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I suspect this is a MUCH larger problem than people realize and not Dropbox's fault. I've noticed in the past few months I've been getting spam to a lot of sit
by driverdan 14y ago
I suspect this is a MUCH larger problem than people realize and not Dropbox's fault.
I've noticed in the past few months I've been getting spam to a lot of site specific emails I've used under my Gmail catch all. It's as if a spammer had access to all email addresses I've used for incoming mail. I've talked with friends and found some have had the same problem.
So where are spammers getting the email addresses we've received email from?
1. There's a vulnerability in Gmail / Google Contacts.
2. Some widely used app I've allowed to access my email has been hacked or has been selling email addresses.
3. An Android app that requires access to my email is compromised, either intentionally or unintentionally.
The least likely one I haven't mentioned is that many independent companies have sold my emails which I find very unlikely.
So what's causing this to happen?
- badgar 14y ago> So what's causing this to happen? 4. You're leaking your own email addresses. Start by looking for malware on every device you touch.
- driverdan 14y agoI can guarantee you that none of my devices contain malware. Like I said, a trojan Android app could be a possibility but seems unlikely.