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    #152
    TiGeR KiNgS
    Registered Users Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭TiGeR KiNgS


    Oria2
    Reported
    seems like a magical creature. But ill stay away, could have stds.


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    #153
    Prestonites
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 304 ✭✭Prestonites


    TiGeR KiNgS wrote: »
    Oria2
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    seems like a magical creature. But ill stay away, could have stds.

    I recommend you stay away from all females in Diceys, coppers or D2 also.


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    #154
    Damer
    Registered Users Posts: 130 ✭✭Damer


    Same here, but I actually received a DM same user name, same content


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    #155
    galwayllm
    Registered Users Posts: 318 ✭✭galwayllm


    Same, got a PM from Sara or someone...


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    #156
    p to the e
    Registered Users Posts: 2,313 ✭✭✭p to the e


    How can you differentiate between the genuine offers for nudes I'm getting and the spam that everyone else is getting? Just so my inbox isn't deleted.


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    #157
    jacothelad
    Registered Users Posts: 5,916 ✭✭✭jacothelad


    I got a Boards.ie email from "Siora91" and a p.m. which I haven't opened.


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    #158
    TheShow
    Registered Users Posts: 1,157 ✭✭✭TheShow


    do we need to do anything?


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    #159
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,726 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Site developers are on the case. At this stage they have not advised any specific actions. There have been the following accounts used overnight:

    Siria9
    Siora91
    Siara91
    Oria2

    I would suggest deleting any PMs still in your inbox from any of these accounts, but hopefully even if you don't they will disappear some time soon (maybe overnight though as the amount of PMs to be dealt with may put a strain on the servers, and they might want to await a time that is quiet for the site)


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    #160
    Mr.Crinklewood
    Registered Users Posts: 12,426 ✭✭✭✭Mr.Crinklewood


    dudara wrote: »
    We are working on restriction measures. We have deleted the spam PMs, but several chronjobs need to run in order for the deletion to take full effect. We have also blocked the bit.ly link. In the meantime, do not click on any links.

    Thanks for quick response


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    #161
    Gen.Zhukov
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭Gen.Zhukov


    As others, I got the pm too. Reported and deleted.

    The thing is...with normal pm's I get a email notification in my email inbox. In this case it went into my spam folder so must have had some sort of a flag on it which is strange as a legit pm and a spam pm are sent from the same boards address.


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    #162
    JeffKenna
    Registered Users Posts: 4,529 ✭✭✭JeffKenna


    Got the e-mail as well... Rather disappointed to hear its a hoax as I thought I was getting lucky.


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    #163
    Metroid diorteM
    Registered Users Posts: 303 ✭✭Metroid diorteM


    I couldn’t find the option to report the PM from my mobile


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    #164
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,726 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Metroid diorteM wrote: »
    I couldn’t find the option to report the PM from my mobile

    Unfortunately that's one of the constraints of the Touch site

    We do know which accounts have sent them though, and will act to get all of these deleted, but hopefully in the least disruptive (for regular users) way we can


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    #165
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,726 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Kivaro wrote: »
    Just noticed the "notice" now.
    I might have ignored it initially or it recently appeared, but good job for putting it up there.
    Maybe add an red exclamation mark to highlight it just in case it is treated as a regular notice and not treated with the urgency that it should be.

    Thanks for the suggestion

    The office are working on an announcement that should also be linked from the front page


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    #166
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    Kivaro wrote: »
    Just noticed the "notice" now.
    I might have ignored it initially or it recently appeared, but good job for putting it up there.
    Maybe add an red exclamation mark to highlight it just in case it is treated as a regular notice and not treated with the urgency that it should be.

    Unfortunately one of the constrictions of VBulletin is that we can't make certain notices stand out more than others. However, as Beasty said we have also published a homepage announcement to try to give it more attention and to address concerns that have been raised.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    #167
    niamhholly
    Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭niamhholly


    I also got a message from Siria9 this morning


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    #168
    jamesbondings
    Registered Users Posts: 2,201 ✭✭✭jamesbondings


    Siara19 just now!


