Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Walter Knopf
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Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Kris Coward
On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 05:44:32PM -0400, Ben Okopnik wrote: > On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 05:32:58PM -0400, Sam Densler wrote: > > Ben, > > It makes sense when there is a legitimate product offered for sale in > > the spam email but what about the emails that just have a link with no > > text, or a

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Walter Knopf
sler Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 5:32 PM To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!) Ben, It makes sense when there is a legitimate product offered for sale in the spam email but what about the emails that just have a link with no text, or a bun

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 05:32:58PM -0400, Sam Densler wrote: > Ben, > It makes sense when there is a legitimate product offered for sale in > the spam email but what about the emails that just have a link with no > text, or a bunch of nonsense, or I have even seen some with no link at > all. Ju

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Sam Densler
Ben, It makes sense when there is a legitimate product offered for sale in the spam email but what about the emails that just have a link with no text, or a bunch of nonsense, or I have even seen some with no link at all. Just seems like the intent is to piss people off but what is the financi

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 07:15:14PM +, Stephen Petri (@optonline.net) wrote: > Ben, if you did not intend to be disrespectful, you would have pulled > my email address and responded directly to me instead of through the > listserv. Err, no. You put out misleading information on the list; it nee

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Stephen Petri (@optonline.net)
nline.com] On Behalf Of Ben Okopnik Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 12:19 PM To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!) Oh, dear. Stephen... I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but please don't give advice in areas where you don

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
Hi, Sam - On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 01:45:51PM -0400, Sam Densler wrote: > OK Ben, a question for you... > > Other than being a pain In the butt, what benefit do these type of spammers > derive from such an activity. I understand some of the hoaxes that get folks > to give up username and passwo

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Sam Densler
OK Ben, a question for you... Other than being a pain In the butt, what benefit do these type of spammers derive from such an activity. I understand some of the hoaxes that get folks to give up username and password for bank accounts and PayPal, but what was to be gained with an email like the

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 12:23:43PM -0400, Norm wrote: > > Ben, > > Yes, it does seem that the spammers did get my address book because I am > getting bounced notices from addresses that are actually in my old address > book, addresses I have not had contact with for years in some cases. As I m

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Norm
Ben, Yes, it does seem that the spammers did get my address book because I am getting bounced notices from addresses that are actually in my old address book, addresses I have not had contact with for years in some cases. Norm Oh, dear. Stephen... I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 03:23:47PM +, Stephen Petri (@optonline.net) wrote: > Change your EarthLink password to something difficult to guess. Passphrases > with numerals, symbols and alternating caps over 10 places work well. > > But change it quickly before the hijack the account. Oh, dear

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Norm
Done. Thanks for the reminder. I like to include symbols (lets me think I'm cussing at them) but Earthlink only allows letters and numbers. Norm Change your EarthLink password to something difficult to guess. Passphrases with numerals, symbols and alternating caps over 10 places work well

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Norm
Thanks for the reminder. Done. Norm Change your EarthLink password to something difficult to guess. Passphrases with numerals, symbols and alternating caps over 10 places work well. But change it quickly before the hijack the account. Stephen Petri __

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Stephen Petri (@optonline.net)
[mailto:liveaboard-boun...@liveaboardonline.com] On Behalf Of Norm Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 11:00 AM To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!) Ahoy Ben, >From the addresses I see on the spam filters bounced notices I have >been receiving

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-05 Thread Norm
Ahoy Ben, >From the addresses I see on the spam filters bounced notices I have been receiving (over 100 so far) they got a copy of my address book from my old machine which I don't use for email any more since I got my new laptop. Some are very old addresses. They must have gotten them some ti

Re: [Liveaboard] A Hey (OH OH! Norm Hacked!)

2012-09-04 Thread Ben Okopnik
On Tue, Sep 04, 2012 at 12:27:18PM -0400, Stephen Petri wrote: > Looks like Norm's email account has been hacked. Nope; nothing to do with Norm, actually. They're using his address in the email headers, but they're coming from a server in Kiev. I sorta doubt that Norm is using "CJSC Telesystems of