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Rogue news items (essays/plagiarism) on https://www.blender.org/news/ #57381

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opened 2018-10-25 16:05:35 +02:00 by John Veness · 11 comments
John Veness commented 2018-10-25 16:05:35 +02:00
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There are currently 28 rogue news posts on https://www.blender.org/news/, about essays and plagiarism. I suspect someone has had their account hacked/phished...

There are currently 28 rogue news posts on https://www.blender.org/news/, about essays and plagiarism. I suspect someone has had their account hacked/phished...
John Veness commented 2018-10-25 16:05:35 +02:00
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Added subscriber: @pelago

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John Veness commented 2018-10-25 16:07:22 +02:00
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Probably bad form for the reporter (especially a brand new one like me) to change the priority, but I thought this important enough to do so. I haven't read any of the news posts, but there's a possibility they lead to malware or phishing sites themselves.

Probably bad form for the reporter (especially a brand new one like me) to change the priority, but I thought this important enough to do so. I haven't read any of the news posts, but there's a possibility they lead to malware or phishing sites themselves.
Philipp Oeser commented 2018-10-25 16:12:12 +02:00
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Added subscribers: @fsiddi, @pablovazquez, @lichtwerk

Added subscribers: @fsiddi, @pablovazquez, @lichtwerk
Philipp Oeser commented 2018-10-25 16:12:12 +02:00
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Can confirm, @fsiddi , @venomgfx, mind having a look?

Can confirm, @fsiddi , @venomgfx, mind having a look?
Brecht Van Lommel commented 2018-10-25 16:19:51 +02:00
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Brecht Van Lommel commented 2018-10-25 16:19:51 +02:00
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@fsiddi, @venomgfx, I moved the spam news items to the trash now, but I don't have the permissions to reset the offending account and verify what else it might have changed.

@fsiddi, @venomgfx, I moved the spam news items to the trash now, but I don't have the permissions to reset the offending account and verify what else it might have changed.
John Veness commented 2018-10-25 16:37:11 +02:00
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Thanks. I notice that has removed them from the RSS feed at https:*www.blender.org/feed/ (although they may previously have been sent to RSS subscribers, which is how I first noticed them). Still appearing in the index at https:*www.blender.org/news/ too, even if each link 404s. I don't know if that will clear itself up automatically?

Thanks. I notice that has removed them from the RSS feed at https:*www.blender.org/feed/ (although they may previously have been sent to RSS subscribers, which is how I first noticed them). Still appearing in the index at https:*www.blender.org/news/ too, even if each link 404s. I don't know if that will clear itself up automatically?
Brecht Van Lommel commented 2018-10-25 16:43:34 +02:00
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Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'
Brecht Van Lommel self-assigned this 2018-10-25 16:43:34 +02:00
Brecht Van Lommel commented 2018-10-25 16:43:34 +02:00
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Just refreshing the page should work. The account was now deleted and there do not appear to be any other changes that were made.

Just refreshing the page should work. The account was now deleted and there do not appear to be any other changes that were made.
John Veness commented 2018-10-25 16:45:01 +02:00
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Thanks. I did refresh a few times (and checked on brand new browser) and they hadn't disappeared by 7 minutes ago, but they have now!

Thanks. I did refresh a few times (and checked on brand new browser) and they hadn't disappeared by 7 minutes ago, but they have now!
Francesco Siddi commented 2018-10-25 16:53:43 +02:00
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Thanks for deleting the pages Brecht. I took some actions on the offending account. Will investigate this further.

Thanks for deleting the pages Brecht. I took some actions on the offending account. Will investigate this further.
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