The same happened early this morning (GMT) on the Lincs list. Richard Brown Sent from my iPad On 18 Sep 2011, at 15:32, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 11:08:06 +0100 (BST) > From: John Phillips <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [SXP] hi [email protected] > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > It's happened on the Cambridgeshire list as well. Different source. > > > > ________________________________ > From: Connie Sparrow <[email protected]> > To: Jean Wood <[email protected]> > Cc: Sussex roots web <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, 18 September 2011, 10:24 > Subject: Re: [SXP] hi [email protected] > > Jean Wood wrote: >> I think Lindas email has been contaminated - hacked into > > Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:37:21 +0100 > From: "Julie Cheesman" <[email protected]> > Subject: [SXP] Beware Compromised Sx+ subscriber addresses > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Hello All > > The addresses of at least two Sussex-Plus subscribers using Hotmail have > been compromised recently. The known addresses are now blocked from sending > further messages to the list but others may also have been taken over. Other > types of address may also get affected. > > Messages sent to the list claiming to be from the subscribers addresses have > contained a link to websites which should not be clicked on. > > Never click on any link advertised in such messages without running a check > through your anti-virus program. Make sure its definitions are completely > up-to-date. Mine automatically updates its definitions several times every > day, yours should as well. > > Protect yourself and your computer by alway being very cautious about > accessing any unrequested website links whether via mailing lists or in > personally addressed emails. > > Julie, Sussex-Plus list administrator > >