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Peter_Rotten
10-02-2008, 02:05 PM
Hey there, I received this email today, from email address mtgsadmin@gmail.com:
"Your passwords may have been compromised.

It was discovered by a user who passed the info on to staff. I suggest changing your pass as soon as possible.

If you have any issues with this, please email me at _______(deleted for privacy)

Is this bullshit, or what? I don't see anything on the site about it. Let me know ASAP please; thanks.

I received this email too. Anyone else? How much BS is it filled with?
T is for TOOL
10-02-2008, 02:09 PM
MTGS is MTG Salvation. Apparently one of their users browsed a hacker forum and found lists of names/passwords that were similar to ones used on Salvation.

See this Salvation thread (http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=132527) It's probable that JACO has a Salvation account as well. AvatarofKokusho, the Salvation mod, sent out that email to everyone from MTGS with an account.

I sent JACO a PM pointing him to MTGSalvation.
Peter_Rotten
10-02-2008, 02:36 PM
OK, making a general annoucement. I'll just move this thread into Community.
Belgareth
10-02-2008, 03:55 PM
It's apparently mostly paypal and ebay passwords so a p/w change is probably advised to be safe if you have an mtgs account.
Peter_Rotten
10-02-2008, 04:08 PM
It's apparently mostly paypal and ebay passwords so a p/w change is probably advised to be safe if you have an mtgs account.
Changed my MWS PW, but I use different PWs for most of my accounts.
Skeggi
10-14-2008, 10:35 AM
MTGS claims it didn't happen. (http://forums.mtgsalvation.com/showthread.php?t=132699)
freakish777
10-14-2008, 12:37 PM
mtgsadmin@gmail.com

Personally, I wouldn't trust any email coming from a gmail/hotmail/yahoo account instead of from the site directly (admin@mtgsalvation.com or whatever) unless you know for a fact that's how they do it.

Like PR said, just ensure you have different usernames/passwords for different accounts. Personally, all of my message board accounts have basically the same log in and password, if someone wants to be a troll posting as me, whatever, that's a lot different than someone wanting a couple grand out of my Bank Account or from my Credit Card through PayPal.

It only takes a couple seconds of half-assedness to lose stuff, vigilence is key.
Skeggi
10-14-2008, 12:50 PM
Personally, I wouldn't trust any email coming from a gmail/hotmail/yahoo account instead of from the site directly (admin@mtgsalvation.com or whatever) unless you know for a fact that's how they do it.

Well, the thread I posted has a post by the mod who sent the e-mails. So I guess it did come from an MTGS source. Not trusting a mail coming from random free accounts is logical; but this e-mail warns you, so it seems logical to look into it.
freakish777
10-14-2008, 02:19 PM
Well, the thread I posted has a post by the mod who sent the e-mails. So I guess it did come from an MTGS source. Not trusting a mail coming from random free accounts is logical; but this e-mail warns you, so it seems logical to look into it.

Right, I mean, if I got an email from MTGTheSourceAdmin@hotmail.com saying "Please login and change your password" I'd be suspicious.