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Just stating the facts I have. Could be whoever hacked them kept some backdoors to get back in? Dunno. But I don't get spam sent to the accounts we registered later. I would think with the cooperation of some program owners, we could find out who the culprit is as well. Or, who is benefitting from the email spams that have been sent to the matrix customer list in the past anyway. |
The most recent spam we've received to matrix emails were promoting the following:
PieCash V2 pcashv2.com - Webmaster ID 100191 --------------------------------------------- "Lose weight while you sleep" Links to youngerfasternow.biz w/o affiliate programs. --------------------------------------------- "GRow young" links to hormonesh-g-h.biz w/o affiliate programs. --------------------------------------------- "YOU HAVE A WON A F-R-E-E P-O-R-N SITE MEMBERSHIP!" links to naughty-anal-whores.com/plotto/bnce/plotto.html Who is piecash? |
I'm sorry to say that I'm almost 100% sure that Matrix Content's database was used. Here is my scenario which makes me almost sure it was Matrix Content:
A few years (lets say about 2 years) I used my old home address as the address for my billing on my business transactions. When I moved out of my condominium I had so much trouble transferring all my business mail to my new address I decided to rent a P.O. Box and not use my new home address in case I have to move again. If I can go back and check the exact dates as to when I moved into my new home address and exactly when I got my P.O. Box I'm almost certain only a few companies (maybe one to four) had my new address listed. About the same time I rented a P.O. Box and changed almost every single webmaster affiliate program or content provider I do business with to my new P.O. Box number and not my new home address (except for Matrix Content and maybe some others). I ran across this thread just today looking for info on the Acacia lawsuit because I just received a letter from Acacia yesterday about infringing on their patents. VERY IMPORTANT: The thing that suprised me was that this is the first mail I have received to my new home address related to my business. I will go through the other companies I do business with to make sure my new home address is not used this weekend. For all of you that have done business with Matrix and are saying it is not them and have not yet received your letter give it a couple days. I believe Acacia just sent out some letters and you may be receiving them in a few days because I just received mine yesterday. I am not 100% sure yet, so I am not placing the blame on Matrix as of yet. But believe me I will do some research over the next week to find out if I gave my new address to any other company (other than Matrix). But again, sorry to say it seems like it does lead to Matrix. Best wishes, Dick Shoke |
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Very straight up Norman, we'll be talking next week for damn sure. I hope you keep to your guns and let everyone know the truth about your findings in the next few days as you stated above.... good or bad.
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Hope you get to the bottom of this. If it's not from a source at Matrix, there are going to be alot of people still left wondering.
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I really hope this turns out for the best but I know my information came from your database and I will call first thing Monday morning.
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I am in Cabo on my bachelor party, so hard to keep up with everything going on. |
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Thats understandable, but you gotta understand that NicheMVS (MVS = Membership Validation Service) was only an idea and never went past registering the domains and buying the content for the design from Matrix, the name nor the emails were ever registered anywhere else, so the letter today came from the Matrix DB somehow, if it wasn't from Matrix themselves then I apologise, but I have never been to a convention and have no plans on going to one (except for maybe the one in Chicago when GFY announces it). So I do believe that I have solid grounds here for suspecting Matrix wouldn't you think? |
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Until you prove yourself I have all the rights in the world to be an asshole and to consider your company a sellout, I don't even make close to the fucking money you guys make off selling content, but I will not sell out and I damn fucking sure would not give out anyone elses name, if you did this that makes your company a bunch of scared little pussies with no balls, if you didn't do this then prove it so I can shut up and go back to business and focus more on who did this, because I assure you that if it was your company that did this I will make sure the word gets out to over 6800+ webmasters on our newsletter. Two words for you....PROVE IT!!! |
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MATRIX OWNED AGAIN!!!! |
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"He just never got back to me and said "Yes, it sucks, but it turns out we got hacked and our information was compromised." as he had said he would." His system got hacked..... Not Matrix's |
I'd be interested to see what address you have on file for one company as it came to my house and only two companies have that address. One I have confronted and both companies haven't settled...
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I know for a fact that it was Matrix that sold the list.
I have 2 addresses, one is for all my affiliate checks to come to, and one is for a paysite I am creating. No one has the address to the paysite I am creating but GoDaddy (where my domains are registered) and Matrix Content, where I *WAS* planning on buying my content. Well of course it was sent to the 2nd address, so the only person it could have been is Matrix Content, unless Godaddy did it, which I highly doubt that. |
I got a letter today as well Im a web designer who works with different companies.. I look for alot of content for clients, and purchase some for design work and such..
Address matched the same used at matrix.. The account at ce cash has a totally different company name.. the info at flynt digital is different.. So to me that only leaves one assumption of who the info came from... Matrix.. I hope this gets straightened out.. Would hate to see this get uglier.. Media |
I am a little disturbed by this post. You talked with your lawyers and post ?cry? to help to solve your problem and turn your computer off until Monday. You have great content and I refer my clients to your company without a commission.
