Lots of strange stuff happening out there. Don't give out any information to any email inquiry. This has happened to me also.
Lots of strange stuff happening out there. Don't give out any information to any email inquiry. This has happened to me also.
I got the same message a couple of weeks ago from "webmaster@flyanglersonline.com". Tried to reply to webmaster but the email was returned as no such address. The note provided an IP address that according to WHOIS was in China. I agree with other posters that I can't see the point of hacking this account.
This is the first I have heard of this. Please let me know if this happens again
Charlaine,will do.
cmcculloch,that's exactly what i received,complete with IP address.
folk, thanks for all the replies
Steve
it's all good drifts
From an IT perspective, that is a phishing attempt. Many people use the same user names and passwords for multiple accounts that include banking, blogs, etc.
If you receive any emails like that, I would recommend running any antivirus and antimaleware scanning software you have and change your passwords on email and financial sites at a minimum. Recommended passwords are at least 8 characters long with a combination of numbers,and letters both upper and lower case and avoid using words for passwords. Good password example 8h4P9mjZ bad password example Password1
Got the same thing a couple of weeks ago. I also got the undeliverable message when I responded saying 'thanks for the heads up'. My message came on a Saturday and it said someone tried five times to log on as me but failed with the password. Haven't seen anything else unusual since.
had the same thing happen to me a couple weeks back who would think that a fly fishing site would be on some scammers to do list
These events could also be caused by "spiders" or "web bots". These are programs that try to access people's e-mail accounts and on-line accounts. Once they have the password they log it and move on. Then spammers use these accounts to post adds on the bulletin boards or to launch spam &/or malware (software attacks) using e-mail accounts. They can also seize control by changing account's password. If you use the same password for a lot of different things, once the password is cracked your identity, bank accounts, private info, etc... might end up compromised.
Regards,
Ed
Same here ....happened this week.
So the "warning" is kind of a test?
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