Following reports of hacking into QQ accounts (QQ is a messenger tool similar to skype) across the UK and elsewhere in the world, students are strongly advised to warn their parents/guardians/family not to respond to any requests for money via QQ (or other source) that they receive, as it is not likely to be from the student but from cybercriminals from overseas who have no connection to the University. It appears that these cybercriminals are capable of hacking into QQ accounts without the owner having accepted them as a ‘friend’/contact. Please see below or click this link for a Chinese translation of this post.
Please be aware that these hackers have ‘tracked’ students on QQ and thus have a good knowledge of student language/behaviour. In fact, parents often think they really are communicating with their child. The hackers may also send messages to contacts lists of the hacked account, asking them to click on a malicious link, which then allows the hackers to access all their details – and so the hacking cycle continues.
Students are advised to please be careful and inform their parents of these hacking incidents. Regularly changing passwords is another way to reduce the likelihood of your account being hacked.
If you have had your account hacked, please contact Sarah Winspear in 65/2167 at Avenue Campus, telephone Sarah on 02380 592207 or email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected] as soon as possible.
Chinese translation of this post:
特别提醒－ QQ账号被盗情况
鉴于英国和其他国家都有发生
QQ号被盗的情况，我们强烈建议所有学生及时提醒父母、家人和监护人不要轻易回复QQ上收到的关于要求付款的信息（或其他资料信息），这些往往不是学生本人而是和学校没有关系的黑客。他们会在没有进行好友申请的情况下进入你的QQ账户。
需要特别注意的是这些黑客会跟踪学生的
QQ账户，并对学生的用语和行踪非常了解。以至于家长会误认为聊天对象就是自己的孩子，所以请务必要提醒家长注意此问题。黑客还会向账号内的好友发送恶意的网站链接来盗取他们的信息，以此构成了盗取信息的圈套。
请大家务必注意这个问题并及时通知家人有关
QQ账号被盗的情况。定期更换密码亦可减少账号被盗的可能。
如果你的账号已经出现了问题，请及时向
Sarah Winspear （65/2167 at Avenue Campus）汇报。请致电： 02380 592207 或发送电子邮件至： [email protected] 。