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| Author: | wesp [ Sat Mar 28, 2026 8:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Flimsies Hacked? |
Take a look at Flimsies today. Something’s wrong. |
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| Author: | Trolleyguy [ Sat Mar 28, 2026 9:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flimsies Hacked? |
Definitely something wrong there. I noticed it a couple days ago. |
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| Author: | wesp [ Sat Mar 28, 2026 3:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flimsies Hacked? |
Here is a screenshot of the current Flimsies page. The hyperlinks all direct to opticsfast.com and return this warning: Quote: Suspicious Site Blocked This site was blocked because it may contain unsafe content that can harm your device or compromise your personal info. Attachment: Flimsies.jpg [ 5.8 KiB | Viewed 56075 times ] |
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| Author: | PMC [ Sat Mar 28, 2026 3:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flimsies Hacked? |
I posted something there just to see if it would work, hopefully I didn't pick up any malware. Flimsies doesn't require a log-in with a password so it doesn't need to be hacked. It looks like hundreds of pages of those posts were made, but Flimsies self-deletes messages after a few months so eventually they will all go away. |
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| Author: | SAS [ Sun Mar 29, 2026 3:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flimsies Hacked? |
To me, the filmsies site seems to be coded especially for RYPN, as there is no hint for any named software on it. So a successful hacking attempt would be totally improbable because there will be no info on the web about how to hack it. |
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| Author: | Bobharbison [ Mon Mar 30, 2026 1:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flimsies Hacked? |
SAS wrote: To me, the filmsies site seems to be coded especially for RYPN, as there is no hint for any named software on it. So a successful hacking attempt would be totally improbable because there will be no info on the web about how to hack it. I suspect that it's using some sort of off the shelf program, it would be a lot of work to build your own. However, I agree it's not a hack. It's simply been spammed by a bot, happens to every online forum sooner or late. Fixing it is simple, just delete the spam. |
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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Mon Mar 30, 2026 5:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flimsies Hacked? |
Well, hand me moderator privileges, and I'll delete away....... |
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| Author: | Bobharbison [ Tue Mar 31, 2026 12:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Flimsies Hacked? |
Alexander D. Mitchell IV wrote: Well, hand me moderator privileges, and I'll delete away....... Good luck with that. I've been offering to take over the place for years. |
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