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There's a good chance that tumblr@example.org is going to be a real account. If you started getting spam to tumblr.w8ke2iowieiu3k3@example.org then I'd be susp
by ibmthrowaway218 12y ago
There's a good chance that tumblr@example.org is going to be a real account.
If you started getting spam to tumblr.w8ke2iowieiu3k3@example.org then I'd be suspicious. (I must remember to do this for new things I sign up to.)
- ColinWright 12y agoThis is similar in principle to the compromised address, which is why, despite the downvotes I'm getting elsewhere[0][1], I'm fairly confident that this isn't just a dictionary or a fishing attack, but a genuine leak. Other comments suggest that the leak my not be from LinkedIn themselves, but simply from their business model/systems leaking information. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8367103 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8367103 [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8367296 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8367296
- skuhn 12y agoIn my case, both linkedin and tumblr e-mail addresses have been leaked somehow. It was definitely not a simple dictionary attack, based on the addresses I used.
- spindritf 12y agoSure but I have a catch-all and I'm not receiving e-mails to twitter@mydomain, or facebook@mydomain. It's not impossible that spammers decided tumblr is particularly likely because they offer a version of the service in your domain but still pretty unlucky for tumblr. I must remember to do this for new things I sign up to. It is a good idea.