To all members -- the current spam problem

I'm sure most of you have noticed that Skin Care Professionals got hit by some major spam attacks in the last few days. We have heard from some people who started receiving 1000+ emails, in addition to the spam on the site itself. We believe the problem has now been fixed, and we are looking into how it happened, to make sure it doesn't happen again.

 

Keeping ahead of the spammers is a constant job for any online community. We try to get rid of them as soon as they appear, by banning the person responsible and removing all of their spam posts. In some cases it can take a while for the changes to take effect, but rest assured we're on the case. Apologies to anyone who was affected. Please bring any problems to the attention of the moderators; there are several of us watching the site throughout the day, ready to bring out the whompin' stick whenever it is required.

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Permalink Reply by Gina Williamson on June 8, 2011 at 2:27pm
Yay!! you whomp 'em HARD!! LOL!
Permalink Reply by Virginia Mabbun on June 8, 2011 at 7:57pm

Carrie, thank you for the information. 

Permalink Reply by Jeanette-Marie Bassi on June 8, 2011 at 10:30pm

Hi,

Glad you are working on it! I received over 1,000 emails and was concerned about getting a virus on my business laptop!

Jeanette-Marie Bassi

 

Permalink Reply by Abram Herman on June 9, 2011 at 11:12am

Hi all-

 

Just to provide some clarification - the problem wasn't a security issue, it was actually just a forum member's computer acting up (she asked that I express her apologies for any inconvenience it has caused you all, as well).  There was a problem with her computer that caused it to repeatedly post the discussion, but there is no security issue to be worried about in this case.

We have had some other spammers on the site posting a few discussions & blogs as Carrie mentioned, and we'll continue to actively monitor the forum to prevent them from posting their spam. Thank you all for your patience while we resolved this issue, and I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience it has caused!

 

Regards,

Abram Herman

SkinCareProfessionals.com Moderator

abram@ascpskincare.com

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