Re: Spoofed SPAM relayed using my email address.

[Mardy Hutchinson <mardy.hutchinson () NETAXIS CA>]

  We have had several of the same ilk, only they were using "hostmaster () netaxis ca",
a rather disturbing trend ...

  The relay points all seem to be so stupid as to not record the injection point.


-- Mardy
   Sysop () NetAxis ca




On Tue, 22 Aug 2000, Dennis DeDonatis wrote:

> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:33:03 -0400
> From: Dennis DeDonatis <dennisd () PARAGONTECH COM>
> To: INCIDENTS () SECURITYFOCUS COM
> Subject: Spoofed SPAM relayed using my email address.
>
> I received the following 3 bounces today.  I did not generate the original emails.
>
> Have any of you on the incidents email list had this happen?
>
> I assume I was randomly chosen as a valid email from harvested
> address and then the spammer's email routed through "Hallym
> University" in Korea.
>
> I haven't had any flaming mail come to me from the people that
> were spammed, as I had expected, which is a good thing, I guess.
> :)
>
> Is there ANY way to protect against this other than not using my
> email address anywhere? :)
>
> I can't think of anyone I would have annoyed enough to do this on
> purpose.
>
> Thanks for any help you can give. :)
>
> Dennis DeDonatis
> +1 810-756-9100 x1216
>
>
>
>
>
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> From: <dennisd () paragontech com>
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> Subject: Super Low Car Pricing, Get your quote now,..,.
> Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 01:28:28 -0400
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