Just to add to the mess, I got one from Razzak (supposedly) > On May 3, 2017, at 8:02 PM, Bill Downall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Steve's analysis is good in a lot of cases, but this one is different. I > received the email purporting to be from Javier. Javier was not in my > contacts list at the time, and I was not in his. So changing our email > passwords will not stop this particular exploit. > > What we have in common is that we are both on past and present R:BASE lists. > Same with the late Bob Castanaro and Claudine. The use of Bob's email > address makes it look like it was an older email list that was harvested at > some time in the past. > > Just be alert. It looks suspicious anyway. > > And also watch out for a bogus invitation to a "Google Doc" that asks for > permission to manage your emails. That's a deadly one that uses actual Google > permissions, but can wreak havoc. Google may have already clamped it closed, > > Bill > > > > On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 9:49 PM, Steve Johnson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Javier, > > I have not seen anything either on the group list so far, so I hope I can > assume it's not related to the list. > > Without looking at the email headers of the recipient you refer to, this > generally would be the result that your email password has been compromised > on your email provider's mail server. This is typically a message with > content not relevant with your email address as the sender (spoofed email > address) Expanding the headers will usually show a different sender or reply > to. Some receiving email servers can reject such email, some mark as spam, > some let it right through, depends on what additional tools the service > provides to control spam. > > My email provider forced me to change all 40 email passwords in our system to > a combination of upper case, lower case, numbers, and symbols with a minimum > of 8 characters, as two accounts were compromised. Gone are the days of easy > passwords. > > For sensitive accounts, two factor authentication is a great option if > available. > > Hope this helps a little for all. > > Steve J > > BlackBerry Z30 > Original Message > From: Javier Valencia > Sent: Wednesday, May 3, 2017 3:52 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Reply To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Subject: [RBASE-L] - SPAM > > I know at least one member of the forum received an e-mail with my e-mail > address in the body of the text. I did not keep his name or e-mail in my > contacts so I know it did not come from my Outlook contact list. I know other > associates have received similar mails and I am not sure how this happened, > the sender appears to be a UK domain. I have contacted my email provider and > all the proper security measures have been taken and I have scrubbed all my > computers using 3 different anti-virus packages. > In any case, my emails always include a signature block with my information > (see below) which sometimes includes my company information as well, so if > you received one that did not include this information, you can safely assume > it did not come from me. > Amazing that we still do not have the tools to properly eliminate this type > of issues. > > Javier, > > Javier Valencia, PE > O: 913-829-0888 <tel:913-829-0888> > H: 913-397-9605 <tel:913-397-9605> > C: 913-915-3137 <tel:913-915-3137>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBASE-L" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:rbase-l%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBASE-L" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:rbase-l%[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBASE-L" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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