IMPORTANT NOTE!
Added 2015-11-22 00:55:32 +0000 UTCThere's a scammer working their way around and targeting Patreon users. Several of our patrons have received emails from a person who says they have their credit card info, tax info, etc. from the Patreon link, who demands a ransom of the information will be released.
This is NOT TRUE. Patreon was hacked, but no Credit Card information, or other sensitive data was stolen. If you receive this email, please mark it as spam and contact Patreon. Your information IS SECURE.
You should have received the following email from Patreon, but just in case, I've copied it here.
(From Patreon's CEO)
I learned yesterday evening that some Patreon users have been receiving a scam email. The sender claims to have the recipient’s SSN, credit card number and other personal information. I want to assure everyone that the claims in this email are false, and we are already working with federal law enforcement. Do not reply to the email—it is a scam. The tax forms we store are securely encrypted with RSA 2048-bit encryption, and we do not store full credit card numbers.
If you receive this email I suggest you flag it as spam and ignore any further emails. Do not reply.
Thanks.
Jack Conte, CEO/Co-founder, Patreon
