Topic: Stake phishing - page 2. (Read 1432 times)

Security is not something to be taken lightly. When it comes to devices, theres an urgent need to be critically cautious and vigilant. Many individuals underestimate the profound implications of a compromised device. How often have we heard of folks brushing off security alerts or updating their malware protection? Too often, if you ask me.

And heres the crux: its not just about your personal device's health. The consequences extend far beyond. A single infected device can jeopardize bank accounts, other platforms, wallets - the list goes on. Its an interconnected web, and one vulnerability can expose the entire network. Awareness and action are paramount. A proactive approach, rather than a reactive one, is the need of the hour, dont you think

Losing your money is always difficult, and losing it because you were the victim of a scammer is without a doubt many times harder, as it can be difficult to come to terms with it and accept what happened.

Since it seems that you are moving away from online gambling and you will begin to do so in real life instead then it could be a good idea to learn as well of all the scams that exist and that could come your way as you move to physical casinos and gamble there.

I did not read all responses but nothing was done in my favor.
I have board exam coming up so just was diverting my energy to it.
No way I am rich . I work 6 days everywhere. 
Gambling was hobby and ofcource I was loosing as math always works .

This phishing and stake's poor response made me quit bitter in terms of gambling online.

Hope after I pass boards can recoup money loss in phishing by working with better pay and more hours.

But 3 things
1. I accept I got phished and took L
2 no way I am rich nor I was lying
3 stake never responded on that case . Just support told me to change password and provide like 10 proofs to regain account.
I did recoup account to get my bonuses

Not active as before on here ad stake.

Stay safe members and hope this never happens to anyone even if they rich because it hurts alot mentally when this things happen.
Specially first time.

Best wishes.

When it comes to security then im really that mindful when it comes to this thing on which if ever i have noticed that my mobile or pc is really that having some malware then i do really find ways for it to be cleared up or would really be cleared.We do have different ways on making some security measures on trying out to clean up something if you do notice that there's some malware.
This is why that if you dont like for you to lose money then you should really be that careful on clicking up links or downloading random online which its never been wise or not really that
ideal on doing so because you are really that prone to getting infected.

Once your device is infected then you would really be having that chance on getting hacked which it isnt really that limited on gambling accounts but also in other
accounts as well neither bank accounts or some accounts you do have in other platform or any wallet which it is really that imposing such risks.

It's true that OP hasn't been active for more than a month but, to be honest, I have no reason to question his credibility. Maybe he realized his mistake and finally got convinced that losing the money was his own fault and that stake has nothing to do it so he just left and forgot about this thread all together.
I hope he will get back here and post an update. Otherwise, maybe one of the admins will intervene and lock this thread. The problem is the misleading thread title! Only OP can change it and I hope he will do it soon.

2fa security gives you another level of security that hackers may find hard to break through if it is in place on an account,  although sometime one of the major attacks that affect gamblers account most comes from either malware that have stayed for long in the gambler device and also have gotten access to so many things on the device such as even having access to the 2FA security feature and apps on the phone and he can easily have them reinstall on another third parties device that will help the gain access anytime their are ready to take action against the account owner by stealing the money in the account.

This have been one of the most popular attack process that have been noticed lately and even before now that phishing attacks discussions is gainiing wide attention and many people are becoming concern with that security risks.

On where he should really be putting up  some scam accusation or pointing out his finger? To the given link? I wouldn't really be that believing that scam accusations board would really be relevant
but rather it would be in this board https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/report-malware-and-suspicious-links-here-so-mods-can-take-action-5182222 which i do see for it to be that having sense to be posted up on there specially on
suspicious links and not on scam accusations.Just like been said that i dont see that Stake should really be blamed since its users fault.

This is why 2fa is recommended, it wasnt been created for nothing.You would really be only considering its relevance or importance on the time that you would be losing
money on which you shouldnt have done that earlier.Always be cautious about on the probabilities that could really happen.

I don't know dude but the fact that you've answered that OP became the victim of phishing speaks for why this should be on Scam Accusations board, don't the phishing websites are also posted there too? Plus that's where you find the cautionary tales of what not to do and what to do in case you encounter a scam right and not this board, I think it's a common sense to put it there.

Yes Op is the victim here but I think that he is being phished so he must be chill and not arguing the stake support cause for sure the casino has working in it just gave them time for sure they can solve that problem. The more Op arguing the support team then there's a high chance that they will hold that issue.
That's the reason why everyone of us must be vigilant cause nowadys there are many phishing link that we must not click cause once we go on that link  and login our personal details then they will got all of that and there's a chance that our funds will lost.

Looking at the whole situation,  this only calls for more security for us as individuals,  this is because most times we tend to make some form of mistakes that end up affecting us in a negative direction,  e.g phishing some Sometimes we expose our devices to malware that may have seat in our device for long and haven't monitor your activities,  to the point of having access to your various log in detail of you have them stored on the device.

But at. At some point,  if you have a top feature or 2FA security feature in place in the account,  you have some level of security for your funds if there is any possible attack on the network.

How it did become to fit out on scam accusation? He had been phished and its not on the platform itself about having that mistake because its clear that its users mistake and error on why he had
let someone do able to access his account. Good thing that the hacker didnt able to get the cash or balance because of 2fa which is a good call but sadly the amount had been used on making up
some bet and ended up on a loss which it is really that something that frustration would really be extreme level. There's no way that you could really be having the fight on blaming out Stake for this,not because im that advertising their signature but even on other platforms on the time that there's someone who do have access into your account just because you have been phished
then its actually your own fault and blaming out the platform could lead up you nowhere.

