[ubuntu-in] OT: gmail sms recovery (was leina yar)

[Mallikarjun(ಮಲ್ಲಿಕಾರ್ಜುನ್)]

> Sorry for top post, since this query not related to any specific comment.
>>
>> I would like to ask a question to original sender.
>>
>> Why do you think your account was hacked? No compulsion in answering the
>> question
>> Was it a common problem "Week  password" or "Recovery mechanism"???
>>
>> 2010/4/25 Mallikarjun <mallik.v.arjun at gmail.com>
>>
>>> On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 11:43 AM, chaitanya ambaselkar <
>>> chai.tanya19 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> @Ram,
>>>>
>>>> I know IP can be spoofed and the cracker may have done that but it seems
>>>> it is a dynamically assigned IP which is owned by Telekom Malaysia Berhad.
>>>> And a mobile device was used. And it was around 4:30 pm IST on 23rd April
>>>> that account was cracked and within minutes I had changed the password as
>>>> well since then I have not seen any spams being sent again.
>>>> I wanted to contact the ISP on their abuse address but have no idea if
>>>> this has any legality with it. Have avoided but will take some advises from
>>>> some others who have knowledge about cyber laws as well.
>>>>
>>>> As Manish Sinha said, ISP will keep track of the IP address allocations
>>> despite being dynamic IP. I don't think there is any harm in contacting ISP,
>>> but try to keep your calm through out your conversation with them, as we all
>>> know they are innocent...
>>>
>>> Sure some cyber law expert can help in this regard, but Cyber laws vary
>>> by the country.
>>>
>>>
>>>>  <https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in>
>>>>
>>>> @Mallikarjun,
>
> Why do I think account was hacked? Now I understand forum rules, not
> specific to email forums like this but web forums. And I am not one of those
> who would spam serious discussion communities. And being a system
> administrator since more than 3 years and after spending time working in one
> of the biggest IT MNC in the world, I understand password complexities and
> policies. I implement those in the networks I handle. So I guess I know it
> was cracked. And it was not only me who suffered the attack. There were some
> more people. Hence.
>
>
I never meant to offend you in anyway or under-estimate your capabilities.
I just asked out of Educational curiosity, just chill.



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