{"id":778,"date":"2013-03-04T06:38:36","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T06:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=778"},"modified":"2013-03-04T06:38:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T06:38:36","slug":"phishing-scams-on-rise-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/phishing-scams-on-rise-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Phishing scams on the rise again!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Repost from Firestorm Blog.<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t be a victim, be informed!<\/strong>\u00a0(re-post\u00a0from April 2, 2012)<\/p>\n

Phishing scams in Second Life.<\/p>\n

There has been an increase in Phishing attempts in the last couple weeks and a lot of people have fallen for them and lost their Second Life Accounts.<\/p>\n

Phishing in SL is mainly the act of tricking\u00a0a user into giving their login and password\u00a0information\u00a0through fake yet convincing Second Life login webpages.<\/p>\n

Here is how it works.\u00a0<\/b>
\n– Someone posts a link and sometimes text to entice you to click it, sometimes this can be a friend or someone you know (because they\u2019ve already had their accounts hacked).
\n– You click the link and it takes you to what looks like a Second Life Login screen.
\n– You log in using your SL Username and PW.
\n– You\u2019ve just been Phished and given someone your SL Login information. They can now log into your SL account, take your money, destroy your SL Property, delete your inventory.. etc etc etc.<\/p>\n

How to avoid being Phished<\/p>\n

If you have clicked a link, and it takes you to a login page of some kind, no matter how much it looks real\u2026 DO NOT LOG INTO IT YET!<\/p>\n

FIRST, look at the URL very carefully. The real Linden Lab Login URL starts with
\nhttps:\/\/id.secondlife.com\/…<\/b>.
\nIf it does NOT start with https:\/\/id.secondlife.com\/, then it is not a real Second Life login web page. Do not log into it, and DO file an abuse report on the person who sent the link. From the Help menu, \u00a0Report Abuse.<\/p>\n

If you are unsure, go to http:\/\/secondlife.com<\/a> and click on the \u201cLOGIN\u201d at the top right. That will take you to the legit login page which starts with\u00a0https:\/\/id.secondlife.com\/… Log into that page, then follow the link. If the link still takes you to a log in widget.. it\u2019s totally a scam.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve already been Phished<\/p>\n

Immediately<\/p>\n

– Go to\u00a0http:\/\/secondlife.com<\/a>
\n– Click the LOGIN link at the top right and enter your login information.
\n– On the right is a link called \u201cAccount\u201d click it!
\n– Then click \u201cChange Password\u201d and change your password right away.<\/p>\n

Please, protect your accounts. Think 3 times before entering your login information. Always check the URL.<\/p>\n

Sincerely,<\/p>\n

Jessica Lyon and the Phoenix\/Firestorm Team<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Repost from Firestorm Blog. Don\u2019t be a victim, be informed!\u00a0(re-post\u00a0from April 2, 2012) Phishing scams in Second Life. There has been an increase in Phishing attempts in the last couple weeks and a lot of people have fallen for them and lost their Second Life Accounts. Phishing in SL is mainly the act of tricking\u00a0a … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}