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Spam bot thwarted: Thank you for reporting spam 3 hours ago | By Colleen Young, Connect Director (@colleenyoung)Comment receiving replies
My question is did they get any information about use.
Name
Address
And so on.
Thank you
Replies to "My question is did they get any information about use. Name Address And so on. Thank..."
@minnesota10, those are really good questions. Thank you for asking.
No, the bot did not hack the account database or access private information, such as emails or passwords associated with member accounts. That information remains secure.
Spam bots usual intent is to lure you to click a link or call a phone number to drive business elsewhere.
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I don't think name, address and other personal information is viewable by other members unless you posted it in a discussion and it wasn't caught by a mentor or moderator. We remove personal information if we see that a member has posted it thinking they were only sharing it with a specific other member or members in a discussion. Private messages where members can safely share contact information are only visible to the members involved with the specific private message.