OT: Security

[Guest guest]

wrote:

>

> OT, I hope we are not having security problems, with two of our

> members having trouble.

>

Thanks go to our moderators who keep out a lot more spam than we know.

(I am not one of them).

For what it is worth, I noticed that both users were using web mail. One

on and one on AOL. (Check the User-Agent in the headers). I don't

know but possibly this is a password issue not necessarily a group

issue. If so, possible causes would include malware (key logger) on

their computers or using the same password in too many places, or too

simple of a password. If it is malware, and just in case it is, a good

scan for malware is called for and a check of the firewall settings on

those computers.

I don't have as much risk from such key loggers as some would because I

don't use web mail. That means such passwords are not keyed in. Other

password stealing malware is still an issue though.

BTW: if people login from work they may have key loggers placed by their

employers, IT staff and others that are logging the use of computers at

work. Hopefully these people are trustworthy. Also, if you use a random

computer to login it may have been infected with malware that was

unknowingly downloaded by someone, surfing the web, or plugging a USB

device into it (thumb drives, cameras, picture frames, etc.).

I have sometimes in the past used the guest computer in hotels. Risky

but it never resulted in a problem for me. I probably would not login to

any mail related sites that way anymore though.

notan