Facebook hacked after signing up to through DesignHotels Club ad on FT?
Dec 19, 2011, 3:09 am
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Facebook hacked after signing up to through DesignHotels Club ad on FT?
Not long ago I saw the ad on FT. I didn't click through directly, but did type in the address manually, had a look at what was on offer and signed up. About 10 minutes later, my FB account had been logged into from Taiwan.
Co-incidence?
Co-incidence?
Dec 19, 2011, 7:55 am
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I assume this involves a "Platform App" on FB? Anyone who has those enabled on FB is asking for misery.
Dec 19, 2011, 8:00 am
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Anyway, as the details were the same as FB, I thought it was a bit odd that 5-10 minutes after a "failed signup" on the above website, my FB account had then been logged into from Taiwan.
Dec 21, 2011, 7:31 am
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Dec 22, 2011, 5:59 am
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Not sure if OP had checked out this site before signing up?
I tried to find out more about this company and "products" but everything seems very "sketchy" to me. They do list a whole bunch of contact numbers/offices in different continents though. However if it were me, that wouldn't be enough to convince me to sign up. YMMV.
Last edited by lin821; Dec 22, 2011 at 9:56 am Reason: fixing a typo
Dec 22, 2011, 7:49 am
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Agree.
Not sure if OP had checked out this site before signing up?
I tried to find out more about this company and "products" but everything seems very "scratchy" to me. They do list a whole bunch of contact numbers/offices in different continents though. However if it were me, that wouldn't be enough to convince me to sign up. YMMV.
Not sure if OP had checked out this site before signing up?
I tried to find out more about this company and "products" but everything seems very "scratchy" to me. They do list a whole bunch of contact numbers/offices in different continents though. However if it were me, that wouldn't be enough to convince me to sign up. YMMV.
Dec 22, 2011, 8:47 am
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designhotels is absolutely fine..... reservations page is secure.
again the problem is unsecure forms, which is a problem with TONS of sites nowadays. (gilt and jetsetter for example - why i never signed up)
again the problem is unsecure forms, which is a problem with TONS of sites nowadays. (gilt and jetsetter for example - why i never signed up)
Last edited by Kagehitokiri; Dec 22, 2011 at 8:59 am
Jan 25, 2012, 9:07 am
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Just received a dodgy e-mail from them, so looks like there's definitely something amiss with them.
Design Hotels™ Club Membership
Click on the following link to activate your Design Hotels Club Member Account and get immediate access to exclusive hotel rates from 89,- € !
http://club.designhotels.com/signup/...ail.com?invite
Best regards,
The Design Hotels Club
[email protected]
Click on the following link to activate your Design Hotels Club Member Account and get immediate access to exclusive hotel rates from 89,- € !
http://club.designhotels.com/signup/...ail.com?invite
Best regards,
The Design Hotels Club
[email protected]
Last edited by flashware; Jan 25, 2012 at 12:59 pm