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ALERT: fake ConCen password reset emails!!

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ALERT: fake ConCen password reset emails!!

There are currently emails being sent claiming that ConCen member passwords are expiring and need to be reset. The link takes you to a fake site which harvests your password.
 

 
 

ConCen has turned off the automatic password expiration feature; if you receive an email claiming your password is expiring, it is FAKE.

If you receive one of these emails, please notify us by forwarding the email to concen@concen.org.

It would be great to know how many of these emails have been sent. If it's a lot, my guess is the old hacked database is circulating again due to the incompetence of a certain other site...

TheCorsair00
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I got one on June 12th. I thought it was just something you were working on, so I clicked their "one time" link to make a new password. Should I make another new password as a result of this, or should I just ignore it? I forwarded you the email...

ConCen
TheCorsair00 wrote:
TheCorsair00 wrote:

I got one on June 12th. I thought it was just something you were working on, so I clicked their "one time" link to make a new password.

 

 

TheCorsair00 wrote:

Should I make another new password as a result of this, or should I just ignore it? I forwarded you the email...

That's a legit email sent from ConCen, HOWEVER, it was generated because someone requested a password reset using your username. If you didn't request the reset, someone else did. I get them once in a while. Nothing to worry about if your email account is secure.

TheCorsair00
I remember it came out of the

I remember it came out of the blue, so it confused me when I got it - I definitely never requested a password reset. But I am not sure if the two password situations are related. I haven't noticed anything else out of the ordinary, yet...

ConCen
TheCorsair00 wrote:
TheCorsair00 wrote:

I am not sure if the two password situations are related

They could be by the same person.

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