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Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware)

From Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware)
Date 2018-08-06 23:18 +0000
Organization Miskatonic U
Message-ID <slrnpmhlqa.1pj5.g.kreme@jaka.lan> (permalink)
References <Yx1aD.12364$XA2.11193@fx38.iad>

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In message <Yx1aD.12364$XA2.11193@fx38.iad> JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> wrote:
> I received spam recently which :
> ###
>  xxxxxxxx is your pass. Lets get directly to the purpose. Nobody has
> paid me to investigate you. You do not know me and you're probably
> wondering why you're getting this mail?

This is phishing spam.

> Where xxxxxx is a password I have used in the past for accounts
> associated with my name, and still use on some accounts not associated
> with my name.  So obviously, that email got my attention.

With the number of massive database dumps from many many companies, if
you reuse passwords, you will get hacked.

Get a password manager (I use 1Password, but Last Pass is good and
cheap) and use unique random passwords for every login.

> Could a malware ad running in a window on Safari:
> 	-access list of contacts ?

No.

> 	-obtain my identity/email address ?

No.

> 	-capture keystrokes from Safari to capture a password entry?

Yes, if it was running on the site.

-- 
Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.

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Question about Safari security (spam/malware) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-08-06 15:43 -0400
  Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz> - 2018-08-06 12:47 -0700
  Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-06 15:53 -0400
    Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-08-06 17:20 -0400
  Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2018-08-06 14:12 -0700
  Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-08-06 17:23 -0400
    Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) Wade Garrett <wade@cooler.net> - 2018-08-06 18:26 -0400
    Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-08-06 21:07 -0400
  Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-08-06 22:27 +0000
    Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-08-06 23:00 -0400
      Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2018-08-07 03:35 +0000
        Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2018-08-07 10:56 -0400
  Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2018-08-06 23:18 +0000
  Re: Question about Safari security (spam/malware) Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> - 2018-08-06 21:06 -0400

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