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    #169
    curlex
    Registered Users Posts: 18 ✭curlex


    I also got an message from Siara19


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    #170
    HBC08
    Registered Users Posts: 3,351 ✭✭✭HBC08


    Mortelaro wrote: »
    I got a pm notification for a new PM that took me to an old pm
    You know in the touch version where the pm icon goes red
    I replied to the old one as if it was new :D
    I'm assuming this spam caused it

    Same.


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    #171
    outsourced_ire
    Registered Users Posts: 290 ✭✭outsourced_ire


    Also got a message from Siora91 @ 7:57 this morning


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    #172
    ItHurtsWhenIP
    Registered Users Posts: 1,971 ✭✭✭ItHurtsWhenIP


    I feel loved :rolleyes: ... Siora91 said "Hey Honey!)" to me at 07:39 this morning ...

    But she's BadSara and DirtySara, so I deleted her message. :D

    The email also ended up in my spam folder, so all good there.

    Keep up the good work Mods and Developers! :cool:


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    #173
    carolireland
    Registered Users Posts: 957 ✭✭✭carolireland


    Also got a message which I have deleted. :)


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    #174
    BandMember
    Registered Users Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭BandMember


    I've also received a "Siora91 "Hey Honey!" message, but can't seem to get into my PM's to delete it - coming up as access denied when I even try to go in the main PM area.


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    #175
    tuisginideach
    Registered Users Posts: 2,057 ✭✭✭tuisginideach


    Siora91 here this morning by PM too


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    #176
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 75,726 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    BandMember wrote: »
    I've also received a "Siora91 "Hey Honey!" message, but can't seem to get into my PM's to delete it - coming up as access denied when I even try to go in the main PM area.

    That may be down to the measure the development team are trying to deal with this issue


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    #177
    Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee Posts: 5,461 ✭✭✭✭✭Boards.ie: Mark
    Boards.ie Employee


    BandMember wrote: »
    I've also received a "Siora91 "Hey Honey!" message, but can't seem to get into my PM's to delete it - coming up as access denied when I even try to go in the main PM area.

    You can't access your PMs at all? And is this from your email or if you click Private Messages in the user dropdown? i.e. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/private.php . What happens when you try to access that link?

    If you can't click into the message to mark as read or delete, please use the checkbox to the side and then scroll down to the end of the page and use the dropdown menu to mark as read or delete.

    How can I? User's guide to some features on the new site



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    #178
    Axwell
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    dudara wrote: »
    There has been another wave overnight but again, the lads in HQ are doing a trojan job in cleaning up all this mess.

    Awkward choice of words given the subject matter :D


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    #179
    skallywag
    Registered Users Posts: 2,992 ✭✭✭skallywag


    dudara wrote: »
    Last night, we experienced a high level of new account sign-ups, probably via automated script. These accounts then started sending spam PMs to users, which in turn would have triggered automated email notifications (if enabled by the user).

    My own 2 cts would be to disable PM until a minimum post count is reached.

    Were the new accounts real people at the other send sending the messages or was it down to malicious code which was running inside boards?


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    #180
    bmc58
    Registered Users Posts: 2,821 ✭✭✭bmc58


    splinter65 wrote: »
    I heard from Sara too

    Same here.But got a warning from my Norton Anti Virus.." DO NOT REPLY TO THIS E MAIL".I didn't.


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    #181
    BandMember
    Registered Users Posts: 1,718 ✭✭✭BandMember


    Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
    You can't access your PMs at all? And is this from your email or if you click Private Messages in the user dropdown? i.e. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/private.php . What happens when you try to access that link?

    If you can't click into the message to mark as read or delete, please use the checkbox to the side and then scroll down to the end of the page and use the dropdown menu to mark as read or delete.

    Thanks Mark. No, I couldn't access my PM's at all (by clicking on Private Messages in the user dropdown. I always enter that way, never via e-mail) but I could access that clicking on that link you sent me.

    Once I got in, I deleted the Siofra PM immediately. Do I need to do anything else now or am I back to service as usual?


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