My brother has had his account hacked, so I looked to see if his account was being given away for free. Here is what I found=
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Not only did it have a horrible reputation on WOT, but it had THOUSANDS of accounts! I do not know if one person took them all, but it had the USERNAME, PASSWORD, even EMAIL!!! If your account was taken, go to the site, press ctrl+f, and type in your account name to search for it. Be warned, I dont know if it will be too late. Also, it is a popup site, meaning when I first went to it trying to search for my brother's info, it had a popup. If you did not get hacked but want a safer account, I suggest you immediately change your password to make it more secure (if your password is password, or easy like that). PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM JUST TRYING TO HELP.
UPDATE= It appears a moderator took out the link, but it appears to be accesable if you click on the ( infront of the Link edited out).
If you are sure that your account was compromised, please contact us HERE. Be sure to include your transaction ID or gift code. I probably should have put this on the post in the first place, but did not think about it.
My Anti-Virus lists that website as 'suspicious', so I definitely won't be going to it.
You do not have to, and I suggest that if you do go to it, it is because your account was hacked. As I said, WOT had poor ratings. WOT is a user made suggestion, so if people dont like the site, they will post bad ratings.
I feel sorry for you and is that really how free giveaway's come from? Sick people.
I am not sure this is how the givaway works, but it is probable, as one person with all these accounts would make no sense, and be a waste. Or he/she could just sell them...
And if all goes well, mojang should be fixing my brother's account right now, as I contacted mojang with all the info about the account.
Thats good to hear hopefully they will do something.
That's what I hope too. If they do fix it, I will try to remember to post on this page about it.Also, it looks like a moderator took the link out. I would like permission form a moderator to put it back in, but wont put it in again until I get permission.
That's what I hope too. If they do fix it, I will try to remember to post on this page about it.
Also, it looks like a moderator took the link out. I would like permission form a moderator to put it back in, but wont put it in again until I get permission.
You will not receive permission as the link contains information that can be used for malicious purposes.
edit: However, if you would like to compile a list of names and post here in a spoiler, that would be fine.
If you were hacked though, it's your own fault. There is no way someone can just 'get' your username and password, and it is always your own fault.
Don't visit suspicious websites, like that one for example. Don't open emails that look suspicious; you don't even need to download anything from the email, sometimes just opening them is enough for it to infect your computer. Don't fall for those 'free minecraft account' scams, and do not visit the links provided because they are ALL scams.
What you call 'hacking', is actually just phishing, and it's done by someone getting something onto your computer without you knowing and gaining all your passwords. In terms of Minecraft, it is usually done by doing one of the above three things.
The only way for people to actually hack, is if they conpromised the Mojang servers and got the data directly from them, but Mojang would put out an alert if something like that actually happened.
First off, my brother's account was taken. I think the person took the password, as he was less than 10 and had a really easy password (such as password). It was his fault, because he didn't even know better. Nobody opened a email that was suspicious, though i agree, and we didn't even think about getting a free account, as we can still get my brother's back.
Also, maybe mojang's server WAS comprimised, as THOUSANDS of accounts were on the site.
There's also people who use "apple" or other simple dictionary words as their password. It's insanely easy to just brute force simple password. All stolen accounts are the fault of their owners unless someone managed to hack the mojang databases.
Ok, I checked to see if your account was on this site (bobax1), and luckily it wasn't. However, it could possibly be taken by someone offsite. I used your IGN (next to your forum's name)=hobojoex1. It could still be stolen, but it is not on this site.
There's also people who use "apple" or other simple dictionary words as their password. It's insanely easy to just brute force simple password. All stolen accounts are the fault of their owners unless someone managed to hack the mojang databases.
As I said before, some people dont know better, and there were thousands of accounts on the site, so maybe one of mojangs server's ws comprimised. But if this did happen to you, you would want help, right? That is why this post is here. I do not disagree, though, if people know better that a password like 'apple'.
Some one on MC.THEL33T.COM tricked me into saying my username AND my password. well, I knew what /me did, but I was too stupid to remember what it was, at that point.i tried reporting him, he got KICKED. Not BANNED. What would I do? I had op, but i lost it because of him. I forget what his username was, though. Please reply on what i should do! I need it.. badly.
