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and again!

artappraiser — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:18:14 +0000

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and again!

lol!

artappraiser — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:17:37 +0000

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lol!

This hacking problem is

ocean-kat — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 23:17:00 +0000

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This hacking problem is getting worse and worse. I see that the In The News section has an article about a blogger in Bangladesh that was hacked to death. I think we're all grateful that this hack was so minor and that you're ok.

I just register for trade

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 22:23:47 +0000

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I just register for trade mags & freebies using genghis at dagblog.com.

Leaves my regular email address mean & clean.

Though I always enjoy a

barefooted — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 20:15:26 +0000

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Though I always enjoy a glimpse of the infamous Genghis snark, it won't earn you any of my secrets.

Email addresses could have

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:40:01 +0000

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Email addresses could have been accessed but just the bare address. In theory, the hacker could add the email addresses to a spam list, but if you've somehow maintained a pristine, spam-free email address, I want to know your secret.

Because of her mentioning

barefooted — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 18:15:34 +0000

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Because of her mentioning contact lists, I think she may be referring to email accounts.

ToS violation - Spam's

anonymous pp — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:11:19 +0000

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ToS violation - Spam's supposed to stay right here on the blog ;-)

Okay, I admit it.

Richard Day — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:36:31 +0000

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Okay, I admit it.

I photochopped.

The latter. They could have

Michael Wolraich — Fri, 27 Feb 2015 16:01:15 +0000

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The latter. They could have gained access to the database. That said, the passwords are encrypted, so there's probably not much risk. I just sent the advice about passwords as a precaution.