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on 24-01-2015 07:36
on 24-01-2015 07:36
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We first started hearing about this problem from people who came to the forum post Christmas period, worried about the security of their personal details There were many many posts. These people had been contacted via suspicious phone calls, texts and emails.
Eventually Toby made a statement issued on behalf of O2 which was intended to calm the situation and dispel fears.....Those threads were locked as it appeared to have 'calmed down'.
Five new people have posted on this thread last night giving information about what appears to be a more sophisticated scam.
Problem is, we are only hearing from people who have posted on this forum. What about the others who have not come here? It's more than worrying. ....:smileysad:
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 24-01-2015 08:35
on 24-01-2015 08:35
This is for sure an internal security problem. Locking the threads whilst assuring us that all is well doesn't do anything except assure me that some heads within o2 are buried deeply in the sand.
Shovel on its way.....
on 24-01-2015 10:27
on 24-01-2015 10:32
on 24-01-2015 10:32
on 24-01-2015 10:49
on 24-01-2015 10:49
@Anonymous wrote:Didn't input anything on the link. Bank details are protected behind a pin code on O2 online, so I'm confident they didn't get hold of my bank details. Thanks for the advice. I think of myself as pretty switched on about all this phishing stuff, but this email was pretty convincing and I advise everyone to check the sender before accepting it as real. The sender on this scam is displayed as noreply@O2mail.co.uk on mobile devices until you press the "show details" tab. Then it uncovers mayyen@equestinternational.com, obviously a scam. The combination of the noreply email address displayed initially and all the personal details in the email gives a pretty authentic feel.
eQuest International website has been hacked and being used as the sending base. They use Singapore based hosting so it's possible the hack originates somewhere in Asia
http://www.whois-search.com/whois/www.equestinternational.com
on 24-01-2015 12:33
on 24-01-2015 12:33
on 24-01-2015 12:35
on 24-01-2015 12:35
on 24-01-2015 12:39
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on 24-01-2015 13:16
on 24-01-2015 13:16