[ARC5] Possible attack via FireFox & Yahoo Groups

[Richard Knoppow]

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On 4/9/2015 2:02 PM, Leslie Smith wrote:
>    G'day list-subscribers,
>   
>    The following observation is based on my suspicion only.
>
>    (1) I use Firefox running on Windows XP.  I subscribe to Yahoo groups.
>    (2) Recently was advised to update my version of Firefox - I did that.
>    (3) This AM I used Yahoo, and found frequent messages saying "this (or
>    that) is out of date.
>    (4) I noticed that the "close" function (box marked "X" at the top
>    right) in these messages did NOT change the direction address for the
>    out-of-date 'pop-up'.
>    (5) I suspect "Yahoo" has been hacked and is attracting false "out of
>    date messages".
>
>    All this is suspicion, but if I'm correct it may save others a lot of
>    trouble.
>    If I'm wrong, then I'm just a goose, posting a message with incorrect
>    info.
>    
>    Take your pick.
>
>    73 de Les Smith
>    vk2bcu at operamail.com
>

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