Scam Pop Up on Boards

fergiesfolly

I keep getting a Google competition on Boards on my phone. Doesn't happen on any other website.

Anyone else having this issue or have a solution?

I am me123

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058314697/scam-pop-up-on-boards

Yes got the same pop up this evening on my Android.

JeffKenna

Yeah I'm getting it all the time

fergiesfolly

Mine seems to have stopped the last few minutes.

Clearly Boards are involved or have been infiltrated

rodge123

Getting the same. Making it near impossible navigate the site.

rameire

Yep got the same.

Only disappeared when cleared cache cookies and all data from chrome app.

Photobox

Getting it constantly this evening

emaherx

Same here, redirects every few min.

Homer

Ahhh as if boards couldn’t sink any lower .. oh dear

fergiesfolly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121135871#Comment_121135871

Did the same but didn't work.

Was also on other android devices.

anewme

Same here! Constantly getting that scam post

Gatling

Kept getting notices about unsafe link's trying to access my Device earlier too

joe40

Constantly today, making it virtually unusable. Notice every few seconds.

mightyreds

Yeah scam pop up and redirection to some malicious sites from mobile here too

DebDynamite

Yep, keep getting them this evening only on Boards - no other site. Followed the instructions online to try and block them, but they keep persisting 

CH3OH

I was getting the pop ups when using chrome app on android.

It does not happen when I use Samsung internet app

Melodeon

On Android here, getting none of these issues with the Brave browser.

madmax72

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121136050#Comment_121136050

I was getting the same

JeffKenna

Swapped over from Chrome to Brave and it's blocked the popup.

Josey Wales

Getting the same tonight. Using iOS17.

fritzelly

Are you all in the same forum - getting nothing on chrome on android

DJIMI TRARORE

All night, infuriating

fergiesfolly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121136131#Comment_121136131

I stopped getting the pop-up within 5 minutes of starting this thread.

Which is worrying me more than the actual Pop-Up

Xander10

Yes I won too

PTH2009

Same

Arghus

Yeah, getting it all the time.

Not good boards.

Yes, but why would Boards be behind it? Is it not maybe an attack?

fritzelly

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121136261#Comment_121136261

It's probably just some kind of ad using JS to redirect - Boards seems to use some other company rather than Google ads for delivery

StupidLikeAFox

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121136205#Comment_121136205

My prizes are better than yours

Princess Calla

I was getting these too....now I'm getting a big red "deceptive site" warning page.....never got that before

CastorTroy

Getting it as well.

Must be my lucky day, winning this the same day I get an email saying I'm getting a credit card with 10 million dollars on it after millions was recovered from scammers as part of a worldwide multi-organisation operation.

astrofool

Might be worth pinging the admins that boards is pushing scams @Beasty @Big Bag of Chips @Spear@Spear

Gatling

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121136419#Comment_121136419

That's what I originally was getting,Ive been clearing cookies , browsing history and running scans

blackwhite

Same happening here too. Constant redirects to clone site trying to impersonate google with a “you’ve won a prize” pop up

iPhone using safari browser

Beasty

Apologies everyone. Admins do not get access to that part of the platfoirm. It's only something @Boards.ie: Mike in the office can deal with

I'm also tagging @Boards.ie: Odhran who may be online outside normal business hours. Otherwise it will need to wait Mike getting online hopefully first thing in the morning

In the meantime I can just repeat what everyone says in this situation. Please do not click on the links

TheChizler

Glad it's not just me. I'm only getting this on my Android on WiFi which is weird, I doubt GoMo have spam site filters in place. Laptop is fine. Boards is completely unusable on phone WiFi, every page loads the scam site eventually.

Kerry_2008

I'm the same. Can't use the site for more than a minute without the popup

PTH2009

Where's the Nigerian prince's in all of this

Rubberchikken

Working .well on my break and had been hoping to catch up on posts but this crap is so annoying.

Oh well will have to work I guess🥴😁

Not getting this malware pop up on my phone iOS 🤔

Have Norton active.

supermans ghost

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121136540#Comment_121136540

Frankly your site seems ridiculously easy to hack into, the same thing happened at the weekend where every second thread on the main page was a scam.

How secure is the data that you hold for boards members?

omicron

Still the same this morning, every couple of seconds, on Android and weirdly only happens on WiFi also. ( Mobile network is 48).

Caranica

I swapped to Opera browser when the ads went crazy, only meant to do it for a few weeks but threads like this remind me how much more pleasant this site is using Opera/Brave

Roberto_gas

is the site hacked? getting random scams/ popups

Vicxas

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Nice one boards. Off down the dodgy route are we?

Roberto_gas

shocking

JDxtra

Guys, what the actual f*ck is this?

Absolutely unnacceptable to have this happen on a legitmate web site.

StrawbsM

I have an ad blocker and I don’t feel one bit bad about it.

Do you still have to wait till the vanilla office opens in Canada before this is looked into?

Most companies would have an emergency 24/7 contact number for someone on the technical side. That's standard industry practice and has been for decades.

Serving malware popups to your customers for 12 hours (and counting). Shocking stuff.

tommythecat

Still happening

rubberdungeon

Happening here too