Random messages on PSN.

[Alternatewarning]

I've gotten a few of these but today was the first time I got one that was totally blank.  They're getting even lazier.

[Avalynch]

Been getting these messages every couple of days, for about a month. On PSN, and Discord. It's quite annoying.

[Crispy_Oglop]

I did a course in social engineering at uni a while back. This is a classic example. This is a bit of a long read, but props if you get through it to the end

 

These sites are largely pornographic webcam services which either run parallel to phishing scams or are designed to draw you in to make you pay for boobies, either willingly or unwillingly. In short they use the promise of lady and men parts (depending on your preferences) to get you to part with something that is worth a bit more than straight-up cash to them in the market - Your personal details.

 

The first part of their script will be a very passive and seemingly innocent hello, but will almost always end with this question:

 

"How old are you?"

 

Simple, tiny question right? This question is designed to understand if you are of a legal age enough to move into the next part. This is actually the first piece of their information gathering and it also acts as a way to determine if you get the next part of the script.

 

If you answer anything below 21, they stop talking to you. If you answer 21 or above, you get part two of the script. Which runs something along the lines of:

 

"That's really cool, i'm also <insert age close to but slightly below the person>" 

"I'm really bored at the moment and i'm on summer break"

"I'm really enjoying <insert game name that person has been playing loads of>"

 

If you carry on replying to them and engaging in conversation, they will exploit the seemingly genuine conversation and it will eventually be directed to:

 

"Well if you are interested, here is a link to my site, you should come visit some time"

 

This is pretty much the end of their script. If you try to talk about random other stuff, they tend to stop. If you ask more about the link, they have more scripts to run through on that front. But ultimately this is where their pitch ends and you make a choice.

 

If you click on the link, you will more than likely be taken to a pornographic site, but not the webcam portion. The page will be littered with naughty images to get you in the mood and more relaxed when they hit you with the next part of the plan, your details.

 

This is where the potential parallel phishing part comes into play. You will be asked to fill in seemingly basic personal information. Usually when you have done this, there will be another 'gate' page with more enticing pictures. This is the more serious part and depending on how bold the site is - they will either show you a taster of the cam session and ask for your card details, or they will just straight up ask for your card details.

 

If you are someone who did all of the above then you can expect the following things:

• A company or group of companies now has your personal information, contact details and general personal information.
• This information can then be sold to other companies for profit, illegal intent or fraud
• Accounts that you have associated with those details (including your PSN account) are at risk

So the moral of the story is, if you have actually done the above you can't do much about your personal information being out in the wild now. But, you can do a few things like:

• Change your PSN password and enable 2-Step Verification, like, right now.
• Change your password and login on your online banking site (if you use one)
• Change your passwords on all email addresses you use.
• Contact your bank, cancel the card that you used on the site and get them to send out a new one

[Bloodytears1666]

On 9/8/2017 at 0:12 PM, Crispy_Oglop said:

"How old are you?"

 

Simple, tiny question right? This question is designed to understand if you are of a legal age enough to move into the next part. This is actually the first piece of their information gathering and it also acts as a way to determine if you get the next part of the script.

 

If you answer anything below 21, they stop talking to you. If you answer 21 or above, you get part two of the script. Which runs something along the lines of:

 

Kinda not the case, it's more simple, got tested by replying random words and get to the end of the line. When I send numbers, actually above 21, conversation over.

[Crispy_Oglop]

15 hours ago, Bloodytears1666 said:

 

Kinda not the case, it's more simple, got tested by replying random words and get to the end of the line. When I send numbers, actually above 21, conversation over.

 

Yeah, it's possible that approaches may differ and they may even change their approach depending on how wise the community gets to what they are trying to achieve, my wording is example based rather than being on a 'this is how it's done to the letter' basis. 

 

I guess, regardless of the finer points - the key piece of information for everyone to be aware of is to be as vigilant and secure as possible.

[Sagaan]

Dat dang is lame as hell. All my accs got several message from those bots ._. . But since few days it stoped.

[AzureBlazikun]

Hey, I've been seeing them a lot for the past week, thought I was the only one.

[Avalynch]

 

[Ac3NiNjA9]

38 minutes ago, Avalynch said:

 

Lol, that must be annoying. Only allow friends to send you messages, maybe? That helped for me. 

[You]

Same with me these past few weeks, got at least 1 every 2 days...

[starcrunch061]

On 9/8/2017 at 4:12 AM, Crispy_Oglop said:

I did a course in social engineering at uni a while back. This is a classic example. This is a bit of a long read, but props if you get through it to the end

 

These sites are largely pornographic webcam services which either run parallel to phishing scams or are designed to draw you in to make you pay for boobies, either willingly or unwillingly. In short they use the promise of lady and men parts (depending on your preferences) to get you to part with something that is worth a bit more than straight-up cash to them in the market - Your personal details.

 

The first part of their script will be a very passive and seemingly innocent hello, but will almost always end with this question:

 

"How old are you?"

 

Simple, tiny question right? This question is designed to understand if you are of a legal age enough to move into the next part. This is actually the first piece of their information gathering and it also acts as a way to determine if you get the next part of the script.

 

If you answer anything below 21, they stop talking to you. If you answer 21 or above, you get part two of the script. Which runs something along the lines of:

 

"That's really cool, i'm also <insert age close to but slightly below the person>" 

"I'm really bored at the moment and i'm on summer break"

"I'm really enjoying <insert game name that person has been playing loads of>"

 

If you carry on replying to them and engaging in conversation, they will exploit the seemingly genuine conversation and it will eventually be directed to:

 

"Well if you are interested, here is a link to my site, you should come visit some time"

 

This is pretty much the end of their script. If you try to talk about random other stuff, they tend to stop. If you ask more about the link, they have more scripts to run through on that front. But ultimately this is where their pitch ends and you make a choice.

 

If you click on the link, you will more than likely be taken to a pornographic site, but not the webcam portion. The page will be littered with naughty images to get you in the mood and more relaxed when they hit you with the next part of the plan, your details.

 

This is where the potential parallel phishing part comes into play. You will be asked to fill in seemingly basic personal information. Usually when you have done this, there will be another 'gate' page with more enticing pictures. This is the more serious part and depending on how bold the site is - they will either show you a taster of the cam session and ask for your card details, or they will just straight up ask for your card details.

 

If you are someone who did all of the above then you can expect the following things:

• A company or group of companies now has your personal information, contact details and general personal information.
• This information can then be sold to other companies for profit, illegal intent or fraud
• Accounts that you have associated with those details (including your PSN account) are at risk

So the moral of the story is, if you have actually done the above you can't do much about your personal information being out in the wild now. But, you can do a few things like:

• Change your PSN password and enable 2-Step Verification, like, right now.
• Change your password and login on your online banking site (if you use one)
• Change your passwords on all email addresses you use.
• Contact your bank, cancel the card that you used on the site and get them to send out a new one

 

No, NO, NO!

Enough of your lies. Tammy liked me, and she was friendly! She even told me about the rain at her home. We hit it off well on her site!