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Hi Brad, No, you're not being too cynical. I would't trust these b------s as far as I could throw them. Regards etc, Ray. >----Original Message---- >From: brad@xxxxxxxxxxxx >Date: 28/03/2013 9:04 >To: "DCLUG ML" <list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subj: Re: [LUG] .bad apple. > >On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:03:13 +0000 >bad apple <ifindthatinteresting@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >Hello bad, > >>My only guess is that yahoo are leaking unsalted and perhaps even > >The problem is, was, and ever will be yahoo. They appear to have no >interest in closing their security holes. > >Over the past few months I've seen, literally, hundreds of yahoo >accounts compromised. Many, like yours, can't be as a result of duped >account holders; The account holders are simply too astute to fall for >that trick. Admittedly, some will have fallen due a to successful >phishing attempt, but not the number I've seen. > >I know yahoo accounts aren't the only ones prone to this. Hotmail, >gmail, msn, aol and wlm accounts are too. All the big, free, web based >accounts. > >(I'd don your tinfoil hat at this point) >My feeling is that yahoo et al make money out allowing the spamming to >continue. > >Or am I really being just too cynical? > >-- > Regards _ > / ) "The blindingly obvious is > / _)rad never immediately apparent" >I'd hate to look into those eyes and see an ounce of pain >Sweet Child O'Mine - Guns 'N' Roses >-- >The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG >http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list>FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq > -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq