But I subsequently heard that all those addresses and passwords that were given out that Russian forum site, Google checked, and about 1 to 2% of those combinations of usernames and passwords actually worked.
Sentapparently what it was was passwords that could've been used for a site like eHarmony about 1 to 2 years ago, or maybe passwords that were used by a certain email address but subsequently changed. I don't know, I'm confused! from my iPhone > On Sep 12, 2014, at 8:47 PM, The Believer <[email protected]> wrote: > > But now they know that your address is a valid one. > > From The Believer. . . > . . . what if it were true? > [email protected] > >> On 9/12/2014 6:41 PM, Terje Strømberg wrote: >> I did also fill in the gmail adress. My email adress was not on the list of >> hacked gmail adresses. So nothing happened. Usually i never do this, but was >> curious. If it had bin a hacker site, they probably would say that my adress >> was on the list. So this time, i think we are good to go. In general, it is >> wise to not mess with emails that want your adress, password or something. >> Not even PayPal or your bank will ask for this in emails. >> >> Take care >> >> 12. sep. 2014 kl. 22:35 skrev Andrew Lamanche <[email protected]>: >> >> I guess I've learnt my lesson so I don't need any more of this. I thought >> since it came through macvisionaries it was probably believable. I was too >> silly to think that. So please don't rub it on. >> >> Many thanks >> >> Andrew >>> On 12 Sep 2014, at 18:54, Todd W <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> It's certainly better to be safe than sorry. If an e-mail looks fishy, >>> even if it's from an address you know, it probaly is... >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 1:07 PM, The Believer <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> Deleting spam without further ado is safe. >>> >>> From The Believer. . . >>> . . . what if it were true? >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On 9/12/2014 9:48 AM, Eleanor Roberts wrote: >>> Very interesting to read all the different points on this. But just one >>> question, as someone who opened the e-mail but did not follow the link or >>> go onto the website or anything will I have exposed any of my information >>> to these potential hackers or not?? Just a bit concerned I may've done >>> something very stupid by even opening the e-mail. Any thoughts from those >>> of you far more experienced than me most welcome/appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Eleanor >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 12 Sep 2014, at 17:24, Todd W <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Actually this one seems to be true. This leak has been reported by several >>> news outlets in the past several days. >>> >>> Todd >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 10:53 AM, The Believer <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> No, emails like this are never legit, never. >>> >>> From The Believer. . . >>> . . . what if it were true? >>> [email protected] >>> >>> On 9/11/2014 11:29 PM, Eleanor Roberts wrote: >>> Hi Andrew >>> >>> I had exactly the same e-mail. I haven't tried the website, but share your >>> concerns completely. Could anyone else who is more in the know than me >>> please confirm if this was legit or not?? As with Andrew, I too am worried >>> that I may have revealed my address to a hacker. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Eleanor >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On 12 Sep 2014, at 06:25, Andrew Lamanche <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Listers, >>> >>> I think it was yesterday or the day before that I found among the messages >>> from the list an e-mail containing a warning of a possible leak of e-mail >>> addresses from gmail. The messaged contained instructions on how to check >>> whether one's e-mail was possibly compromised or not. The website to go to >>> was is leaked.com. >>> >>> As I saw no reference to this by any other member of the group, I now >>> wonder whether it was spam. Has anyone else received this warning? Is the >>> website isleaked.com genuine? I connected to it to check my e-mail >>> address. It opened in Russian and from there there was a link to the US >>> version and Spanish version and possibly others as well. 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