Has anyone here received bitcointalk phishing emails?

[libert19]

Was reading 2fa topic, and thought crossed about scammers may now phish for 2fa codes, then realized I have never received password phishing mails in first place.

Have you?

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[Learn Bitcoin]

I don't remember receiving such emails. I never published the email that is connected to my Bitcointalk account. So, there is no possibility that I may get any phishing emails. But, yeah, I receive emails every time I receive private messages. Sometimes, I receive PMs from newbies but I never check any links from untrusted sources. I don't remember receiving any private messages with phishing links. Or else, I would have reported them.

But sometimes Bitcointalk reports legit links as phishing or suspicious once any member sends links in private messages. If you are receiving Phishing emails, you should consider creating a new email, and start using a new email. I recommend using an exclusive unique email for Bitcointalk only. But, since 2FA is here, you could utilize it for better security.

[BitMaxz]

I don't receive any phishing emails I am confused about what you trying to say so what exactly do you mean by "you cross about scammers may now phish 2fa"?

Theymos already added 2FA if you receive an email from Bitcointalk it's not phishing email check the topic below

- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5478824.0

Better check carefully the email you receive if the email is not a bitcointalk then it is a phishing email.

[libert19]

But sometimes Bitcointalk reports legit links as phishing or suspicious once any member sends links in private messages.

Afaik that only applies if you receive pm from newbie account, but email is still from bitcointalk.

I don't receive any phishing emails I am confused about what you trying to say so what exactly do you mean by "you cross about scammers may now phish 2fa"?

Assume you have 2fa enabled on your binance account. You may receive phishing mails for your 2fa code. I was implying this could become thing for bitcointalk for as well, since this forum now has 2fa.

Theymos already added 2FA if you receive an email from Bitcointalk it's not phishing email check the topic below

- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5478824.0

Better check carefully the email you receive if the email is not a bitcointalk then it is a phishing email.

I'm aware of that.

[DYING_S0UL]

The only notification I ever got was from noreply@bitcointalk.org…I don't know if it's the official email from Bitcointalk, but I think it is. Isn't it? Since I changed some settings to get email notifications. Apart from that, I only get notifications from exchanges I use or the service/sites I am subscribed to.

But sometimes Bitcointalk reports legit links as phishing or suspicious once any member sends links in private messages.

That's a common problem in Bitcointalk. It is a security measure taken by Bitcointalk to warn users of phishing attacks. Not just with links, it also gives warning regarding PMs. There were many times when I got a warning PM that said, "This PM looks like possible phishing: examine links closely!".

[EarnOnVictor]

Was reading 2fa topic, and thought crossed about scammers may now phish for 2fa codes, then realized I have never received password phishing mails in first place.

Have you?

I have not received such an email and I wonder why this kind of fear is now rampant with the way people are talking about it. I think these are being exaggerated as they are, even the 2FA is another layer of security that will help anyone using the forum to stay above those who target them.

And as much as I do not give it serious thought, I think that those who are having serious concerns can still deem it fit to mind their 2FA very well. I have not tested it to know the kind of 2FA it is, but soon I will. Regardless, it is good that another gadget is used for the 2FA so that it will become harder for hackers or phishing attacks.

[Faisal2202]

Was reading 2fa topic, and thought crossed about scammers may now phish for 2fa codes, then realized I have never received password phishing mails in first place.

Have you?

We might receive 2FA phishing links now, but to be honest, I do not visit my email often, only when I know some confirmation link is going to come. I don't use my BTT email anywhere; to do other tasks, I prefer to use a separate email, even a separate browser. Therefore, I haven't really become a victim of such emails till now because I don't know if they are in my inbox or not.

The best way to save from such links is to ignore them. For example, if we don't sign up anywhere or did not perform any activity, then why would we be receiving such mail from BTT? For example, if I have not enabled 2FA on my account, then there is no reason that I will be receiving some email link for confirmation, so I will only check when I apply; other than that, I will ignore every email.

[pakhitheboss]

I have never received phishing emails and do not think I would receive any in the future. The only thing I can think of close to phishing email is phishing DMs. Although I get the warning message, I sometimes check the link by pasting the link on the TOR browser which I have installed on another device. Activating 2FA on my account can be a problem as it would jeopardize my identity if it gets hacked.

With recent events happening with a Bitcoin mixer campaign I don't feel confident with the way Theymos wrote while introducing it. It might be my theory but there are big privacy issues with 2FA considering it is a product of the US. Aiming in mind the current situation here and what is happening globally I would ignore it for my betterment.

[hugeblack]

I don't know, but there is no real reason to steal a BTT account. All the account can be used for is fraud, participating in signature campaigns, and publishing phishing links, all of which can be overcome by not trusting any user and asking to sign a message as soon as you feel that there is something strange in the account. especially in the case of lending.
2FA is to enhance privacy, and since it is possible to create an account with a fake email (meaning you do not receive a welcome message), you must use an email that you can access to obtain the 2FA code.

[libert19]

Activating 2FA on my account can be a problem as it would jeopardize my identity if it gets hacked.

If you meant hacker getting access to your bitcointalk account, 2fa can only increase your account's security not jeopardize it. Because to get access, user will now require both pass and 2fa code.

With recent events happening with a Bitcoin mixer campaign I don't feel confident with the way Theymos wrote while introducing it. It might be my theory but there are big privacy issues with 2FA considering it is a product of the US. Aiming in mind the current situation here and what is happening globally I would ignore it for my betterment.

2fa is not product, it's one of measures websites can use to protect their users. I'm pretty certain there is no privacy concerns on it's implementation or if it belongs to particular country/jurisdiction, cmiiw.

