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Rootschat hacked??
« on: Friday 31 August 18 09:28 BST (UK) »
23 emails in my in box this morning all with the standard Rootschat.com start, New Topic....A new topic... but with Chinese (?) characters in the detail.  My anti virus etc system says all is OK with my computer - could it be your end??

My immediate action of course has been to delete the messages straight from the inbox

MaxD
I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Re: Rootschat hacked??
« Reply #1 on: Friday 31 August 18 09:32 BST (UK) »
The same  happened to me when I logged on with my iPad a few moments ago. I also deleted the lot.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Rootschat hacked??
« Reply #2 on: Friday 31 August 18 09:36 BST (UK) »
New posts with strange symbols /characters ( apologies if this was a language) were popping up with speed over approx. ten minute period on Armed Forces board - I reported to Moderator.....Don't know what happened after that but now they have vanished.

Looby :)

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Re: Rootschat hacked??
« Reply #3 on: Friday 31 August 18 09:42 BST (UK) »
Nothing like that in my in box.

I don't know if it makes a difference, but I am in Australia. :-\


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Re: Rootschat hacked??
« Reply #4 on: Friday 31 August 18 09:43 BST (UK) »
You would only get notified of a new topic if you have set a watch/notify onto the board.

I'd disable it.
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Re: Rootschat hacked??
« Reply #5 on: Friday 31 August 18 10:12 BST (UK) »
New posts with strange symbols /characters ( apologies if this was a language) were popping up with speed over approx. ten minute period on Armed Forces board - I reported to Moderator.....Don't know what happened after that but now they have vanished.

Looby :)


So....what will happen if you log out, then log in again?
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Re: Rootschat hacked??
« Reply #6 on: Friday 31 August 18 10:28 BST (UK) »
New posts with strange symbols /characters ( apologies if this was a language) were popping up with speed over approx. ten minute period on Armed Forces board - I reported to Moderator.....Don't know what happened after that but now they have vanished.

Looby :)


So....what will happen if you log out, then log in again?

Sorry, I'm not talking about email notifications, hallmark. I didn't get those because I only get notifications on threads I've posted on.

I am referring to the list of current threads on Rootschat's home page. As I was browsing new threads with the symbols /characters kept popping up.

Looby :)

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« Reply #7 on: Friday 31 August 18 10:42 BST (UK) »
If you log out, then log in again are they OK?
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« Reply #8 on: Friday 31 August 18 10:45 BST (UK) »
For me...nothing untoward at any time!
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