Wednesday, 6 June 2012

urgent post: I've been hacked

MY hotmail account was hacked overnight (Australian time) and everyone with whom I have corresponded over several years was sent spam emails.

PLEASE DO NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS THAT PURPORT TO COME FROM ME  -- I DIDN'T SEND THEM!

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

10 comments:

  1. Hi Lynne, I could tell just by looking that they hadn't come from you. I had several this morning, all about making money. I deleted them without opening. I've always checked right through inbox before opening and anything vaguely out of the ordinary is deleted on the spot.

    It's a real pain isn't it?

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  2. Yes you were and I hadn't gotten around to letting you know yet, sorry. Spam has been deleted,hopefully you will still have access to both your emails and your contact list. Good luck!

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  3. I got those emails and did not open them. I also got one from someone else with the same stuff. Don't people have better things to do.

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  4. Hi Lynne! I saw your blog title in my side bar, headed to my blog email and deleted it unopened. Now, don't feel too badly, I know at least 20 people from one message board group who have been hacked this year alone. A lot of people visit groups, snag their email list and are off and running with their initial list, I suspect. Good luck with all of the hassles you are going through because of this.

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  5. With every technological advance; there will be hackers to pollute the waters! Sorry for you, too!

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  6. Thanks Lynne, i deleted the offending message glad you posted this though, might not have realised otherwise!

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  7. It is just so frustrating when talented people waste those talents. Grrrr.

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  8. No worries. Didn't really look like you, so I tossed them without opening them.

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  9. So sorry you got hacked. Glad it is all sorted out now.

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  10. Knew it wouldn't have been from you, all deleted.

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