Yesterday evening, a large number of QQ users said that their accounts were stolen and posted a series of illegal information. Not only were they banned from the system, they also experienced extreme social death, which affected their daily life and work. At noon today, Tencent QQ's official Weibo issued an apology, stating that users' accounts were stolen because they scanned fake game login QR codes. The QQ security team has launched an investigation and has initially taken control. User accounts affected by this incident have been restored one after another early this morning. Normal use.
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html At around 10 pm on June 26, we received feedback from some users that their QQ numbers were stolen. The QQ security team attached great importance to it and immediately launched an investigation. It was found that the main reason was that the user had scanned the game login QR code forged by criminals and authorized the login. This login behavior was hijacked and recorded by black production gangs, and was subsequently used by criminals to send bad picture advertisements. . Afterconfirmed the cause, we immediately organized security technical forces to actively fight against illegal activities. The affected scope has now been controlled, and the user accounts affected by this incident have gradually resumed normal use in the early hours of this morning.
We deeply apologize for the inconvenience caused to users! We are currently collecting and sorting out the criminal evidence of illegal gangs, and will cooperate with relevant departments as needed to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the platform and users. Here, we also remind users not to scan QR codes from unknown sources. When logging in to your account under unusual circumstances, you must be more security vigilant to prevent the risk of account theft.