Some one on MC.THEL33T.COM tricked me into saying my username AND my password. well, I knew what /me did, but I was too stupid to remember what it was, at that point.i tried reporting him, he got KICKED. Not BANNED. What would I do? I had op, but i lost it because of him. I forget what his username was, though. Please reply on what i should do! I need it.. badly.
Use the MOJANG help link I posted. You will need your transaction ID, so if you used paypal, it should be in that information.
Here's a tip that I learned from experience: When downloading a texture pack or mod on something like adfly, be careful that you hit the download button for the texture pack or mod and not the advertisements. There are often at least 5 "download" icons, but only 1 of them is for whatever you actually want to download, and the others are often viruses. The viruses can 'remember' what you type, so they can get your password based on what keys you hit. Therefore, be extremely careful when downloading anything, especially Minecraft-related if you don't want your password(s) to be stolen.
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Here's a tip that I learned from experience: When downloading a texture pack or mod on something like adfly, be careful that you hit the download button for the texture pack or mod and not the advertisements. There are often at least 5 "download" icons, but only 1 of them is for whatever you actually want to download, and the others are often viruses. The viruses can 'remember' what you type, so they can get your password based on what keys you hit. Therefore, be extremely careful when downloading anything, especially Minecraft-related if you don't want your password(s) to be stolen.
You are correct. One way to handle this is by holding your mouse over the link, and see if it goes to googleads. If it doesnt, and it says the texturepack/mod information you want, then that is probably the right choice.
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Not only did it have a horrible reputation on WOT, but it had THOUSANDS of accounts! I do not know if one person took them all, but it had the USERNAME, PASSWORD, even EMAIL!!! If your account was taken, go to the site, press ctrl+f, and type in your account name to search for it. Be warned, I dont know if it will be too late. Also, it is a popup site, meaning when I first went to it trying to search for my brother's info, it had a popup. If you did not get hacked but want a safer account, I suggest you immediately change your password to make it more secure (if your password is password, or easy like that). PLEASE NOTE THAT I AM JUST TRYING TO HELP.
UPDATE= It appears a moderator took out the link, but it appears to be accesable if you click on the ( infront of the Link edited out).
UPDATE2= added a help link. On quote from http://help.mojang.c...ount-was-hacked,
If you are sure that your account was compromised, please contact us HERE. Be sure to include your transaction ID or gift code. I probably should have put this on the post in the first place, but did not think about it.
You do not have to, and I suggest that if you do go to it, it is because your account was hacked. As I said, WOT had poor ratings. WOT is a user made suggestion, so if people dont like the site, they will post bad ratings.
I am not sure this is how the givaway works, but it is probable, as one person with all these accounts would make no sense, and be a waste. Or he/she could just sell them...
And if all goes well, mojang should be fixing my brother's account right now, as I contacted mojang with all the info about the account.
That's what I hope too. If they do fix it, I will try to remember to post on this page about it.Also, it looks like a moderator took the link out. I would like permission form a moderator to put it back in, but wont put it in again until I get permission.
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I completely agree with you. But until then, I am showing this site for people with stolen accounts.
You will not receive permission as the link contains information that can be used for malicious purposes.
edit: However, if you would like to compile a list of names and post here in a spoiler, that would be fine.
Ok, I understand why you are concerned, and will not re-enter the site.
That is exactly why I posted this topic.
First off, my brother's account was taken. I think the person took the password, as he was less than 10 and had a really easy password (such as password). It was his fault, because he didn't even know better. Nobody opened a email that was suspicious, though i agree, and we didn't even think about getting a free account, as we can still get my brother's back.
Also, maybe mojang's server WAS comprimised, as THOUSANDS of accounts were on the site.
As I said before, some people dont know better, and there were thousands of accounts on the site, so maybe one of mojangs server's ws comprimised. But if this did happen to you, you would want help, right? That is why this post is here. I do not disagree, though, if people know better that a password like 'apple'.
Use the MOJANG help link I posted. You will need your transaction ID, so if you used paypal, it should be in that information.
You are correct. One way to handle this is by holding your mouse over the link, and see if it goes to googleads. If it doesnt, and it says the texturepack/mod information you want, then that is probably the right choice.
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