On Feb 27, 2013, at 7:42 AM, JohnV <vengbj...@verizon.net> wrote: > I've been getting spam emails (that make it through Verizon;s otherwise > pretty brutal filters) that have the NAMES of people I have email and > facebook contact with, but the EMAIL ADDRESS is -not- from them. these are > typical one-line come-on messages like "hey! you need to look at this!" lines > followed by a URL. at first I thought these people's emails had been hacked > and I was on that list but I'm wondering if there's any way it could be ME > being hacked, either through my machines here (all macs) or through facebook…?
No. if YOU were hacked the spammers would actually be careful not to send their crap to you…the object of getting hacked these days is to use your system as a means to send spam or steal information from you. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "G-Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to g3-5-list+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