[BitMaxz]

Assume you have 2fa enabled on your binance account. You may receive phishing mails for your 2fa code. I was implying this could become thing for bitcointalk for as well, since this forum now has 2fa.

I don't think 2FA would become a problem on the forum because it was created as an extra security layer for your BTT account. Another thing is if you know you didn't log in and requested for 2FA code and you receive an email about the 2FA code you should be aware that someone is trying to phish you.
You can avoid them and put them into spam once you receive an OTP without requesting it or without signing in.

[SamReomo]

Was reading 2fa topic, and thought crossed about scammers may now phish for 2fa codes, then realized I have never received password phishing mails in first place.

Have you?

I have never received phishing mails till this day and even if I receive any of those mails I won't read it. My  mail inbox is filled with thousands of e-mails that I don't even read and that's why the ones who may try to send those phishing mails will have to wait their whole life until I click those links.

I used to check notifications on my e-mail a few months ago but now I don't really view any e-mails and that's why I don't even bother if someone send me such e-mails. I have registered my Bitcointalk on my personal e-mail and I haven't changed the e-mail yet but when I think it's necessary to change my e-mail then I would definitely do that.

I don't think that anyone of us should worry about such 2fa related phishing mails because a hacker or scammer at least have some sense of mind that to whom he is sending those messages.

[Etranger]

I have never received such emails, but it could be connected with the fact that I change the email I use for the forum from time to time. I also don't set notifications about most of the things, I only get announcement about private messages and deleted posts, which does not happen too often.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I have not received any phishing mail like that, but normally I do get mails to my email that is attached to my Bitcointalk account, and the mails are usually concerning PMs, and it shows something like: click on the link to reply to X PM. I don't bother to use the link in my email; rather, I will just come straight to my profile here on the forum and view the message. I don't trust links in mail unless it's something I'm aware of and expecting.

[LTU_btc]

I guess that I received all kinds of phishing emials, even from services where I don't have account. Exchanges, gambling websites, banks, PayPal and everything else, now I don't remember everything. I think that my email got in one of these huge databases of leaked emails and someone sold to spread spam. But I think that I never received phishing emails related with Bitcointalk. Or I just didn't saw it because I don't check my spam folder often.

I don't know, but there is no real reason to steal a BTT account. All the account can be used for is fraud, participating in signature campaigns, and publishing phishing links, all of which can be overcome by not trusting any user and asking to sign a message as soon as you feel that there is something strange in the account. especially in the case of lending.
2FA is to enhance privacy, and since it is possible to create an account with a fake email (meaning you do not receive a welcome message), you must use an email that you can access to obtain the 2FA code.

Nowadays I don't see threads about hacked accounts often, but few years ago it was daily thing, sometimes several such topics appeared in one day. If there wouldn't be reason to steal Bitcointalk accounts, probably we wouldn't see so many accounts getting hacked. There is so many cases when hacked accounts were used for signature campaigns. Like when user wake ups after long inactivity and starts posting in language that he never used before. Or making scams offcourse. Yes, many things can be prevented by asking user to sign a message from staked address, but not many are doing it. Especially when dealing with old high ranked member with good reputation.

[Learn Bitcoin]

But sometimes Bitcointalk reports legit links as phishing or suspicious once any member sends links in private messages.

Afaik that only applies if you receive pm from newbie account, but email is still from bitcointalk.

Not always. I have received from both newbies and Legendaries too. I was too curious to see that Bitcointalk marked a link that could be suspicious but the PM was not from a newbie. It was from a Legendary member. I also thought that only newbie PMs were marked as suspicious. But, Bitcointalk indeed warns that if you were expecting a PM from a veteran member, this could be an impersonator.

Yeah, the email is still from BitcoinTalk. But still, you should not click on any links even if it comes from Bitcointalk email. It's easy to spoof emails these days. I had such a script a while ago that I tested on a free hosting and spammed my own email to check it and it worked well. So, I assume an average joe is able to do it.

[philipma1957]

I get some emails to my email with bitcointalk and I get occasional crypto phishing to almost every email I have.

But I had 3 accounts with bitmain and bitmain was fully hacked  which is likely why I get bothered.

[Asiska02]

Was reading 2fa topic, and thought crossed about scammers may now phish for 2fa codes, then realized I have never received password phishing mails in first place.

Have you?

I have known about phishing emails for long now, since the days I first joined this forum but I don’t think I have ever received one in my email before. I only use one email for anything related to cryptocurrency and I don’t act on any email I receive to my mail app directly, I rather come to the app itself and act on the email.

Even forum emails are answered to from the forum only and not through the email sent through the mail app. I think maybe with this, I won’t have problem with phishing emails that can have access to my account or anything related to that.

[Lafu]

I guess that I received all kinds of phishing emials, even from services where I don't have account. Exchanges, gambling websites, banks, PayPal and everything else, now I don't remember everything. I think that my email got in one of these huge databases of leaked emails and someone sold to spread spam. But I think that I never received phishing emails related with Bitcointalk. Or I just didn't saw it because I don't check my spam folder often.

That is or was happen to me also this way , it was really bad a few years ago and now its less mails that i get.
And also i dont got an phishing email related with Bitcointalk or received from Forum.
But as always if get an Email with a Link or to confirm something where you have to click just do an research first before click.
Sometimes the Bad Boys who are sending this mails make it looks legit.

[DYING_S0UL]

Sometimes the Bad Boys who are sending this mails make it looks legit.

I don't even remember when was the last last time I opened any email used an email service app, Loool . You can imagine it as sitting on the dust. Apart from using it for 2FA or confirmation codes, I don't even use it. Bad boys can forget about me clicking the links. I'm just too lazy even to check.