[nabs-l] email accounts being hacked

[Kaiti Shelton]

Hi All,

Yes, there is a very fine line, and I do know people who almost always
forget to write something in the subject line.  I've had an experience
though where a family member had their account hacked, and although I
didn't open the email and my computer wasn't effected, it did get a
couple of other family members because they just assumed it would be
okay to open.  Sometimes just opening the email itself without even
clicking the link  does enough damage, so I just tell people to always
put something, even if it's just "Hi" or something in the subject
line, otherwise I won't open it until I am certain it's okay.

On 2/21/13, Chris Nusbaum <dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com> wrote:
> Kaiti, Andrew and all,
>
> Agreed. For me, Cody's message had his name as the subject and Angela's had
> her name as the subject. I will sometimes open emails without subjects, as
> sometimes they are legitimate but the sender forgot to add a subject. If
> the
> emails are like the ones Cody and Angela's accounts sent to the list with
> only a weird link in the body, I don't click on the link.
>
> Chris
>
> Chris Nusbaum, Co-Chair
> Public Relations Committee
> Maryland Association of Blind Students
> Phone: (443) 547-2409
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kaiti Shelton
> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2013 5:23 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] email accounts being hacked
>
> Hi Andrew,
>
> You are right to not open emails without a subject line, i do the same.  I
> didn't see one from Angela, but I did see one from a Cody looking like a
> fishing scam with no subject and a random link.  Thank God Gmail allows me
> to view the first few characters of the message before I actually open the
> email.
>
> I agree!  If you have had an email you didn't send go through the list.
> Especially since we're all students here who need our computers, Apple
> Devices, and other equipment for school, please do what you can to fix the
> situation so the virus or whatever doesn't spread across the list.
>
> On 2/21/13, Andrew <andrewjedg at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> I seen some emails that have been going through here. it looks like
>> some people have been hacked.  today i just saw one from an angela If
>> you find that your email account is been hacked please reset or change
>> your password.  That is what i reckommend.
>>
>> I j ust wondered if anybody else saw the message from an angela with
>> the web site. don't open that aud web site those suspisious things
>> most likely have a virous.
>>
>> I don't mean to be paranoied but i just wanted to make sure that
>> person knows that they have been hacked i know it is because there is
>> no subject line and i don't open emails with no subject.
>>
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Kaiti