the phishing site is hosted on free web host http://t15.org/
send in an abuse report, someone please. :-)
Topic: WARNING: bitcointalk.us is a phishing site (Read 2582 times)
report the phishing domain to the respective domain directory and they should shut it down.
Wow, I didn't realise anyone cared. Is that likely to actually happen?!
report the phishing domain to the respective domain directory and they should shut it down.
Theymos should change the default color and/or font on the forum. Maybe even change the layout a bit with a different theme. This will immediately screw up the scammers plans and all the hard work they put into cloning this site.
It's not difficult to clone a website. The hacker would probably clone it again almost immediately.I know how to create sites and copy code. They originally put some "time" and effort into the site to make it appear legit. They even have backlinks in the website. If you change a theme or some other attribute it would slow them down. It would really be helpful if the members could select their own theme. Then what ever phishing clone site pops up, a user would immediatley know its not legit if it doesnt match their selected color/font/layout.
That is a good point that would work well. Bit of a pain to implement though...
You can already change the forum theme. Check settings.
If you pick a dark theme, you will immediately notice something is up if the phishing link has the default theme.
There is already other theme available but they miss some functionality.
Theymos should change the default color and/or font on the forum. Maybe even change the layout a bit with a different theme. This will immediately screw up the scammers plans and all the hard work they put into cloning this site.
It's not difficult to clone a website. The hacker would probably clone it again almost immediately.I know how to create sites and copy code. They originally put some "time" and effort into the site to make it appear legit. They even have backlinks in the website. If you change a theme or some other attribute it would slow them down. It would really be helpful if the members could select their own theme. Then what ever phishing clone site pops up, a user would immediatley know its not legit if it doesnt match their selected color/font/layout.
That is a good point that would work well. Bit of a pain to implement though...
Theymos should change the default color and/or font on the forum. Maybe even change the layout a bit with a different theme. This will immediately screw up the scammers plans and all the hard work they put into cloning this site.
It's not difficult to clone a website. The hacker would probably clone it again almost immediately.I know how to create sites and copy code. They originally put some "time" and effort into the site to make it appear legit. They even have backlinks in the website. If you change a theme or some other attribute it would slow them down. It would really be helpful if the members could select their own theme. Then what ever phishing clone site pops up, a user would immediatley know its not legit if it doesnt match their selected color/font/layout.
Theymos should change the default color and/or font on the forum. Maybe even change the layout a bit with a different theme. This will immediately screw up the scammers plans and all the hard work they put into cloning this site.
It's not difficult to clone a website. The hacker would probably clone it again almost immediately.Yeah, it's both not worth it, and kind of acknowledging that they are getting to you. Playing cat and mouse is surely not the answer. If people who are in the know think this matters though, then it might at least be worth getting this thread moved somewhere better...
Theymos should change the default color and/or font on the forum. Maybe even change the layout a bit with a different theme. This will immediately screw up the scammers plans and all the hard work they put into cloning this site.
It's not difficult to clone a website. The hacker would probably clone it again almost immediately.
Theymos should change the default color and/or font on the forum. Maybe even change the layout a bit with a different theme. This will immediately screw up the scammers plans and all the hard work they put into cloning this site.
To help get the word out, I suggest changing the name of the thread to something more descriptive, such as "WARNING: bitcointalk.us is a fake phishing site".
Good idea - done. Maybe someone could get a mod to move it out of meta to somewhere more suitable though, this isn't where I originally posted it and don't think I can move it.
To help get the word out, I suggest changing the name of the thread to something more descriptive, such as "WARNING: bitcointalk.us is a fake phishing site".
I guess you must provide your dox to get a .us domain, no?
Nope. I recently registered a .us domain and only had to check a check box stating it was a us company. .us domains don't allow whois guard/privacy, iirc
and i think you must type real info with all domains, or they can close the domain down
I guess you must provide your dox to get a .us domain, no?
Nope. I recently registered a .us domain and only had to check a check box stating it was a us company. 
Scams like this are a good reason to always use a password manager with unique per-site passwords instead of typing them in yourself.
Even if you fall for a phishing site, your password manager won't.
Even if you fall for a phishing site, your password manager won't.
I didn't click on the links nor trade any BTC for LTC based on this, I did not however notice that I was directed to this bullshit website...
Thank you, you saved me from some potential account hack! (I'm forever logged in, if I wasn't I don't know what might have happened.
Thank you, you saved me from some potential account hack! (I'm forever logged in, if I wasn't I don't know what might have happened.
No worries, it's quite a convincing fake.
The main alert for me was how overwhelmingly positive and effusive some of the more well known members of the community were being when I would have expected them to have been, at a minimum, a bit more circumspect. And whilst I have no idea whether they are or not, a surprising number of people were claiming to be fluent in Japanese, which also seemed a little odd...
I didn't click on the links nor trade any BTC for LTC based on this, I did not however notice that I was directed to this bullshit website...
Thank you, you saved me from some potential account hack! (I'm forever logged in, if I wasn't I don't know what might have happened.
Thank you, you saved me from some potential account hack! (I'm forever logged in, if I wasn't I don't know what might have happened.
Seems like a good place to spam, lots of gullible people and whatnot.
+1
http://bitcointalk.us/page2.htm
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=288545.20
I guess you must provide your dox to get a .us domain, no?
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=288545.20
I guess you must provide your dox to get a .us domain, no?
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