Sayeth the tech savvy... Fear is a big pressure point even for supposedly switched on people: dotn just dismiss them because they got caught out. There are probably more clever crackers who could get you using the same tactics. Social engineering is one of the most successfull cracker ploys after all....
Its basic phsycology :) What people do need to do is stop using hotmail ;) (or delete the conv history in the reply) On 4/25/08, kyle mcdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Anyone who is stupid enough to fall for that line, needs to stop using > anything that needs a password. > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected]> > Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:11:07 -0500> Subject: [hlds] Wanna be hacker > requesting username and passwords on steam community!> > I am writing here > because I hope that steam can do something from here.> Also you should all > remind your members not to give there passwords out to> anyone. His steam > community page is currently here.> > http://steamcommunity.com/id/silverssilvers > His current name is > Message_system_help.> > If someone from steam reads this please either ban > or do what you can to> prevent this guy from doing this.> > This is the > message he wrote to one of my clan members.> > > |Think| Snake Dr.: hello i > am getting this chat froom "message system help> |Think| Snake Dr.: and they > want my username and password> |Think| Snake Dr.: i think its bull> |Think| > .:ShadowMoses:.: never give your password> |Think| .:ShadowMoses:.: they > will never request a password> |Think| Snake Dr.: yea thats what i thought > too> |Think| Snake Dr.: here is what they said> |Think| Snake Dr.: > Message_system_help: Hello sir Steam is tracking down 2> ip's on this > account please confirm this is your account by typing in> Username/password> > |Think| Snake Dr.: umm i don;t give out my userername and password thought> > steam chat... u can contact me thought the email provided when i created> > this acct> Message_system_help: Sir,Its that we have nerver thought it could > happen we> have to ip's on this account> Message_system_help: just to > confirm please type your account username and> password> |Think| Snake Dr.: > if this is to conform then u should have my email on file> and u can contact > me though that thank you> Message_system_help: Sir We take hacking real > serious if not we just disable> your account> Message_system_help: we need > to confirm> Message_system_help: Please sir> Message_system_help: Ok no > reply means your hacking this account> Message_system_help: We are going to > disable this in 2 hours> |Think| Snake Dr.: am i trying to find out if this > is for real> |Think| Snake Dr.: hold one min> Message_system_help: Sorry> > Message_system_help: Goodbye> Message_system_help: we nerver thought this > would happen> Message_system_help: We going to start a forum tommrow> > Message_system_help: Good-bye your account is going to be disabled "hacker"> > |Think| .:ShadowMoses:.: is it on steam> |Think| Snake Dr.: yea i got a > friend requiest from steam friend> |Think| .:ShadowMoses:.: give me the > address of the community person> |Think| .:ShadowMoses:.: he is in your > friends list> |Think| Snake Dr.: yea he is> |Think| Snake Dr.: what do u > mean community person> |Think| .:ShadowMoses:.: i got him i am sending an > email to steam> |Think| Snake Dr.: ok thanks... when he asked me for my > password i thought> it smelled fishy> > Best regards,> > Shadow> > > > _______________________________________________> To unsubscribe, edit your > list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit:> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself wherever you are. Mobilize! > > http://www.gowindowslive.com/Mobile/Landing/Messenger/Default.aspx?Locale=en-US?ocid=TAG_APRIL > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > -- Thomas Morton Lead Developer || Founder TomNRob Web Services www.tomnrob.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
