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Title: PM phishing attempt
Post by: cwil on September 08, 2013, 03:40:08 AM
Please be aware that a user is attempting steal login information using a website crafted to look like bitcointalk.org.  The message in its entirety is as follows:

Hi,
BREAKING NEWS, Secret recording captures Mark Karpeles, CEO of Mtgox speaking on the EXACT release date of Litecoin on Mtgox! For more information about this visit the bitcointalk thread http://tinyurl.com/ksq22rf. It's time to buy up all that cheap LTC!

If you find this advise profitable for you in the near future please send donations to my BTC address at   13gJUEZD893k7NeymF9SLP9gNqUe57rz6W

Download link for recorded audio file:
www.sourceforge.net/projects/mtgoxceophoneconversation/files/MtgoxCEOPhoneConversation.zip/download.

Thanks

The link leads to this page: http://bitcointalk.us/index.phptopic=251052.0.htm

Attempting to log in to this page will store login information here: http://bitcointalk.us/passes.txt


Title: Re: PM phishing attempt
Post by: joae1975 on September 08, 2013, 03:46:34 AM
I got that PM too.  When I clicked "all" to read the thread, it lead me to this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=288545.0;all

Weird.  I never entered my user/pass, but I changed it anyway.  Thanks!


Title: Re: PM phishing attempt
Post by: b!z on September 08, 2013, 06:47:56 AM
Thank you for the phishing alert. I will make sure not to click links from him.


Title: Re: PM phishing attempt
Post by: jackjack on September 08, 2013, 07:54:10 PM
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=289882.new;topicseen#new


Title: Re: PM phishing attempt
Post by: ArticMine on September 08, 2013, 11:18:57 PM
Here the output of
Code:
whois bitcointalk.us
under GNU / Linux.

Quote
whois bitcointalk.us
Domain Name:                                 BITCOINTALK.US
Domain ID:                                   D41433869-US
Sponsoring Registrar:                        eNom, Inc.
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID:                48
Registrar URL (registration services):       whois.enom.com
Domain Status:                               clientTransferProhibited

Registrant ID:                               7AAF8BE1EEF0E518
Registrant Name:                             mark cordero
Registrant Organization:                     Marky''s organization
Registrant Address1:                         1581 Nuzum Court
Registrant City:                             Williamsville
Registrant State/Province:                   NY
Registrant Postal Code:                      14221
Registrant Country:                          United States
Registrant Country Code:                     US
Registrant Phone Number:                     +618.5857186
Registrant Email:                            varomint@hotmail.com
Registrant Application Purpose:              P1
Registrant Nexus Category:                   C21

Administrative Contact ID:                   FAC2C7E1EEF0E518
Administrative Contact Name:                 mark cordero
Administrative Contact Organization:         Marky''s organization
Administrative Contact Address1:             1581 Nuzum Court
Administrative Contact City:                 Williamsville
Administrative Contact State/Province:       NY
Administrative Contact Postal Code:          14221
Administrative Contact Country:              United States
Administrative Contact Country Code:         US
Administrative Contact Phone Number:         +61.5857186
Administrative Contact Email:                varomint@hotmail.com

Billing Contact ID:                          7AAF8BE1EEF0E518
Billing Contact Name:                        mark cordero
Billing Contact Organization:                Marky''s organization
Billing Contact Address1:                    1581 Nuzum Court
Billing Contact City:                        Williamsville
Billing Contact State/Province:              NY
Billing Contact Postal Code:                 14221
Billing Contact Country:                     United States
Billing Contact Country Code:                US
Billing Contact Phone Number:                +618.5857186
Billing Contact Email:                       varomint@hotmail.com
Billing Application Purpose:                 P1
Billing Nexus Category:                      C21

Technical Contact ID:                        FAC2C7E1EEF0E518
Technical Contact Name:                      mark cordero
Technical Contact Organization:              Marky''s organization
Technical Contact Address1:                  1581 Nuzum Court
Technical Contact City:                      Williamsville
Technical Contact State/Province:            NY
Technical Contact Postal Code:               14221
Technical Contact Country:                   United States
Technical Contact Country Code:              US
Technical Contact Phone Number:              +61.5857186
Technical Contact Email:                     varomint@hotmail.com

Name Server:                                 NS1.FREEHOSTINGNOADS.NET
Name Server:                                 NS2.FREEHOSTINGNOADS.NET
Name Server:                                 NS3.FREEHOSTINGNOADS.NET
Name Server:                                 NS4.FREEHOSTINGNOADDS.NET

Created by Registrar:                        eNom, Inc.
Last Updated by Registrar:                   eNom, Inc.
Domain Registration Date:                    Tue Aug 06 21:29:33 GMT 2013
Domain Expiration Date:                      Tue Aug 05 23:59:59 GMT 2014
Domain Last Updated Date:                    Sat Sep 07 23:17:39 GMT 2013

It is also distributed as a Windows executable which is a really poor way to distribute an audio file for the following two reasons:
1) Many Bitcoin users do not use Microsoft Windows.
2) Those Bitcoin users that use Microsoft Windows should be really sceptical of a .exe file since it could be used to install malware to steal Bitcoins and / or another cryptocurrency such as Litecoins etc.


Title: Re: PM phishing attempt
Post by: 🏰 TradeFortress 🏰 on September 15, 2013, 11:34:25 AM
Dox of varomint aka furrycoat aka legitnick.

Thomas Hamrick
524 Nason Street
Santa Rosa CA 95404
UNITED STATES



Title: Re: PM phishing attempt
Post by: jackjack on September 15, 2013, 11:40:51 AM
Dox of varomint aka furrycoat aka legitnick.

Thomas Hamrick
524 Nason Street
Santa Rosa CA 95404
UNITED STATES
Source?