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I think wwindups mail account has been hacked / or someone is sending spam using this address, as I received an email with a suspicious looking link. Looks like the mail was sent to the complete contact list and the link could be one of those that has a malicious code that will do damage to your data or steal your data?
Anyone have any more info?
Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
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US PHONO
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Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
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soundgen
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Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Have you asked wwindups@aol.com if they sent it ? That would seem a sensible thing to do
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US PHONO
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Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
Dear Soundgen, yes, but ...if the mailbox was hacked I didn't think it much use. Also as it was past midnight I could not give the Smiths a call, and just wanted others to be cautious. I've attached the email so you see what it looked like. / .pe is Peru.
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Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
I also received the "referral link" email on two different email addresses. Be careful out there people...
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Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
It does indeed look suspicious, but normally the poison is in the link in these situations. The bad guys might be "spoofing" his address in the From area, but his email address would still work normally for him. (Albeit if it is a hack he'd be well advised to shut it down and open a new one.)
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1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
The e-mail account has been hacked. Don't click the link, or your e-mail account will be the next one that's hacked. Links that end with .php are invariably bad news.
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Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
That's worth knowing !Fonotone wrote:The e-mail account has been hacked. Don't click the link, or your e-mail account will be the next one that's hacked. Links that end with .php are invariably bad news.
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soundgen
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Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
I just emailed him !
To: [email protected]
Subject: Your email account hacked
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... 258#p81258
To: [email protected]
Subject: Your email account hacked
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... 258#p81258
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Re: Spam / hacked mail address from wwindups@aol.com
soundgen wrote:That's worth knowing !Fonotone wrote:The e-mail account has been hacked. Don't click the link, or your e-mail account will be the next one that's hacked. Links that end with .php are invariably bad news.
Of course, don't treat the link to Vulcan records as dangerous because it ends with .php
http://www.phonographcylinders.com/index.php
Keepin' it real.