I thought this was pretty important so I wanted to do a PSA on it. If you receive any emails from 2K Support don't click on them as they lead to a malicious link.

If you do click on the link you should

  1. Reset any user account passwords that are stored in your web browser.

  2. Enter Multi-factor Authentication(MFA) whenever available, especially on personal email, banking, and phone and internet provider accounts. If possible avoid using MFA that relies on text message verification - using an authenticator app would be the most secure method.

  3. Install and run a reputable anti-virus program.

  4. Check your account settings to see if any forwarding rules have been added or changed on your personal email accounts.

You can see the post by 2K on their Twitter here

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Thank you infoπŸ€”

Be careful, because if inadvertently open an email and a link, you will need to reset all the passwords stored in the browser.
*This is a supplement to the text on the image because people don't read it because they can't use their browser's translation.

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Thank you for mentioning this. I've updated the OP with the 4 things they suggest to do if the link is clicked for those that need a browser translator.

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Capture2Text
When I get stuck in such a situation privately, this is what I use to get a "general idea" of what is going on.
Thanks for writing it out. I get a sour cucumber face every time I see the text on the image.
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And this conveniently happens right after they retroactively crammed their useless data-harvesting launcher into the Bioshock games - and got (rightfully) roasted for it 'cause they killed Linux compatibility in the process.
Guess somebody just couldn't take any more of their anti-consumer BS and went on the offensive, hoping it will teach them a lesson (spoiler: it likely won'tl).

...this might turn into one heck of a PR disaster. Actually, I'm pretty sure it WILL. Better stock up on popcorn.

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Someone wanted to teach 2K Newtonian physics: actio = reactio.

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I have very few good memories of Launcher....
Launcher implementation changes sometimes make language update mods unavailable.
There are many pathological implementations that inhibit the command line for startup options.

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Oh! That shoot in the foot that hit the arse. Noice.

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wait, do people still click on links sent by non-requested e-mails?

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That gif doesn't apply. Like, at all.

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I won't judge. You must be new on internet.

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lmao

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you guys are using gifs that apply?

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You guys are using gifs?

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Oh great. Just when I started playing Mafia 3.
Good thing I didn't create an account for that.

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Guess they can't catch a breath, forcing their launcher, out of stock keys on HB and now this. Not like they did or didn't deserve it anyway.

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Closed 1 year ago by FateOfOne.