[Chapter-delegates] [Internet Policy] Fwd: an unforgettable place

[vinton cerf]

the best phish filter is being careful what you click on. I usually forward
suspicious messages to the apparent sender asking if they sent it and
warning them not to click on the link if they were not the source.

vint


On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 1:11 PM, John Levine <isocmember at johnlevine.com>
wrote:

> In article <7D61820B-5944-4279-94A4-E26E8D39F4C9 at isoc.org> you write:
> >-=-=-=-=-=-
> >-=-=-=-=-=-
> >Hi all
> >I'm looking into this.  May not be until Monday before I can resolve but
> rest assured we'll figure out how it
> >happened!!
>
> Hi.  I can tell you what happened -- admin at mbsaeger.com is a
> subscriber to the list, a message came from that address so it was
> posted like any other member message.
>
> Without access to all the message headers it's hard to tell whether
> that person's mail account was compromised, or it was an address book
> attack, i.e., someone had an address book stolen with both that
> address and the list.
>
> His mail is hosted at Google, so I think it's more likely an address
> book attack, but I would suggest suspending mail from (not to) him and
> see if he complains.  I don't recall him sending anything legit in a
> long time if ever.
>
> In the longer run, we're all going to need to put phish filters in
> front of our mailing lists because it's only going to get worse.
>
> R's,
> John
>
> PS: Had a highly productive call with Brian on Friday, talking to Liz
> and the other Brian on Monday.  Brian C. quickly got the point that
> this is far more complex and risky than people have been saying it is.
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