[why2025-orga] Scam Alert: Fake emails claiming scraped attendee list

[Robert (aka Number3)]

Hi all,

Large conferences often grab unwanted attention. And WHY2025 is no 
different. Today, many of our sponsors, sister conferences and 
individuals were contacted by gmail addresses with a message they had a 
copy of our attendee list including all forms of private data.



While we are still investigating whether any compromise to private 
system have occurred (we haven't found any indication for this yet), we 
want to stress that this tactic is getting more common: scammers 
increasingly target communities around major tech events to exploit 
trust and extract money or information. This kind of social engineering 
is happening more and more across the conference world.




We have several reasons to believe this is **not** coming from the 
WHY2025 ticket system. Among the reasons are the numbers mentioned and 
the haggling tone of the email.

We **strongly advise** against replying or engaging with the senders of 
these emails. Past experiences show that this only encourages further 
contact and never results in useful information.

Stay vigilant. If you receive a suspicious message, feel free to forward 
it to info at why2025.org

Warm regards,

Robert / Number3
Member of Team:Info for WHY2025

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