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?Hotmail Security Breach by dizzy on 08-29-2006 at 09:16 AM
Hi,
I have just noticed that occasional emails I have received from one particular person over the last 12months or so, have had the same address in the sent from and sent to panes - their email address. Sometimes it has been (their_name)@gmail.com acc. and other times (their_name)@(another_domain).co.uk
Why and how is this happening?
RE: ?Hotmail Security Breach by ShawnZ on 08-29-2006 at 09:26 AM
who cares, the headers of an email are easily changeable 
RE: ?Hotmail Security Breach by dizzy on 08-29-2006 at 09:30 AM
Doh! Just realised you can send emails to yourself and then BCC's to others 
RE: ?Hotmail Security Breach by ShawnZ on 08-29-2006 at 09:33 AM
quote:
Originally posted by dizzy
Doh! Just realised you can send emails to yourself and then BCC's to others
even still, in any proper email client you can just choose to put whatever you want in the email information
RE: ?Hotmail Security Breach by RaceProUK on 08-29-2006 at 10:42 AM
quote:They even let you completely leave out the To address
Originally posted by ShawnZ
even still, in any proper email client you can just choose to put whatever you want in the email information
RE: ?Hotmail Security Breach by ShawnZ on 08-29-2006 at 10:57 AM
quote:
Originally posted by RaceProUK
quote:They even let you completely leave out the To address
Originally posted by ShawnZ
even still, in any proper email client you can just choose to put whatever you want in the email information
well yeah, headers aren't even required for an email to be sent...
RE: ?Hotmail Security Breach by dizzy on 08-29-2006 at 02:07 PM
The good thing is, this mini attack of paranoia has got me to change my passwords on lots of my stuff - easy to get complacent isn't it !