trophynerd122 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hey people, First of all: Sorry in case this is not the right section to post this. Did not know where to put this else. As the title indicates: I am receiving very weird messages probably once every week or two. I copied one of them below (in bold). Sòmé ärê bórn wêìrd, sõmë àchîëvè ît, ôthërs hàvè wéìrdnèss thrűst űpõn thëm. Jâskô_SOA I thought about creating a topic with regard to these messages ages ago, but today a colleague asked me if I am receiving these weird messages as well, so now I am really curious about what you guys think about that. Are you getting these kind of messages too? Moreover: What do you think is the point of them? Clearly they are not advertising anything, not even some webcam websites lol. thx in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O-Wolfo-O Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I got 3 of those. Different quotes. No idea whats the point. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KlaxxiKore Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Not sure if it's still around but a while ago, people were able to crash/brick your console by sending messages with certain characters in them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulu-72 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I got one and just blocked it. Same font/style but I can't remember what it said, could have been that. Can't do much more than that. It's a weird message, no linking or solicitations for anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkenio Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) First time I've read something like this. Aside from the usual cambot messages that prompted me to block mesagges from everyone but friends, I had no idea there were others. It may be a variation, focusing instead in phishing through triggering a response from the user. EDIT: I tried searching for the phrase, it's from William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. I'll link the page of the script where it's said. Go to the part after Malvolio is talking, and under the section labeled "(he reads)". https://www.sparknotes.com/nofear/shakespeare/twelfthnight/page_110/ Edited April 27, 2020 by Folkenio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophynerd122 Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Just now, KlaxxiKore said: Not sure if it's still around but a while ago, people were able to crash/brick your console by sending messages with certain characters in them. Seriously? So there is nothing you could do about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoneliestPanda Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 loads of my friends have been getting these too. Myself i have my messages set to friends only so none for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverHypedG Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Just now, TheLoneliestPanda said: loads of my friends have been getting these too. Myself i have my messages set to friends only so none for me! yeah me too...nobody who is not my friend cannot send me messages. That is the best way 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folkenio Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 7 minutes ago, Jasko_SOA said: Seriously? So there is nothing you could do about that? It's been reported before. It's mostly related to special characters and such, since the console dictionary doesn't recognize some symbols, which may cause a data corruption. Solutions to the problem where to review the privacy policies on your account, and set it to Only Friends when it comes to messages. Some reports about the issue, from 2018, when it was booming. https://mashable.com/article/playstation-4-malicious-message-bricking-consoles/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/gaming/sony-playstation-4-crashes-from-messages-with-symbols-fix-the-problem/ https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/message-with-strange-characters-will-cause-playstation-4-to-crash.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpiio93 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I received one which said, Be you wise and never sad Scorpiio93. I just changed my settings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colia100 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Well the message itself is quite thought-inspiring, maybe a random stranger just wants to brighten your day with a little mind teaser I could dig that 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyleh Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hay baybee. Cum see my liveshow: https://thotz.webexploit.de/britknee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrhemptastic Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 (edited) here is one i got 40 mins ago Nõt évérɏönë Mrhêmptåstìc i mean strictly speaking its true not everyone is a mrhemptastic im unique ? Edited April 27, 2020 by Mrhemptastic mongo forgot some words 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaivRules Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I've gotten three of them so far. Left the conversation in the PS Messages app. I actually don't think I even tried to read them. Once I saw the font, I was out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightDragon Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 This is why my message settings is friends only. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverHypedG Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 Maybe its Keanu trying to say You're breathtaking from future in Cyberpunk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazyemu1234 Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 I got one a couple of days ago and I just blocked the account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConAir Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 15 minutes ago, Helyx said: Hay baybee. Cum see my liveshow: https://thotz.webexploit.de/britknee Yes, that stuff always seems to find me too. ? Just so you know, if you only accept messages from friends, keep in mind that also goes for people you planned a gaming session with. You can't be added to message groups of receive messages from the other gamers unless you add them to your friendlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeero7uk Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 There's loads of spam messages and fake accounts going around on PSN, there has been for a long time and Sony have done jack shit about it. Best to set your privacy settings to friends only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoruMona Posted April 27, 2020 Share Posted April 27, 2020 "A willing spirit, diligently perform the sacred duty." The poetry do be kinda fire doe not gonna lie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PostGameBlues Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I've been getting these recently as well, but I find it annoying changing my privacy settings over and over again. When I'm boosting with people from this site they cant message me because of my current settings so I disable it, and then after the boosting session I change it back again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hittheroadbucky Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I get quite a lot of messages like that. All from different usernames and different quotes. It’s really weird ? I think I’ve got like 3 this month alone. They kind of remind me of those messages you’d get on the sims 1 when someone would call up and be like “the end is near” ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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