[SFDXA] CAREFUL: SPAM AND MALWARE targeting SFDXA list

[Bill Dzurilla]

Guys, as mentioned before, this is not a "hacking" and changing your password probably will not help.  I'm not a techie but, as explained to me, the bad guys are not sending the spam from your email.  They found your email address and have the means to send email that looks like it came from you.  They are not looking for replies, they are trying to trick recipients into clicking the link.

See: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_spammers_send_email_that_looks_like_it_comes_from_me.html

May may say this is extreme, but the safest bet is to never click on a link in an email.

73, Bill NZ5N





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> From: Alan Maslin <amaslin at msn.com>
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>Hi all,
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>Looks like I was hacked, too, although my "sent" box looks normal. I have received a number of emails from friendswho say they've received weird emails from me tonight.  My "inbox" had a lot of weird messages all saying they wereundeliverable.  I have changed my password, etc. for my email account so I hope it's will stop.  Sure don't know whereit came from.  Also, I received an email from Steve Ikler, WA2EAJ saying that his email had been hacked tonight, too. 73, Al, N3EA
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>> Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:02:02 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [SFDXA] CAREFUL: SPAM AND MALWARE targeting SFDXA list
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>> To the group'
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>> I was hacked and emails with HEY in the subject - do not open
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