Re: Re: Calling Kagan, ya spammer

From: <themaxout_at_aol.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 20:50:41 -0400 (EDT)

John,
 
The hackers seem to be out in full force right now. The MMM site was
destroyed and we are in the process of trying to rebuilt it.
 
For others who read this...look in the sender's email "to" list and if it's
 just a few random addresses..DO NOT open any links. Delete the email and
change your password.
 
Like Mike Kirda said...change you passwords frequently anyway and use odd
things for the password...not your AMA number or things like that.
 
Just a word from one who has been hacked and is the constant target...
 
Rick Pangell
Editor of "The Max-Out" Newsletter of
The Magnificent Mountain Men FF Club of Colorado

 
In a message dated 7/12/2012 6:28:18 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time,
john_kagan_at_hotmail.com writes:

What happens is that hackers "guess" the password to your online email
account via automated tools and gain access. They then use the account to
send spam.

Opening a spam link can take you to a site that runs malicious code on
your computer (or one that just tries to get you to buy something), but that
is separate from the process of gaining access to your online email account.

A good defense is to use difficult-for-computers-to-crack passwords for
your online accounts. This means long passphrases with non-dictionary words,
symbols, numbers, and mixed case. Just make sure you can remember it
without writing it down. There are websites that help you generate mnemonic,
easy to remember strings.

Changing your password can lock out someone who has cracked your password,
but probably not before they've already done what they want.

I'm building some new partial motor sticks, too.

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, Warthodson_at_... wrote:
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> If I change my password now, I.E. preemptively, before I inadvertently
open a spam email, am I more secure or is doing that just a waste of time?
> Gary
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark F1diddler <f1diddler_at_...>
> To: Indoor_Construction <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogr oups.com>
> Sent: Thu, Jul 12, 2012 2:26 pm
> Subject: [Indoor_Construction] Calling Kagan, ya spammer
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> JK,
> I just opened a spam link from you. Maybe change your Yahoo password,
as I have also done. Everyone, if you accidentally open a spam ad from an
address you recognize, it's then time to immediately change your Yahoo
password for the sake of everyone downstream.
> Thanks, MB
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