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Re: [RTTY] W6WRT email hacked

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Subject: Re: [RTTY] W6WRT email hacked
From: "Ian White" <gm3sek@ifwtech.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2015 09:55:45 +0100
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W6WRT wrote:

>
>I am at a loss as to how this hacking happened. Anyone can spoof my
>email address, but the real question is how did they get YOUR address?
>
Most likely by hacking the account of someone else whose address book
contained both of your email addresses. One address is selected randomly
to become the spoof sender, and all the others become the recipients.


73 from Ian GM3SEK


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