I don’t know why BrickLink has suddenly become such a juicy target.
All of it started fairly shortly after all of the extremely unpopular part merges
started to actually occur. I have a strong feeling that a user here that was
very upset about the decisions made is having some "fun" at BrickLink's
expense.
Interesting theory. But the scammers that caused the November 3 incident are
the same ones that caused the problems last night, and the variant merge project
was not exposed to the public before January 2024.
As much as companies tend not to boast about the number of online attacks they
receive, we do see a remarkable increase in scammer activity across the board
- throughout many companies and across different industries. To us, it does not
feel like BrickLink is being singled out.
[...] [...] All of it started fairly shortly after all of the extremely unpopular part merges started to actually occur. I have a strong feeling that a user here that was [...] (2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)
[...] Good to know. Let's just hope that our beloved BrickLink can make it through largely unscathed. I am sure I am not the only one that doesn't want a repeat of [...] (2 months ago, Mar 21, 2024, to Problem)
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