Pretty much every gamer uses Discord. However, scammers are now using a new scam to steal your account. MeinMMO reveals how you can protect yourself.
the essentials in brief
What is this scam? As some users are currently reporting on Twitter, they are receiving private messages from their friends’ accounts. According to these, perverse pictures or information about them are in circulation.
They are said to have sent naked pictures of themselves and are therefore now being exposed on a public discord in order to defame them. An invitation to the relevant discord is also attached.
The corresponding contact then blocks you directly because they “do not want anything to do with you.” Clicking on the link takes you to the server and, according to reports, you are asked to authenticate. However, you should definitely not do that.
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Why this is dangerous: As one user reports, his account was stolen after authentication. Someone else logged into him, sent more scam messages, and then blocked people.
Corresponding messages can also come from the accounts of friends and acquaintances and not just from strangers on a server. Since the contact blocks you directly, you can at least not ask him via Discord whether the message is actually serious.
In addition, the links and the corresponding servers often differ, so that one cannot only warn against a specific server. This is why this new scam poses a particularly high risk potential.
How to protect yourself: If you receive messages in a similar tone, you should definitely not click the link. Notify your appropriate friends outside of Discord.
If you are affected yourself, you should change your password as soon as possible and contact Discord Support if necessary. By the way, password managers are a good way to create secure passwords. So you don’t forget them either, which can easily lead to problems:
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