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Re: [LUG] (no subject)

 

On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 3:40 PM, badapple wrote:
> A quick check of the email headers as compared to my usual details show
> these two spams originated from this IP address: 92.48.118.11. A quick whois
> shows the netblock belongs to Simply Transit Ltd/AS29550 and a quick google
> shows they are known spammers. Case closed. I know my password is secure and
> has been changed anyway just to be on the safe side, but it's a standard
> case of forged headers anyway.

I don't see forged headers - AFAICT the email was sent from Yahoo.

92.48.118.11 is pi.a-squared.co.uk which hosts the LUG list server.

> And as for a keylogger being involved, um, no. That at least gave me a
> good laugh.

I think it's the most likely way for webmail accounts to get
compromised. That, or phishing.

Martijn.

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