[Macpartners] Spam from my own email

[John-Elmer Canfield]

Actually, I always assume that "someone" else is reading my email (or could if they wanted to). I would be more concerned with someone using my account to send spam, but that I would know about it.

John-Elmer


On Mar 15, 2013, at 10:25 AM, Thomas Brand <tbrand at MIT.EDU> wrote:

> Who is to say someone is not reading your email right now? That a database of unencrypted passwords has been stolen and your is on it? By changing your password you remain a moving target. Just because you have been hacked doesn't mean the hackers want you to know. 
> 
> Thomas Brand
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU [mailto:macpartners-bounces at MIT.EDU] On Behalf Of John-Elmer Canfield
> Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 10:21 AM
> To: Jonathan D Reed; macpartners
> Subject: Re: [Macpartners] Spam from my own email
> 
> I've often wondered, why is frequently changing your password a good idea? It would seem, either a password has been compromised or it hasn't. Changing it frequently inconveniences the user, but how does it inconvenience hackers?
> 
> John-Elmer
> 
> 
> On Mar 15, 2013, at 9:48 AM, Jonathan Reed <jdreed at MIT.EDU> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Marion, 
>> 
>> The "From" address on e-mail is akin to the return address on a letter -- anything can be written there, with no verification.  To track down where this message actually came from, we would need to see the full headers -- specifically, any headers with the label "Received".  Instructions for obtaining the full headers in many e-mail clients (including Apple Mail) are available at <https://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/Forwarding+Full+Mail+Headers>
>> 
>> If you send the full headers to the list, we can help you track down where this message came from.  The most likely cause is a virus or other malware.  It need not be on your computer -- many viruses pick To and From addresses at random from a person's address book.
>> 
>> That having been said, running a full virus scan with updated virus definitions is always a good idea, as is changing your Kerberos password frequently.  You can change your Kerberos password online at: https://ca.mit.edu/ca/cpw
>> 
>> -Jon
>> 
>> On Mar 14, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Marion Leeds Carroll wrote:
>> 
>>> Help!  I seem to have been hacked - this is the second spam message I've received, apparently from myself.
>>> 
>>> How do I fix this?  I'm using Mail on a Mac.
>>> 
>>> Thanks -
>>> Marion ( the REAL Marion)
>>> 
>>> Begin forwarded message:
>>> 
>>>> From: <MLCAR at MIT.EDU>
>>>> Date: March 14, 2013 9:07:52 AM EDT
>>>> To: <MLCAR at mit.edu>, <CAVANNA at mit.edu>, <MDAILEY at mit.edu>, <CASSIDYK at mit.edu>, <TGADDE at mit.edu>, <LLG at mit.edu>, <CHARLOT at mit.edu>, <JTHOMP at mit.edu>
>>>> Subject: from friends
>>>> 
>>>> aloha
>>>> 
>>> (link deleted)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> =====
>>> Marion Leeds Carroll
>>> MIT Libraries Web Assistant
>>> mlcar at mit.edu
>>> 
>>> Music to Cure MS 
>>> http://singtocurems.org
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> Jonathan Reed
>> Senior Liaison to the Students
>> Information Services & Technology
>> Massachusetts Institute of Technology
>> jdreed at mit.edu
>> 
>> MIT will never require you to reveal your password to anyone.  Do not respond to any communication requesting that you reveal your password.
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