From: Moshe Yudkowsky <msha5_17@bl.com>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: spam to this list from stolen addresses
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:46:05 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <453F6A9D.6040100@bl.com> (raw)
I use a unique email address to send and receive email from this list (I
have about 180 separate email addresses in order to segregate
identities). I've just received spam to that address, which means that
there's been a security breach of the email list -- either in someone's
personal machine, or of the subscription list itself.
The security breach was exploited by spammers who push penny stocks.
About two weeks ago, this gang or a similar and very aggressive gang
stole the subscription list of Investor's Business Daily, a national
financial newspaper.
<http://www.pebbleandavalanche.com/weblog/2006/10/20/blog-20061020T0508>
I'm writing for informational purposes only at this point. I begin to
suspect that there's a new exploit out there, because I'm reliably
informed by a security-expert friend that Newegg merchants recently had
its subscription lists stolen.
I'll likely turn this email address off, but since I'm not currently
receiving summaries from the list, I will leave it on for a while in
case someone wants to contact me directly.
Regards,
Moshe
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2006-10-25 13:46 Moshe Yudkowsky [this message]
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