Hmmm, well they all seem to have the same passwords as I gave them, so I
guess I'm okay. I just wonder how someone could have gotten a password to
your other mailbox when they'd have to be able to log in as you in the
first place, with your primary username and password, wouldn't they? Weird.
Peggy
At 05:47 PM 12/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>That's what I meant, Peggy, your other mailboxes under the main one.
>
>Paul
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Peggy Kern" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 4:01 PM
>Subject: Re: Anybody on Earthlink?
>
>
> > Hmmm, I'm on Earthlink, but not sure what you mean by a sub-account. I
> > have a few mailboxes; is that different than a sub-account?
> >
> > Peggy
> >
> > At 01:17 PM 12/27/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >If anyone has an Earthlink account or know someone who does, you'd better
> > >check all your mailboxes by going into your Master Account and checking
>all
> > >subaccounts under it. One of mine was hacked. I created a subaccount
>the
> > >other day, got on to check it today, and found the password changed and a
> > >name other than mine on that particular mailbox. What made me think it
>was
> > >hacked was that it is an actor's name. Checking into it they found that
>the
> > >account had been created from within Earthlink rather than the web page
> > >interface which, together with the fake name, proves hacking. I told
>them
> > >all this and they kind of blew me off, but oh well. I had them delete
>that
> > >subaccount so he couldn't backtrack and find my credit card information
>or
> > >anything else.
> > >
> > >Just be careful out there.
> > >
> > >Paul
> >
> > mailto:[log in to unmask]
> > http://www.home.earthlink.net/~kernsac
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