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Jellyroll
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 25 Mar 2008
Posts: 52
Location: California
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Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:03 am |
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A very large number of the scam spams come through .edu domains, at least in the first generation. As other mugus pick up and redistribute the scam spams (usually without bothering about format), other zombified computers are used.
Are educational institution e-mail servers spectacularly easy to infiltrate, or do the habits of the drunken louts inhabiting these hallowed halls make it ever-so-easy to plant trojans, worms, etc. while the pampered little twits are illegally downloading "songs" and such?
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Patri0t
Master Baiter
Joined: 26 Jun 2008
Posts: 197
Location: All the doo da day
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Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:10 am |
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I've noticed this increase as well. However, I have no idea.  |
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Baiting Guru
Joined: 19 Mar 2008
Posts: 5076
Location: Louisiana
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Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:54 am |
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I think they're spoofing the email addresses. If you hit reply, it sends it to one of their Yahoo or Gmail addresses instead. |
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OscarAcosta
Master Baiter
Joined: 17 May 2007
Posts: 105
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Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:32 am |
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given the ability of the average student to cause chaos, it's only surprising more spam doesn't originate from compromised PC's in educational institutions. |
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DrWho
Baiting Guru
Joined: 14 Jan 2004
Posts: 5486
Location: Where ever I go, there I am
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Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:16 am |
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| Are educational institution e-mail servers spectacularly easy to infiltrate |
My view point,
Yes they seem to be. I have traced many phishing and spam to foreign (i.e. India, China, area universities.) My email warnings do no good. I think they just don't care or the admins are supplementing their incomes with the work. |
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