Under your company?s terms, the client buys the content to his/her domains and I do the design. Seems very simple, unless client gets a ?letter? and then screams at me. I have not received the letter as of yet, however I did get an angry call tonight. I may or may not have lost the client but if you are serious about your security leaks, you may want to shut down your online store while you are trying to figure out the flaws. Damn, if could have said the store is closed because of some hackers, it would have made my Friday night much nicer. |
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From what I have read in this thread and other, sounds like Matrix is pretty fucking guilty.
If I was those that felt wronged, I would read my Terms of Service and/or privacy policy agreement with them and if either states that your info will be kept completely confidential and not sold or given to any other compnay, you have grounds for a breach of contract lawsuit, especially if you can prove that they are the only ones that have the address you recieved your packets from. Not a lawyer, but I am sure you would have a nice case and probably make enough to cover your patent fees for years to come Flow |
I received my Acacia letter today thanks to Matrix Content rolling over like a 2 dollar whore. Because of the way that the letter was addressed, I know that the information came from Matrix Content. I attempted to log into my Matrix account today, and I could not get into it. I requested that the password to the account be emailed to me, twice, and Matrix Content has yet to forward the info. Seems awfully convenient to me.
I seriously doubt that Matrix Content's database was compromised in some manner. Even though Acacia is arguably the largest collective asshole in corporate America for this hour, I doubt that they are ignorant enough to compromise what they are trying to accomplish by engaging in some sort of industrial espionage and illegally obtain another company's database. As for the Matrix owner shutting down his computer for the weekend ... I say get your ass back in the office and forward my password to me. |
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some of you people are such rubes ......... 'oh gee willikers, Normie took such good care of me when I bought them sexy pictures from him a ways back, that feller wouldn't do such a thing'. you make the O.J. Simpson jurors look like Einsteins. |
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Call Norman Monday like he posted... I'm pretty sure there forgotten password stuff is automated, if your not getting your info it must be the wrong email or somthing... My 2cents.. |
Norman, if in fact your systems were hacked before and you were aware of it, I personally would have liked to be advised. If your present or ex-employees have leaked out the lists to make a buck and ACACIA has paid someone for the lists, I'd really like to know who it was. I don't appreciate my information being given out to any Tom Dick or Harry - bought, sold out, or for whatever reason........if they don't have a warrant or subpoena or whatever it is they need in the States authorized by a judge, my info should be safely on your computers with honest people protecting my privacy.
This is not a cheap shot to yourself or your company - I was always more than satisfied with your company's product & service - but my info is mine and whoever compromised it has to be dealt with. I haven't received a letter but I'm thinking it's going to take a few days to get here. If I have my info straight, yours would be the only company I have an account with. |
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but you "did NOT give them permission to use it" ... So I predict Acacia will say a "clerical error" or "over zealous" employee made a mistake ... But to be clear on this ... you gave them the information ... but did NOT give them the right to use it? <H3>I WILL NOT REPORT TO ACACIA!</H3> Next Acacia will be saying - "they're not really your customers because they owe us 2%" ... I'm watching this thread ... as are many others.. Please answer whether or not you had to report this information to Acacia. |
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nope why don't you just buy me out ... you wouldn't even know who I was if I used an alias ... I can post in many "styles" and "syntaxes" and do ... currently I have been requested not to be so "confrontational" ... hence the [gentle john] ... I have been posting lately. |
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I didn't want to be dragged into this, but thought I'd add my info. to the pot... I just received the letter from ACACIA at my personal, home address, and Matrix was one of maybe 2 or 3 companies that had that info. combined with my real name and business name... the only difference was that the letter used "Apt." instead of "Ste." for the apartment number, not sure if that means anything or not... and my site uses no video -- just a bit of flash -- so I'm obviously on their broad "catch all" list of targets. I just got the following email for video from Matrix -- thought the timing was interesting -- not sure if it means shit, but wanted to pass it along... P.S. Given the past AND recent connections people have made between Matrix and ACACIA, it's tougher for me to believe it was hacked -- if so it was hacked more than once, even just a few weeks ago... seems more like ongoing list distribution to SOME third party, whoever that might be... :2 cents: Dear Webmaster How's it goin'? I wanted to take a moment and drop you a line because I wanted to let you know about a cool deal we are running right now over here at Matrix Content. We have been releasing some Gay Hardcore videos recently. Right now we are running a package deal on all 25 of them. Retail on these Videos 25 x 80= $2000.00 We are extending a 20% discount on this Gay Video buy all offer. That means you can get all 25 Gay Hardcore Videos for just $1600.00 That is a $400.00 Savings. Here is a sample of the videos that I am talking about. http://webmasters.matrixcontent.com/...contentid=4193 If you would like to take advantage of this offer, simply reply to this email or contact me at any of the numbers below and I will be delighted to help you. Warmest Regards, Danny |
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