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UPDATE: $namenotrequired has informed me that this problem has been detected and fixed. Everything should be okay now. However, I will keep this Journal up just in case it happens again and the hackers find a way around it. Remember to check for the "key differences!"
Have a great day.

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Recently, people like `
J-u-d-a-s have been hacked, having their accounts deactivated. Fortunately, `
J-u-d-a-s was able to regain control of his account.
I will be telling you how to avoid the same thing happening to you.
First of all, I'd like to say that the hackers are very smart and deceitful. They have made a login page very similar to deviantART's, but with this tutorial, you will be able to see the difference between the two and know whether you really need to log in or if it's a scam.
Can you tell the difference between the two? (Scroll below the pictures to know the difference.)
The first login screen is fake, whereas the second one is real.
How to know the difference!
The difference between the two is all in the address bar, which is where you type a website link or where the website link shows.
In the fake one, the url is http://bosslegen.de/users/login
In the real one, the url is https://www.deviantart.com/users/login
The key differences are:
HTTP vs. HTTPS
BOSSLEGEN.DE vs. WWW.DEVIANTART.COM
Hopefully, this helps you point out the difference between the two. Remember, if you see the fake one to IMMEDIATELY CLOSE THE PAGE. DO NOT ENTER ANY INFORMATION.
Be safe,
Jose

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`JoseFelipeM, formerly TheMasterNeko
#fella • #deviant365
Ticked off since June 29, 2012
Deviousness Award Recipient of January 2013
It's important to check out the address and level of encription of the pages. Fake ones will always have fake urls, sometimes with combination of letters that resemble the original url. For example, using "cl" instead of a "d".
But i must point out one important thing that some others have also done. Hacking, cracking and phising are not the same thing, but three different activities. You can't address to every criminal activity involving a computer as "hacking".
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