As some might have heard, users on NG (and other sites, but hey, we're all on NG here so we'll talök about what's close to our hearts) have been subjects of phishing scams.
How this is done is most often that you'll get fooled to one way or another enter your email into a malicious site somewhere. The sites may look legit, but it's possible they're just copies of the original sites. Some sites give themselves away with a broken URL, f.ex. if "google.com" would be a subject, it may be spelt slightly different, like "go0gle.com" or something similiar.
Some may not be on the world wide web (www), etc etc.
To protect yourself - not only on Newgrounds - follow these simple instructions:
- Never EVER click links you aren't sure you can trust. If you're on a forum, always doublecheck that the URL really goes to what the link says
- To each account you have on whatever sites, a unique e-mail should be tied - an account you don't use for anything else than that specific site. if possible keep this email a SECRET to anyone. write it down on a piece of paper or whatever.
- Never ever give up your password to anyone. On newgrounds. admins will NEVER EVER ask for your password, nor will moderators. Anyone who DO ask will with high certainty have malicious intents.
- ALWAYS have DIFFERENT passwords to your emails and accounts tied to them.
All in all, the above should really be common sense. In case you haven't taken the above precautions, NOW is the time to do so. Don't be a gullable carrot LEWL!
Pffft, this shit one should be taught as a kid...
