[Full-disclosure] Re: Re: Automated mass abuse of form mailers

From: Dave Korn (davek_throwaway_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/13/05

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    Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:19:20 +0100
    
    

    ----Original Message----
    >From: Aditya Deshmukh
    >Message-Id:
    !~!UENERkVCMDkAAQACAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAABgAAAAAAAAA0BKn9uKnWEeCDU7Vx+IAQ8KAAAAQA
    AAAObbFSKrQek2M9ZEfGt0ItwEAAAAA@online.gateway.strangled.net

    >>> Another address they use is bergkoch8@aol.com
    >>> (noticed aol abuse about this, but I guess that's /dev/null)
    >>
    >> I'm going to start putting both those addresses into all
    >> the unsubscribe
    >> links I get in all my spam... >:->
    >>
    >
    > This might be someones' 0wned email address.
    >

      It _might_ be, but it's far more likely that they're using it as a dropbox
    to test whether their spam is getting through and which scripts are
    vulnerable, given the pattern of usage described by the OP.

        cheers,
          DaveK

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