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Watch out for the Hackers!
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Hi there, fellow Mario fans.
I just wanted to warn you that my group Fragments-Collection recently got hit by a couple of spam bots, which are part of a ring that is currently joining our groups.
I've kicked and banned them from my group, but I've noticed some of the groups affiliated with mine have been affected, including MarioFamily.
universartist.deviantart.com/ has just joined your group. It uses stolen art to make their account look legitimate, and is currently adding groups to their watch list at a rate of one every 2 seconds as I type this.
[Edit 27/10/2017 - dA has now deactivated this account]
I'm posting a link to a journal which is being continually updated with a list of active spammers, evidence of their activities and info on how to kick them out, ban and report them.
It's a long journal, but the TL;DR at the bottom lists the current ring of spammers that have been identified, so that you can decide whether to take any action you think is needed to protect your group.
Many thanks, and stay safe,
Verran42
I just wanted to warn you that my group Fragments-Collection recently got hit by a couple of spam bots, which are part of a ring that is currently joining our groups.
I've kicked and banned them from my group, but I've noticed some of the groups affiliated with mine have been affected, including MarioFamily.
universartist.deviantart.com/ has just joined your group. It uses stolen art to make their account look legitimate, and is currently adding groups to their watch list at a rate of one every 2 seconds as I type this.
[Edit 27/10/2017 - dA has now deactivated this account]
I'm posting a link to a journal which is being continually updated with a list of active spammers, evidence of their activities and info on how to kick them out, ban and report them.
Warning if you own/run groups, new bots foundEDIT: Don't copy and paste this journal into a new one when sharing. Use. The. Thumb. Code. Or. Link. Sorry if this sounds rude, but that's one way of cluttering inboxes for people with mentions, along myself not being informed IF YOU FIND anything new. It's also just down right rude and disrespectful overall, stealing all the hard work from ALL THE PEOPLE who worked to put this information together. Again, I apologize for my rudeness but PLEASE, READ CAREFULLY.
Edit: I've been getting dive-bombed by trolls after warning the community about this. If you're here to harass me for just informing the community, read this section:
1.) Here's the difference between real artists joining groups innocently and bots spamming groups at 100 MPH, as told by SilverCreekEquestria :
I mean i sure find it suspicious to get people joining my groups that have no reason to be joining the group, shouldnt even be joining, have been on dA for a very short amount of tim
It's a long journal, but the TL;DR at the bottom lists the current ring of spammers that have been identified, so that you can decide whether to take any action you think is needed to protect your group.
Many thanks, and stay safe,
Verran42
Cute Group
Can you invite me???
Can I join please!
I can't join for some reason it says closed down
Huh?-..oh wait