7:44 AM on 03.01.2009
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Niero
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A number of you may soon be receiving a very convincing email that appears to come from the Steam reset password system: Don't click that link! The URL displayed in the email actually points to "steampowrad.t35.com" -- you can tell by mousing over the link and looking at your status bar. Clever and extremely shady, but certainly convincing otherwise (which prompted me to blog it half awake in my underwear). This is especially hard to detect on mobile devices because most phones don't have the equivalent of a status bar. If you ever get an email like this on your phone you should always wait to double check it on your computer. Unless you like rape.
I can only hope the bastard behind this scam orders office chairs from China.
[Update! Aaron "Bluewolf72" Moloy went beyond the call of duty by contacting the hosting company who we've learned promptly nuked the account. Buuuuuuuuuuuurn!]
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Then I realized it was bullshit. Luckily!
Thanks for the heads up, man.
Also, that chair story is fucked up. I also need to read more gadget blogs like Gizmodo. Maybe we could use a new addition to the Modern Method family?
Hurrah for phishing blacklists!
Also, I find it funny that you blurred the word "me" at the top of the e-mail.
Now the Entire Internet™ knows how Gmail addresses him on incoming messages! Next stop, Social Security Number!
There are some idiots that use this system to "try" to steal your account... and will send you some links saying, something like "Do you want free steam games?" or some other bullshit.