Comments on: Spambot http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/ Random Musings from the Warped Minds of Jonathan Goff, Ken Murphy, John Hare, and Kirk Sorensen Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:17:09 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: A_M_Swallow http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/comment-page-1/#comment-5541 A_M_Swallow Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:58:15 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/#comment-5541 Wiki on two factor authentication. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_authentication Wiki on two factor authentication.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-factor_authentication

]]> By: Jonathan Goff http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/comment-page-1/#comment-5536 Jonathan Goff Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:03:44 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/#comment-5536 What do you mean by 2 factor authentication? What do you mean by 2 factor authentication?

]]> By: Paul http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/comment-page-1/#comment-5535 Paul Sat, 05 Sep 2009 18:24:59 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/#comment-5535 All these systems are going to have to start requiring 2 factor authentication. All these systems are going to have to start requiring 2 factor authentication.

]]> By: Jonathan Goff http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/comment-page-1/#comment-5533 Jonathan Goff Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:38:27 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/#comment-5533 gl, As far as I can tell it must have been the trojan I found on my computer right after the attack. At least that's what I hope it was. If it wasn't I have no idea. ~Jon gl,
As far as I can tell it must have been the trojan I found on my computer right after the attack. At least that’s what I hope it was. If it wasn’t I have no idea.

~Jon

]]> By: gravityloss http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/comment-page-1/#comment-5532 gravityloss Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:58:39 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/#comment-5532 Yeah, I got one too, monday 2009-8-31 early morning, so it was probably still sunday in the USA. It was advertising how you bought an iphone and how the recipients could get one for cheap too. Almost clicked the link... :) What was the method they got your password with, so others can learn to avoid it? These things happen, no problem... Yeah, I got one too, monday 2009-8-31 early morning, so it was probably still sunday in the USA. It was advertising how you bought an iphone and how the recipients could get one for cheap too. Almost clicked the link… :)

What was the method they got your password with, so others can learn to avoid it?

These things happen, no problem…

]]> By: Jonathan Goff http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/comment-page-1/#comment-5522 Jonathan Goff Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:50:55 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/#comment-5522 Yeah, it was authentic looking because someone from Beijing literally logged into my gmail account and sent all of those spam messages. I've changed my account password, and destroyed the way I think that they gained access to my password in the first place. But yes, I was hacked. Yeah, it was authentic looking because someone from Beijing literally logged into my gmail account and sent all of those spam messages. I’ve changed my account password, and destroyed the way I think that they gained access to my password in the first place. But yes, I was hacked.

]]> By: Daniel Chisholm http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/comment-page-1/#comment-5520 Daniel Chisholm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:45:40 +0000 http://selenianboondocks.com/2009/08/spambot/#comment-5520 Got a darn-authentic looking email from you (guess I now know how that was done) that was pretty spammy inside, dated yesterday at 18:08:31 PDT; was kinda surprised to see you go from promoting space to promoting websites!! ;-) It was addressed to a couple of dozen people, whose email addresses started with 'c' and 'd'. Nothing beyond that one email. Got a darn-authentic looking email from you (guess I now know how that was done) that was pretty spammy inside, dated yesterday at 18:08:31 PDT; was kinda surprised to see you go from promoting space to promoting websites!! ;-) It was addressed to a couple of dozen people, whose email addresses started with ‘c’ and ‘d’. Nothing beyond that one email.

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