it as well - from Siara19

Probably one of the serial re-regs wanting to cause as much hassle as possible.

picturehangup

Hi there, I have just received that message also.
Really not nice to see it here.

MrFrisp

Siora91 wrote:

<SNIP>

This is what I got..

Please do not click on that link.

Mod note: please do not post the PM content here as others may inadvertently click on it. Instead please use Report PM to bring it to the mods attention.

This is it

Is it not possible to implement a post count restriction for private messages? Max PMs per day limit?

Polka_Dot

Assume I got one of these PMs as I have a notification beside my username but no PM in my inbox. Can't clear the notification either.

Beasty

This is it wrote: »

Is it not possible to implement a post count restriction for private messages? Max PMs per day limit?

I think that may be being looked at, but creates an issue with the likes of "Talk To" where users may sign up with a specific query but need to send information such as account details privately

This is it

Beasty wrote: »

I think that may be being looked at, but creates an issue with the likes of "Talk To" where users may sign up with a specific query but need to send information such as account details privately

Aye, I'm sure you have it all in hand. Hadn't even thought of Talk to forums to be honest

Black Swan

This is it wrote: »

Is it not possible to implement a post count restriction for private messages? Max PMs per day limit?

Beasty wrote: »

I think that may be being looked at, but creates an issue with the likes of "Talk To" where users may sign up with a specific query but need to send information such as account details privately

As a Cmod, I occasionally send a PM reminder to all mods of the 32 forums in the Science, Health & Environment category. Not sure what other Cmods do, but please do not put a daily PM limit on Cmods of less than 75. When sending these PMs to category mods, I have to sometimes exchange replies with them too. Plus we may have other PM exchanges on the same given day (DRPs, member questions, etc.). Besides, a PM spammer would probably send hundreds.

littlesthobo

Polka_Dot wrote: »

I have a notification beside my username but no PM in my inbox. Can't clear the notification either.

I'm the same, looks like user has been deleted