[Alexandria Radio Club Reflector] FW: [VWS] Fwd: SPARC: Ransomware Attempt - Poss. ARRL.org breach

[Don (KI4D)]

Heads up!  If this is true, passwords need to be changed.

 

Don

 

From: 'Bill Mims' via VWS General Discussions <VWS-General at googlegroups.com> 
Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 10:46 AM
To: VWS-General at googlegroups.com
Subject: [VWS] Fwd: SPARC: Ransomware Attempt - Poss. ARRL.org breach

 

This is forwarded from the Sterling Park ARC::

 

Bill

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Begin forwarded message:

From: GorMil via Sterling <sterling at mailman.qth.net <mailto:sterling at mailman.qth.net> >
Date: September 5, 2019 at 10:28:51 AM EDT
To: GorMil via Sterling <sterling at mailman.qth.net <mailto:sterling at mailman.qth.net> >
Subject: SPARC:  Ransomware Attempt - Poss. ARRL.org <http://ARRL.org>  breach
Reply-To: GorMil <gormil at aol.com <mailto:gormil at aol.com> >, Sterling Park Amateur Radio Club <sterling at mailman.qth.net <mailto:sterling at mailman.qth.net> >

Hi,  See email below from Mike, N4MJD.  73, Gordon, NQ4K

On 9/5/2019 9:55 AM, Michael Dow wrote:

Hello, Mike N4MJD here, long time lurking member of LARG and erstwhile member of SPARC.

 

I received a fake ransomware phishing email today that was sent to the email alias associated with my ARRL account. The good news is that it was fake -- I know my computer hasn't been compromised. The bad news is that I suspect ARRL has been breached, because the message contained my actual ARRL.org <http://ARRL.org>  password, and it was sent in the subject line and body of the message.

 

I have contacted ARRL and asked to speak with someone in IT/Cyber Security. I left a voicemail message for whomever it was they transferred me to. But I just wanted to give you all a heads up that they may have been breached, and someone is sending out these ransomware demands.

 

You may want to change your ARRL password as a precaution if nothing else.

 

Thanks,

 

Mike Dow, N4MJD

571-249-0493

 

 

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