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| 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$XA2.11193@fx38.iad> |
In message <Yx1aD.12364$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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