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

[Carlos Vera]

That's the wise way to proceed Vint. I do the same all the time

Carlos Vera
Isoc Ecuador 

> On Mar 4, 2017, at 2:05 PM, vinton cerf <vgcerf at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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