+Pharisee Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 I've just had three consecutive 'Found It' logs on one of my caches that stated "I really enjoyed this geocache. TFTC ----- Found with hints from gcpro.co.uk" Never having heard of gcpro, I found that it appears to be a website for mobile devices where you can upload / download hints and photographs for geocaches. Basically... a website full of 'spoilers'. Has anyone else heard of this? Quote Link to comment
+dartymoor Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 The site is toxic, do not visit it. (Potential mobile targetted malware). It's simply spamming logs via fake accounts. Those accounts are being shut down by Groundspeak as they get identified. Just delete the logs. It's been brought up a few times here, Facebook and on Reddit already. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=335151 Quote Link to comment
Pup Patrol Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=334750 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=334746 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=335151 Good grief, just how many threads about this do we need? It's spammers. Sit back, take a deep breath, and GS will lock the accounts and delete their finds. All this weeping and wailing about spam...it's not like a Nigerian Prince is trying to get money from you. B. Edited September 26, 2015 by Pup Patrol Quote Link to comment
+Pharisee Posted September 26, 2015 Author Share Posted September 26, 2015 http://forums.Ground...howtopic=334750 http://forums.Ground...howtopic=334746 http://forums.Ground...howtopic=335151 Good grief, just how many threads about this do we need? It's spammers. Sit back, take a deep breath, and GS will lock the accounts and delete their finds. All this weeping and wailing about spam...it's not like a Nigerian Prince is trying to get money from you B. Sorry..... I haven't used this forum in a while and was unaware of previous threads. Thanks for the useful info... I seems that logs have been deleted anyway. I may come back, I may not... Quote Link to comment
+JeepinOregon Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) No worries, Pharisse. With the influx of these fake accounts/logs and subsequent threads on the forums, this is a good opportunity for established and informed members to show patience and foster good relationships with cachers that are trying to do the right thing... Considering all this, it would also be nice if Groundspeak actually said something about this and shared their plans for potential proactive--not reactive--solutions. Someone please point me toward an official response if there has been one. Edited September 26, 2015 by JeepinOregon Quote Link to comment
+Graculus Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 (edited) No worries, Pharisse. With the influx of these fake accounts/logs and subsequent threads on the forums, this is a good opportunity for established and informed members to show patience and foster good relationships with cachers that are trying to do the right thing... Considering all this, it would also be nice if Groundspeak actually said something about this and shared their plans for potential proactive--not reactive--solutions. Someone please point me toward an official response if there has been one. I don't know of any official forum post from Geoaching HQ about this. We've been given information about it. GHQ have said there is no need to report any of the logs to them. They have a mechanism in place to deal with it and all logs will be deleted. Chris Graculus Volunteer UK Reviewer for geocaching.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- UK Geocaching Policies Wiki Geocaching.com Help Center UK Geocaching Information & Resources website Edited September 26, 2015 by Graculus Quote Link to comment
+castagnari Posted September 27, 2015 Share Posted September 27, 2015 I have edited the title of this thread to remove the web site URL, so as not to tempt people to visit it. As has been mentioned in this thread there has been official statement about this subject in other threads and Groundspeak are on the case. Castagnari UK forum mod Quote Link to comment
+Original A1 Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=334750 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=334746 http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=335151 Good grief, just how many threads about this do we need? It's spammers. Sit back, take a deep breath, and GS will lock the accounts and delete their finds. All this weeping and wailing about spam...it's not like a Nigerian Prince is trying to get money from you. B. Good for you. This is the first thread I've seen about the subject, although I was aware of the problem, given a couple of caches I was watching had false posts of this ilk. Perhaps a little less of the supercilious and a bit more of the "let's share lest any of us gets infected by malware" and we'd all be a bit happier. Edited October 1, 2015 by Original A1 Quote Link to comment
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