Wed Jun 28, 2017, 08:32 AM
Privacy error. Your connection is not private. Attackers might be trying to steal your information
from journals.democraticunderground.com (for example,passwords, messages, or
credit cards). NET:: ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID ?????WTF???? I was trying to look at my own journal and got warning screen similar to this one below: ---------- 
---------- Anyone else having similar problems? 
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Author | Time | Post |
 Privacy error. Your connection is not private. Attackers might be trying to steal your information (Original post) |
Madam45for2923 | Jun 2017 | OP |
| Madam45for2923 | Jun 2017 | #1 | |
| Madam45for2923 | Jun 2017 | #2 | |
| muriel_volestrangler | Jun 2017 | #4 | |
| steve2470 | Jun 2017 | #6 | |
| Madam45for2923 | Jun 2017 | #7 | |
| FakeNoose | Jun 2017 | #3 | |
| steve2470 | Jun 2017 | #5 | |
| Madam45for2923 | Jun 2017 | #8 | |
| happy feet | Jun 2017 | #9 |
Response to Madam45for2923 (Reply #2)
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 08:48 AM
4. I think you have the problem described here:
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https://www.democraticunderground.com/125912832
'journals.democraticunderground.com' and 'metamorphosis.democraticunderground.com' are alternative URLs for DU (rather than the normal 'www.democraticunderground.com'. Reasons for their existence will be technical, and maybe historical, that I expect only Elad could explain. DU converted to using secure HTTP (ie "http*s*://www..."  recently, and that may cause compatibility problems with the other names (which may turn up in a Google search, for instance). If you've still got the address, try changing it to start "https://www.democraticunderground". |
Response to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #4)
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 08:51 AM
steve2470 (37,427 posts)
6. yep you got the answer nt
Response to Madam45for2923 (Original post)
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 08:44 AM
FakeNoose (30,827 posts)
3. This is phishing
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They're trying to scare you into buying something, probably a VPN service.
Don't ever click on the link and for God's sake, never give them your credit card number. You don't need to worry about the "privacy issue," this is just a fake scare tactic. On the other hand, a reputable and safe VPN is not a bad idea, since everyone's searches are being collected and sold by their ISP's now. 
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Response to Madam45for2923 (Original post)
Wed Jun 28, 2017, 08:50 AM
steve2470 (37,427 posts)
5. for whatever reason Skinner did not do a https connection to that url
