B&E - GMail

bretti_kivi · Post by **bretti_kivi** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 1:45 pm

friend called 2+ 1/2 hours ago with a problem.... turns out her Gmail got compromised, probably from a hotel / cafe on a recent trip the other side of the equator.

So, as a quick reminder:
- do you have a copy of your mail address book somewhere?
- what about your phone?
- When was the last time you changed your mail password or checked the settings?

that is all.

Bret

Post by **fuzzysnuggleduck** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:22 pm

1. I don't have any addresses stored in any email accounts that I can't afford to loose.

2. No numbers on my phone I can't afford to loose either. My business contacts are all available on printed copies at work.

3. Not recently enough. I don't check my settings all the time.

Gmail has secure access (HTTPS for webmail and IMAP / SMTP over SSL). That's why I don't use public access computers. With my laptop/iPod touch + unsecured wireless, I can still securely access my email over encrypted channels and avoid the folley of keyloggers installed on computers I do not trust.

Audiophiliac · Post by **Audiophiliac** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:31 pm

Good reminder. There are lots of a$$holes out there. One glitch I had with Outlook Express was odd. I sent an email to a friend. I used Gmail via OE. After I sent it, I was looking at the "Sent Email" folder and it had my gmail password in the subject field of the email! Of course I immediately changed it and a bunch of other passwords just in case. But you never know what can happen these days.

Post by **Francious70** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 6:13 pm

Wow. You're password in your subject line? That's pretty strange. You might want to report that so it doesn't happen to anyone else.

bretti_kivi · Post by **bretti_kivi** » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:47 pm

yeah well.... in the mean time, i now have a recovered copy of her address list....

just a reminder. too many people I know have never made a backup of their cellphones...

Bret