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 Sh@dow.br to All 
 Re: Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo 
 31 Dec 16 20:48:58 
 
From: Shadow 
Subject: Re: Lots of phishing emails "from" Yahoo and Hotmail this week.
 
On Sat, 31 Dec 2016 22:06:02 +0000, "David B."
 wrote:
 
>On 30/12/2016 20:50, Shadow wrote:
>>
>>
>> Telling me to change my password, and use two factor security, "for my
>> safety". Apparently I can send a hash of my fingerprints, my cell
>> phone number or my social security details.
>>
>> The headers appear to be authentic, but the Yahoo emails redirect to a
>> site in Bosnia, and the Microsoft emails to a rent-an-IP company in
>> Brazil.
>
>Sadly, it appears that your computer has been compromised. Sorry about 
>that. :-(
 
        What a moron. If it had been compromised, they wouldn't need
to send the phishing mail.
 
        OMG !!!!
>
>> No serious company would ever demand you use two factor
>> authentication. It's two vulnerabilities to exploit. Just use a STRONG
>> password.
>
>You are giving incorrect information.
>
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-factor_authentication
 
        Try using your brain. When you are sober.
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