Re: Have I been sniffed?
On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 10:56:49AM -0400, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> The sender address on the SPAM message was my own. That, of course, is
> easy enough for anyone to find. The name of the sender, however, is
> what worries me. The first name was a word that I use for a LOT of my
> passwords, and the last name could have been found in my e-mail.
Agreeing with what others have posted, a couple of other points to
add:
1. Never use real words for your (non-trivial) passwords.
2. If you're concerned that your box is rooted, get a known clean
Debian CD and reinstall, after preserving your personal data.
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Carl Fink carl@fink.to
Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading
http://www.jabootu.com
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