[meteorite-list] {MPML} I'm OK. Yahoo Account Hacked

From: Richard Kowalski <kowalski_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2010 11:43:04 -0700
Message-ID: <4C279BB8.6010905_at_lpl.arizona.edu>

John Mahony wrote:
> Some hacker recently got into some yahoo astro-related groups and there's been a small flurry of stuff like this happening.
>
> -John

Hi John,

I'm seeing that this is a much more widespread scam that may involve quiet a few
people, not just those on astro-group related accounts.

Apparently too, they blasted everyone in my yahoo mail address book phishing for
victims. Luckily I only have a very limited number of people in that address book.

While this hacked did empty my inbox, he didn't empty my trash, or my sent
folder, so I can read the back and forth messages a few of you had with him. It
was obvious that he was pretty anxious to get the money as quickly as possible
before his hacking was discovered and he lost access to my account.

Hopefully Yahoo has fixed their hole and I won't have my new password
compromised too.

-- 
Richard Kowalski
Catalina Sky Survey
Lunar and Planetary Laboratory
University of Arizona
http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/css/

Received on Sun 27 Jun 2010 02:43:04 PM PDT