SLNews hacked?

Question

SoloLearn might be hacked. I got a message request from SLNews that says something about MD service where you can earn bitcoins if you deposit money in advance. It seems like a classic phishing attempt. Just thought it needed a mention. Malicious link: <redacted>

Answer 1

sad part is, we can report it and get the account taken down, but they can just as easily make a dummy acount and send this stuff out again. Just need to raise awareness so others that may not know can stay on point.

Answer 2

https://www.sololearn.com/Profile/19724459/?ref=app

JSt- ore

Is this that who messaged?

If yes no need to worry it's simply a fake account which a newly joined user is using under the name SL News. Just something kinda advertising.
No need to get afraid.
It's just a fake account run by a user

Moreover it's illegal use official SL names or SL pic as your pfp so you can also report it

Answer 3

JSt- ore

Yeah so stay away from such fake links :P

Answer 4

Thank you, those bit.ly links are usually trash. Id send a screenshot to [e-mail], well, I am as well.

Answer 5

Marlyn L That's because it was a fake id and the user has been deactivated under the offense impersonation

Answer 6

JSt- ore not a good idea on mobile...
I doubt some script kiddie could make a real malicious link, but I'd keep your virus investigations on a vm. You never know

Answer 7

Slick I agree completely. ;)

Answer 8

so i'm not the only one, yes its really fishy name.
i wonder if the culprit trying to be smart by targeting only silver user and lower

Answer 9

Yeah. Hopefully people will be cautious.

Answer 10

i got a message from SLNews and i thought it was part of the app so i clicked :( the message is still in my message requests but i cant delete it and it says i cant message the sender. am i hacked?!

Answer 11

Marlyn L don't worry. Really you should be fine. Most of those links are used to link to other sites and whoever posted it gets paid off the traffic.

☆ GURSEERIT ☆ That would be some deterent to keep riff raff out, but a few steps with a router or a vpn would just make ip blocking useless

Answer 12

Just decline and block SLnews

Answer 13

Hello JSt- ore ,
Did you recieve any dm message like that?

Answer 14

hmmmm okay but i had clicked on the link and then when i got out that message went away but still in the message request. just wondering if i should delete all my data now lol. of course only something like this would happen to me on an app like this lol -_-

Answer 15

Slick SL should IP ban.

Answer 16

NiLesh Yeah, it was in my message requests. I declined it.

Answer 17

NiLesh Yeah, that might be it. Fake account, but someone might give 'em real money.

Answer 18

Visit only for research purposes xD

Answer 19

What would happen if you clicked the link?

Answer 20

From Which account this message was??
Was it from solo learn official account on sololearn??