What is going on?

Has Metal Academy been hacked in some way or are there just bad actors out there? We have all seen the crypto scam forum threads, but now they have even started appearing disguised as reviews - see the supposed review of Havukruunu's Tavastland by Norman Meg for an example. What is going on wirh this and does it pose a threat in anyway?

*sighs*    It's a constant challenge for Ben to keep this rubbish out of the site & always has been. It's not just us either. It's an inherent failing of the internet these days.

Is this someone hacking actual accounts or is it people (or bots, I am not well-versed in such technological shennanigans) making accounts for the express purpose of spreading this shit?

No wonder the world is so fucked when there are so many bums trying to scab their way through life with no respect for anything or anyone.

The automated bots don't succeed in actually creating an account here as it would have to select clans during the process. We've only ever had a small amount of successful fake users created and I'm convinced it's done manually (as in a person actually bothered the manually create the account for the purpose). Anyway, I've deleted the user and review. It just takes a bit to disappear off the front page.

The automated bots don't succeed in actually creating an account here as it would have to select clans during the process. We've only ever had a small amount of successful fake users created and I'm convinced it's done manually (as in a person actually bothered the manually create the account for the purpose). Anyway, I've deleted the user and review. It just takes a bit to disappear off the front page.

Thanks Ben. Once more your dedication is admirable.