Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

All signs do point towards this forum having unintentionally been the source for them obtaining our mail addresses. Although, I'm sure everyone would agree that this happened unlawfully and that no admin would have willingly made these details available.

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

I've got two of them,one to my Gmail addy which I have never used with my Paypal account because there was NO Gmail when I set up the Paypal account.Gmail picked it out a a suspect phishing exercise and invite me to report it which I did.Excellent service at Gmail.

Yesterday I got one with details of my expired card at Paypal to my old NTL addy which I sent to spoof@paypal.com to be told it was real .Last week I sent another to spoof@paypal which was fake.It is going to affect peoples confidence in certain sites and services I'm afraid.

Cloudmarks Safety bar treated this one as Spam so I guess they have sent out too many of them and the Cloudmark community have considered them spam too.

Frankly I'm more than glad to abandon Paypal after reading some of the online info about them.I never used it more than twice anyway.Same goes for Ebay. :mad: I no longer trust them either.

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

How could they have gotten into the database? Also if they did what are the chances of them getting my password for this site?

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

Pretty much impossible I'd say - not even WE have access to your password.

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

passwords usually tend to be stored encrypted, with a one way algorithm, so that when you put your password in, it is encrypted and then checked with the stored one - it's difficult to work your way backwards

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

ok, cool. I changed my password on all important sites anyway, had it for over a year :Yikes:

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

well i don't have a paypal account and i got one of these emails to my address that is on here :dozey: :confused: :disturbd: :Yikes:

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

HE was taking about passwords, not email. It seems someone has gotten the forums email list.

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

I haven't had it in any of the umpteen addies I have BTW.

I'm sure, unless it's got hold of a forum list or something [which reading the thread could be possible] they just generate random addies and hit gold sometimes...

Although, if it had got the forum list, I would have got one...? :confused:

BTW, I don't use Paypal, it's too dodgy- too many scams IMO.

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

Very curious, it came to my cableforum address, one like Richard I have never given out.

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

If it helps. or means anything, I've NOT had one, at least not yet, but I seem to recall reading something about a MySQL exploit which might be relevant - I'll have a sniff round.

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

I doubt it, this time it feels different.
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No need, that affected Windows only and we have the MySQL socket closed at the firewall.

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/28/mysql_worm/

I think it was this one - but it only affects Windows - is CF hosted on Windows?

[Edit] beat me to it!
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If not already thought of, a warning e-mail to all registered users might be an idea?

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

Hi,

I have also received this mail and i do not have a PayPal account!

Re: ***Caution***: Paypal Users
 

I have also been sent the e-mail to the address that I used to register on this forum, & It has no paypal account connected with it.

:Yikes: :confused: