SPAM from ET!---Kasper Sky Alert

[jpatet]

I signed on to Elite Trader in 2005 using an e-mail address that is unique to this registration. I never received any e-mail that used this address until today when I found two SPAM in my box that were sent last night (5/8/2008). The Subjects were the same:

“Kasper Sky Alert Notice”

The contents were identical and asked that I click on the executable.

ET, I would very much appreciate an explanation.

 

[Baron]

We don't sell email addresses and never have, if that's what your wondering.

Furthermore, if you're wondering why your email got a couple of spams, why don't you ask xoxy.net, the company who hosts your email account.

 

[jpatet]

Quote from Baron:

We don't sell email addresses and never have, if that's what your wondering.

Furthermore, if you're wondering why your email got a couple of spams, why don't you ask xoxy.net, the company who hosts your email account.

What you are saying is possible, of course. But I have 23 currently active e-mail addresses through this provider and this is the only one that received these spam messages. I’d like other ETers to reply to see if they too received this e-mail.

And thank you, Baron, for your prompt reply.

 

[The Kin]

Nope, no spam from Kasper Sky.

 

[IV_Trader]

I had 2 emails from them ( for a first time ever) yesterday

 

[TraderZones]

Quote from jpatet:

What you are saying is possible, of course. But I have 23 currently active e-mail addresses through this provider and this is the only one that received these spam messages. I’d like other ETers to reply to see if they too received this e-mail.

And thank you, Baron, for your prompt reply.

Did you turn off the "receive email from ET people" when you signed up?? If not, I think this allows people to email you via ET

 

[Wayne Gibbous]

Yeah. I got them too.

And it was to the email account I used for ET signup. I use three email accounts, but rarely use the ET one.

Does seem like quite a coinkydink. Could ET have been hacked?

edit: And my option to recieve email from ET members HAS been turned off.

 

[acronym]

Same same, knew it could only be from here so i just deleted it.

Only spam so far, which is surprising really.

(edit-i meant that WAS the only spam so far, not that everything from et was spam)

 

[opm8]

yep, got the 2 emails myself. I know for 100% certain they found me thru ET because the email address I use here has "elitetrader" embedded in it so I know who I gave it to. This site is the only place that I have ever given this address to. And the reason I name my accounts like this is when stuff like this happens I know exactly where the breach originated.

opm8

 

[Landis82]

Same here.

Received 2 e-mails on Thursday, May 8th from Kasper Sky. There obviously is a "link" to ET, whether Baron is aware of it or not.