When you log into the fake website, the phishers have acquired your OSRS login details and can now login on your OSRS account. At this point the phishers have acquired your IP address. When you click on the link in chat you'll be redirected to a website similar to RS/OSRS. An example is the phishing streams you see on Twitch. Phishing is a type of social engineering in which hackers gather information from you including passwords. After many years on this subreddit I still see so many people being careless with their personal information.īut how is it so seemingly easy to hack OSRS accounts after providing these hackers with a screenshot? First we'll look into the most used type of hacks to get into OSRS accounts:
Only three days ago an OP posted a screenshot and got hacked a few hours later. Feel like sharing? Please censor names wherever possible. Report abuse in game and contact Jagex for serious issues.
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