[Boatanchors] Account Suspension

Tue Mar 7 20:34:41 EST 2017

Apparently it is dead easy for the hacker. They don't even need CIA spyware at all.

All they have to do is get the list manager's e-mail address which is (strangely) on public display for each Mailman.qth.net LIST.

THEN they fake an e-mail with false headers and send it to the list so that it APPEARS to be sent by the list owner. Then someone blames the list owner. At least they did on one list I manage!

The only solution is for Scott to stop displaying our e-mail addresses, OR for us to put ourselves on Moderation until this nonsense stops.

What fun!

________________________________
From: Boatanchors <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Bill Cotter <n4lg at qx.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 7:58 PM
To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Account Suspension

If ALL mailman lists were affected, than it could be that QTH has
been compromised. Otherwise, someone could have joined many lists
and sent posts to each list for which they are members.

73 Bill N4LG

At 04:01 PM 3/7/2017, Bry Carling wrote:
>HOW is this happening to all the mailman.qth.net lists?
>
>
>I moderate another list - Crystal Swap and the same trash came
>through on our list too.
>
>
>Is there anything we can do to stop it?
>
>
>________________________________
>From: Boatanchors <boatanchors-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf
>of john fitzsimmons via Boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 1:37 PM
>To: alt.y7-fdeawx2 at yopmail.com; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Account Suspension
>
>Don't do it, it's a trap.  "Chase Acct security"???
>
>     On Tuesday, March 7, 2017 10:24 AM, "Chase AcctSec. Team
> chasesecurity-team_noreplies at chse.com" <dfischer at usol.com> wrote:
>
>
>  Hi,
>Due to a recent compromise of our servers by some chinese hackers,
>It has
>been mandated that we carry out an integrity check to isolate and
>disable
>all
>suspicious accounts. For now we have already placed a red flag on
>several
>accounts
>thereby preventing them from carrying out any financial transactions
>whatsoever.
>To ensure that your account was not compromised, you are required to
>ascertain
>your identity, failure to do this within 24 hours will lead to account
>service
>suspension.
>Login and Ascertain Your Identity
><http://awanistudento.com/bin/enhance/portal/[email protected]>
>Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and understanding.
>The Accounts Team,
>For Chase Online
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