The server configurations which enable most of this crap persist due to
IT manager ignorance, institutional lethargy and the gut level fear - we
all know it - of breaking what most of our customers think is working
well enough today. Much like protecting against EMP spikes, it comes
down to a matter of cost, and will, no matter what the customer "wants".
And laws? Ha! Who's gonna enforce and prosecute?
Support Your Local White Hat, I say. Better yet, employ one.
Bruce Chitiea
SafeSectors, Inc.
------ Original Message ------
Sent: 5/4/2017 8:35:20 AM
Subject: RE: [RBASE-L] - SPAM
From: "Javier Valencia" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Cc:
Steve,
The e-mail is not being sent from my account, my e-mail address is being
shown as a link on the body of the e-mail. I have received a number of
them myself so I know it is a widespread issue and it is now all over
the news and looks like it originated with Google who apparently has
taken care of it but, since the list is now part of Google groups, it is
possible it was compromised. I have changed all my passwords just in
case.
It is amazing that in this day and age we still don't have the
legislation that would severely punish the culprits. I also fail to
understand why it is not illegal for telemarketers to use phished phone
numbers. I have received calls from the now infamous "Rachel from Card
Services" and the caller ID showed my own phone number, amazing.
Fortunately, my VOIP now filters most of these calls and if the phone
rings just once, then it means the call has been blocked. Even more
amazing is that telemarketer wanted Congress to pass a law that would
make it illegal to block spam calls.
Javier,
Javier Valencia, PE
O: 913-829-0888
H: 913-397-9605
C: 913-915-3137
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Steve Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 8:49 PM
To: Javier Valencia; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [RBASE-L] - SPAM
Javier,
I have not seen anything either on the group list so far, so I hope I
can assume it's not related to the list.
Without looking at the email headers of the recipient you refer to, this
generally would be the result that your email password has been
compromised on your email provider's mail server. This is typically a
message with content not relevant with your email address as the sender
(spoofed email address) Expanding the headers will usually show a
different sender or reply to. Some receiving email servers can reject
such email, some mark as spam, some let it right through, depends on
what additional tools the service provides to control spam.
My email provider forced me to change all 40 email passwords in our
system to a combination of upper case, lower case, numbers, and symbols
with a minimum of 8 characters, as two accounts were compromised. Gone
are the days of easy passwords.
For sensitive accounts, two factor authentication is a great option if
available.
Hope this helps a little for all.
Steve J
BlackBerry Z30
Original Message
From: Javier Valencia
Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 3:52 PM
To: [email protected]
Reply To: [email protected]
Subject: [RBASE-L] - SPAM
I know at least one member of the forum received an e-mail with my
e-mail address in the body of the text. I did not keep his name or
e-mail in my contacts so I know it did not come from my Outlook contact
list. I know other associates have received similar mails and I am not
sure how this happened, the sender appears to be a UK domain. I have
contacted my email provider and all the proper security measures have
been taken and I have scrubbed all my computers using 3 different
anti-virus packages.
In any case, my emails always include a signature block with my
information (see below) which sometimes includes my company information
as well, so if you received one that did not include this information,
you can safely assume it did not come from me.
Amazing that we still do not have the tools to properly eliminate this
type of issues.
Javier,
Javier Valencia, PE
O: 913-829-0888
H: 913-397-9605
C: 913-915-3137.
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