None of the accounts compromised were using two-factor authentication.
Talking to one member as I am working through getting his account back in order, he informed me that his Apple password manager had been compromised and made available on the dark web. In today's world, that is false confidence you can no longer afford.Įvery account that I've restored so far to the original owner was using compromised passwords. It is heartbreaking to see that the lure of saving some money will still fool people into using those methods to save a few dollars. Unfortunately, we cannot control how members do deals. However, the best way to prevent this is for members to exercise proper password hygiene (which I'll detail below), turn on two-factor authentication, and - I implore every single person here - only use payment methods that have buyer protection. We've made security changes that I don't want to detail here to stop them. They have scammed members in the Emporiums by creating ads with stolen photos and requesting Paypal F&F or Venmo exclusively for payment. In addition to DeLeo, Stone Temple Pilots consists of two more of its original members, including guitarist Dan DeLeo (the brother of Robert DeLeo) and drummer Eric Kretz, as well as Weiland’s replacement, singer Jeff Gutt, who's been with the band for four years.Some fraudsters have compromised TGP accounts have in the past few days.
3, 2015, Weiland, who was dogged by substance abuse problems throughout his career, died in his sleep while on a tour stop in Bloomington, Minnesota.
The Stone Temple Pilots eventually reunited in 2008, but the group split again in 2013. Velvet Revolver played the Centrum on Nov. Weiland went on to front Velvet Revolver, which featured former members of Guns N’ Roses, including guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan. The Stone Temple Pilots broke up in 2003. Three years after the incident, in October 1996, Brown told the Telegram & Gazette that the assault's legacy includes ongoing dental work, a dent left in his head by an electric guitar and a condition in which his jaw frequently pops out of place.īrown was also still upset that, as he sees it, Weiland and DeLeo were barely punished for launching a vicious assault. The charges on Weiland and DeLeo were continued without a finding for a year before being dismissed. He declined to specify the "inappropriate" remarks made by DeLeo.īrown, who had asked in court that Weiland and DeLeo receive "the maximum penalty under the law," said at the time he was disappointed both by the sentences in the case and Weiland's release from having to perform community service. "We just didn't feel Weiland would have been an appropriate person for the community service because of a prior experience," Hillman said at the time. Hillman, first justice of Gardner District Court. Weiland was excused by the court from his community service sentence after DeLeo made "inappropriate" comments while talking to students at Gardner High School, according to Timothy S.
They also agreed to play a free concert at Gardner High School the following autumn to fulfill a community service requirement. Weiland and DeLeo agreed to pay restitution to cover Brown's medical expenses and lost wages resulting from the incident. Rather, they said, they grabbed him and pulled him toward security people because they thought he was throwing shoes and other objects at the band.īrown, a Mount Wachusett Community College student, said he threw nothing during the concert. In court, the musicians denied striking Brown. He said he suffered a fractured skull in the attack and, as a result, experienced numerous medical problems. Brown said he was also struck on the head with a bass guitar, presumably by DeLeo. In court, Brown testified that he was kicked and punched several times by Weiland at the concert. On April 20, 1994, DeLeo also admitted to sufficient facts on the charge of assault and battery, as well as to assault and battery with a dangerous weapon (a guitar). On May 6, 1994, in Gardner District Court, Weiland admitted to sufficient facts in the assault and battery charge. Weiland made a motion to part the audience, and then he and bassist Robert DeLeo, as well as members of the band’s entourage, went into the crowd for vigilante justice.Ī short melee followed, with Brown, 22, suffering head injuries, presumably when he was struck by a guitar.
During the Stone Temple Pilots set, singer Scott Weiland accused music fan Scott Brown, who was in the mosh pit, of mouthing off to him and throwing objects at the stage.