[78-L] [78-C] Re: Mike Biel hacked

[Kristjan Saag]

So do I.
So do I.
But nice to have some traffic on the list again, isn't it?!
Kristjan


On 2019-02-12 18:38, Doug Duncan wrote:
> On 12/02/2019 16:37, David Lennick wrote:
>> These have all been off list..I received 3 this morning, all in 
>> reference to older e-mails, not all on 78-L (one was "re" a personal 
>> e-mail from back in July). dl On 2/12/2019 10:48 AM, Jeffrey Lichtman 
>> jeff at swazoo.com [78-c] wrote:
>>> Someone's email has been hacked, but it probably isn't Mike's. 
>>> Usually when this happens, some sort of malware infects someone's 
>>> machine and uses that person's address book to send a bunch of 
>>> messages. The "From:" address is spoofed, i.e. faked, using one of 
>>> those addresses, so that it looks like it came from one person's 
>>> machine but actually came from another. This makes it hard to figure 
>>> out whose machine has been hacked, which is the purpose of the 
>>> spoofing. It looks like it came from Mike, but probably came from 
>>> somewhere else. 78-L strips off attachments, which means that any 
>>> email we get through the list is safe. Be careful with any emails 
>>> you get off-list. Also, be sure your virus protection and firewall 
>>> software are up to date. On 2/12/2019 6:38 AM, David Lennick wrote:
>>>> Mike Biel's e-mail has been hacked. Do not open anything with an 
>>>> attachment claiming to be from him. dl 
>>>> _______________________________________________ 78-L mailing list 
>>>> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com 
>>>> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
>> _______________________________________________ 78-L mailing list 
>> 78-L at klickitat.78online.com 
>> http://klickitat.78online.com/mailman/listinfo/78-l
> I notice that, since seeing these emails (that I certainly did not 
> click on), I am now receiving two copies of each e-mail to the list. Doug


---
This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software.
https://www.avast.com/antivirus