The perpetrator didn't get anything out of it because the perpetrator just used the account to gamble so I don't know how they can report it as getting scammed but OP did definitely become a victim of a phishing attack and a much worse one because from what I've read, it looks like OP's attacker had control over his account remotely which is scary because that can mean that the hacker can probably access private files. I would probably be careful about my wording when it comes to this topic not deserving such attention, you're right that Stake doesn't have anything to do with it but I think that since they're the platform involved, maybe they can offer some help?

And to OP, I think that it's in your best interest to do this kind of post in Scam Accusations board and follow the format on reporting a scam or the incident and try to provide the screenshots that might help you regain that money if that can ever be a possibility.

True. It should be changed to a warning about phishing schemes or beware of phishing through e-mails. This ain't a new case and it has been happening not only in the online gambling industry but also in different popular exchanges. Somehow these hackers got a hand of our e-mail addresses and they are sending messages to it. I think there's a website where we can know if our address is in jeopardy of this phishing or not, somehow they can know it is stained by bad dirt.
Stake.com has nothing to do with this, the same with the popular exchanges that also have nothing to do with e-mail that came from a different end. That's why we have to be careful at opening links either from e-mails or just websites that offer something that is too good to be true.
Just to stretch this type of problem, most of these phishing schemes are using the bonuses which means they also know the date and time on when those bonuses will be sent, so we have to be really careful.

User awareness would really be your best weapon or would really be that security because you could really be able to assess yourself on the right decisions you would really be needing to do whether its risky or not.
Getting phished just because you had visited out some links because of some random clicks? That do really shows on how reckless you are or simply you are just that dumb? Well, there are really moments or times
on which we do really miss out on doing the right thing due to lack of experience or awareness but not really that 100% because just like been said that on the time that you would really be that
be able to do the right thing or you are really that sensible or wary about on the things around been happening then you cant really be that easily get phished.

On situations like this then it is really that mostly users fault or mistake and it doesnt really have no sense that you would really be pointing out your fingers into a site or company just because you have just get phished?
You would really be just making yourself look like a clown if you do really point out and making a platform been blamed on such situation.
security things would really be always depending or would really be that according on how you do set things up. If you are careless then expect for these situations
to happen into you.

That is the best that has to be done as in Cybersecurity there is no stronger weapon as user awareness,I am adding here to always check if the email is from the official Stake email before rushing to click any link as the first step to achieve better security.Whoever uses Google or Gmail as an email service they have it really easy as Stake when it comes to monthly bonuses usually that email filters in the Promotions tab,nevertheless I always double check before clicking anything suspicious and I do not rush.

The White hat hacker groups I think is a good idea but difficult to implement as White hat hackers are after finding bugs for big companies so unless they are hired specifically by a company it will be difficult to make them go after these scammers.

Well, I am glad he unlocked the thread again, because a new Phishing attack was launched in the same time that the post monthly was given out. These attacks are timed perfectly to trick people, when something are officially dropped by Stake. (Stake has nothing to do with this, but the scammers jump on the opportunity to confuse people, when there are other bonuses being dropped) 

So, reminding people regularly about these Phishing attacks are a good idea... and it should be done more often. We need some "White hat" hacker groups to go after these scammers, so that they are held responsible for their actions.

 

Well, Op was last active here on September 19th, that is more than a month ago, this actually gives some concerns regarding the credibility of OPs claim that his stake account was phished and he lost the amount he claimed he lost.
If i were asked, I would say that there are two things his absence here is revealing to us.
The is first is, it's either the op is so damn rich that the money he claimed he lost on stake is nothing to him, so it's very easy for him to forget about it and move on with his life.
And the second is, maybe the phishing that the op is claiming happened never did happen, and the claim here about it happening is nothing but probably a way to try to get back at stake for whatever reason, to make them lose customers.

Remember op didn't share any evidence to proof that his account was phished, and now, he's not been here for over a month now, so maybe nothing really happened.

And talking about locking the thread, we can all report it to the mod and ask them to lock it, because i do not think op is coming back anytime soon.

Phishing is always dangerous and hacker has lot of ability to be able to hack either by sending a fake email with link that has been compromised by virus and can make what you have they track and then they take all the assets you have.
For this reason we must always be careful when we receive an email that may look suspicious and if the email is in the name of a gambling site then it is better to contact support at the gambling site to ask about any developments in the casino whether the email message sent to the customer is really real.
Even though some people think this is waste of time it will at least be way to anticipate hacking using phishing links.

Just as if you receive several fake emails there must be some differences that can make you know that the message has the potential to be hacked.
It natural that nowadays there are lots of actions like this because there are so many crypto users and beginner gamblers and the majority of beginners like this don't have much experience so it easier to become victim.

It might be correct that the phishing hack had occurred for the fault of the thread creator but the user had not locked the thread I think it is because the has no idea about how to lock the thread or forgot to lock the thread.

I actually contacted the OP of that thread and asked him why he has closed it. He said because there was no hope and that he was giving up. I believe that he thought there was no point arguing because he thought it was his fault. It's common for phishing victims to feel that way as it is one of the silliest ways to lose coins.

I am not sure what the rules are surrounding PM's however you can contact him and ask him, he will tell you the same as he told me.


The timing is what puts Stake into the crosshairs. How is it that when a player has a large balance (like this scenario and the other) they all of a sudden get sophisticated-enough emails that lead to them being phished? It could happen at any other time, but instead it happens when they have a balance. That's too coincidental...

Also, how are these users emails being given to the scammers?

I think this is either a cybersecurity matter where both users are compromised enough to be sent a phishing email but not enough for the hacker to siphon the coins themselves, or stake is somehow involved.

It would not surprise me given how many other accusations there are against stake for very high amounts as of recent.