Private messages not changable from private/to friends

[E4zily]

Bug report

Checklist

• I have read and agree to the README (found on https://github.com/Minehut/Meta)
• I am NOT reporting a security vulnerability
• I have searched the Issue Tracker to make sure this is not a duplicate issue
• This issue does not contain any sensitive information

Platform

In-Game

Describe the bug

Changing private message permissions in account settings either sets it to None or Friends.

To reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behaviour:

1. Go to account settings
2. Press Private Messages
3. It should change either to None or Friends but never All

Expected behaviour

The messages should become either None, Friends or All

Device Information

• Minecraft client (and version): Minecraft Fabric 1.18.1
• Web browser (and version): Yandex (Chromium-based) 22.1.1.1543
• Operating system (and version): Windows 10 Home Single Language 21H2 (build 19044.1466)
• Minehut server name: -

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Additional context

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[ahoulton]

Hey there @E4zily,

This isn't a bug! Sadly, due to recent attempts of phishing via /msg and other attempts of getting private information by an known group, messages are currently set to "Friends" or "None" for everyone regardless of their settings.

[Checkmate128]

Are there any plans to restore direct messages to their original functionality or did a small group of scammers really ruin this for everyone for an indefinite amount of time?

[ahoulton]

Are there any plans to restore direct messages to their original functionality or did a small group of scammers really ruin this for everyone for an indefinite amount of time?

@CoreyShupe did say that they do plan to restore to original functionality at some point, but this ETA is unknown at this time.

[expxx]

I contacted their support team, and they said there will be an announcement when its restored back to normal, I have no idea how long that will take, but I believe it is in progress.