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Re Huge database leak reveals 1.37 billion email addresses and exposes illegal spam operation
From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2017 15:16:35 -0500
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From: "Libert, Tim" <tlibert () asc upenn edu> Date: March 6, 2017 at 2:58:13 PM EST To: "<dave () farber net>" <dave () farber net> Subject: Re: [IP] Huge database leak reveals 1.37 billion email addresses and exposes illegal spam operation “macOS security firm MacKeeper” is a nice way of saying company who recently paid out $2M in a class settlement for "deceptively advertising the program and making false claims about what it could fix”. http://www.macworld.com/article/2968332/legal/mackeeper-customers-can-file-a-claim-to-get-their-money-back.htmlOn Mar 6, 2017, at 2:41 PM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote: Begin forwarded message:From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: March 6, 2017 at 2:28:54 PM EST To: nnsquad () nnsquad org Subject: [ NNSquad ] Huge database leak reveals 1.37 billion email addresses and exposes illegal spam operation Huge database leak reveals 1.37 billion email addresses and exposes illegal spam operation https://betanews.com/2017/03/06/river-city-media-spam-database-leak/ A faulty backup has inadvertently exposed the entire working database of notorious spam operator River City Media (RCM). In all, the database contains more than 1.37 billion email addresses, and for some records there are additional details such as names, real-world addresses, and IP addresses. It's a situation that's described as "a tangible threat to online privacy and security." Details about the leak come courtesy of Chris Vickery from macOS security firm MacKeeper who -- with a team of helpers -- has been investigating since January. River City Media's database ended up online thanks to incorrectly-configured Rsync backups. In the words of Vickery: "Chances are you, or at least someone you know, is affected." - - - --Lauren--Archives | Modify Your Subscription | Unsubscribe Now
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