[Tfug] Exploiting docs.google.com

[erich]

As of this writing,

              He has set up a new Yahoo account w password. He hasn't 
told me what
his new address is. He HASN'T deleted the old account, but, so far, I 
haven't
gotten any spam.

                                                                                                         
Erich
earljviolet at deserthowler.com wrote:
> On Tue, July 14, 2009 8:41 pm, erich wrote:
>   
>> Yes,
>>          He ran to BestBuy to get a laptop with, (sigh), Vista installed
>> after
>> his access provider discontinued service for him on the grounds that
>> his (old) notebook computer was infected with a worm, and that he must
>> remove it in order to have service restored. He has Qwest with an
>> access point. I don't knew if the wireless channel is encrypted.
>>
>>          I warned him about it, and he has assured me that he has not
>> electronically
>> copied anything from the old computer to the new.
>>
>>          He says he never uses Outlook, and keeps his address books  on
>> the
>> web mail interface with Yahoo.
>>     
>
>      I had an exploit from Hotmail recently.  It's interesting because I
> exclusively use Ubuntu and have been for a few years now.  People on
> my MSM list mentioned they were getting strange messages from me.  I
> finally got one of them to send me a copy of the message which was a
> link to a website.
>      I shut down my computer and rebooted into knoppix for security. To me
> the site, in my name some how, appeared to be a phishing site.  I
> went to Hotmail and changed my password and the messaged stopped.
>      I have no idea how they got into my site but there was no other use
> of my Hotmail information.  It is difficult to imagine they breached
> MS security to get this information.
>
> Earl
>
>
>
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