> it's unlikely that anyone accessed his computer; perhaps the most > common vector > for this sort of thing is that some site where Paul had registered was > hacked > and the hacker obtained a list of email addresses and passwords > (possibly > decrypted via dictionary attack); if his password there was the same as > his > Comcast email password, the hacker could then log into Paul's Comcast > webmail, > harvest contact addresses, and send out email in Paul's name via > Comcast
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