kalleryan@ymail.com accessed my account and intercepted my pm's

I recently noticed a forum thread inquiring about what people's experiences were of trying to schedule with me. I sent a message to this person asking what exactly the meant since I had never received a message and certianly hadn't responded to it. The forwarded me the message the received from kalleryan@ymail.com which was very rude, misleading and explicitly described services I do not offer. They said they were my assistant. Of course none of it was true and I cleared up the misunderstanding with the person who had been contacted.

However, I still dont' know how this happened, or what exactly was the end goal. I have no way of knowing exactly how many of my pm's I didnt receive or for what purpose. I wanted to submit this story in case it has happened to anyone else. I contacted a mod and had my password changed but I have never shared my password with another person, nor do I use eccie on other people's computers. I would love any information on what exactly happened here and if there's anything I can do to prevent it. It's really upsetting to have your name misrepresented especially when you don't know how, when, or where this is going down. Thanks for listening everyone,

so you checked your profile and that's the email address that was there, you also could of just changed your own password.

Sorry for the issues. Best if:

-- never use anyone else's computer or cell phone, pda, to access ANY of your accounts anywhere.

-- never allow anyone else to use your computer, cell phone, pda to access anything.

-- never leave your computer, cell phone, pda anywhere unless it is either shut down or securely locked.

-- never open an email unless you know the sender or are expecting the mail and never open any links in any email from folks you don't know. Ditto for steering clear of suspect websites.

Install, maintain and update frequently anti-virus and firewall software and use the best you can afford.

Sorry for the issues. Best if:

-- never use anyone else's computer or cell phone, pda, to access ANY of your accounts anywhere.

-- never allow anyone else to use your computer, cell phone, pda to access anything.

-- never leave your computer, cell phone, pda anywhere unless it is either shut down or securely locked.

-- never open an email unless you know the sender or are expecting the mail and never open any links in any email from folks you don't know. Ditto for steering clear of suspect websites.

Install, maintain and update frequently anti-virus and firewall software and use the best you can afford. Originally Posted by ck1942

+1000-- these are must do's to ensure safety... I also never save my password on any device...

Thanks ck...very sound advice. One or more of those easily account for 95%+ of the reports we get on this topic.
Those and usually a "former" friend who's doing it.

I never let anyone use my laptop for any reason. Not even family are allowed to use my computer. When I visit ECCIE, I always do it from my laptop (which requires a password in order to use it).

Sorry for the issues. Best if:

-- never use anyone else's computer or cell phone, pda, to access ANY of your accounts anywhere. Originally Posted by ck1942

Exactly and not even a land line. 20+ years ago, I stayed in a "motel" and used the hotel phone to dial into one of my accounts to trade a stock. It was very cumbersome but "high tech" for the day.

Later, I was at the motel desk chatting with the old dude that ran the place....and I noticed (what is now an old fashioned) line printer zipping back and forth occasionally. I squinted to read what it was printing and it was the call information from every room. That's how they tracked and billed it. He could see every key that I pressed...UN-fucking-believable!!!!

It was then and there I recognized the risks of technology and NEVER did that again. I immediately called the bank and had them change all the numbers and passwords....they too were like "WTF???" I said...Yep....seen it with my own eyes.

Glad you got that straight Penelope...hope to see you soon!

I recently noticed a forum thread inquiring about what people's experiences were of trying to schedule with me. I sent a message to this person asking what exactly the meant since I had never received a message and certianly hadn't responded to it. The forwarded me the message the received from kalleryan@ymail.com which was very rude, misleading and explicitly described services I do not offer. They said they were my assistant. Of course none of it was true and I cleared up the misunderstanding with the person who had been contacted.

However, I still dont' know how this happened, or what exactly was the end goal. I have no way of knowing exactly how many of my pm's I didnt receive or for what purpose. I wanted to submit this story in case it has happened to anyone else. I contacted a mod and had my password changed but I have never shared my password with another person, nor do I use eccie on other people's computers. I would love any information on what exactly happened here and if there's anything I can do to prevent it. It's really upsetting to have your name misrepresented especially when you don't know how, when, or where this is going down. Thanks for listening everyone, Originally Posted by PenelopeWaters

Looks like it was your competition, perhaps. A google search for that email address gives a hit to this website:

http://metairiemassage.webs.com/

But then again, she also has a note on her page about people using her name to make money while she wasn't even in town? Maybe she was hacked too. Have you tried emailing her to confront her and make sure she knows that someone is using her email account for this purpose?

Sorry this happened to you, totally sucks. Hope you get to turn it around and get yourself some reviews on ECCIE though so the gents here can get an idea of how amazing you are!

Xoxo girly,
Zoey

...I have never shared my password with another person... Originally Posted by PenelopeWaters

Have you ever used hotel Wi-Fi (or any public Wi-Fi for that matter)? If you have, you have potentially done exactly what you think you've never done.

One of my emails was hacked not long ago. My crime? Logged in from hotel Wi-Fi while on vacation...

Never underestimate the power of a Joe Job, keep that in mind before you pull out your pitchforks.

+1000-- these are must do's to ensure safety... I also never save my password on any device... Originally Posted by Danielle Silver

More importantly than any of this, either ECCIE needs to start using an SSL certificate and HTTPS to encrypt traffic and session cookies, or you need to make sure you NEVER USE PUBLIC OPEN WiFi, because your sessions can and will be hijacked for any number of reasons.

Session hijacking is very common, business travelers are often victims of it and websites and services that don't protect login information and persistent open sessions over HTTPS are (in my opinion) doing a disservice to their users.

Recently saw a commercial selling a device you can use in any public wifi setting and it protects you. A wifi anti-virus for iphones, ipods, laptops, etc. Anyone know how these work and if they are a good investment?

Thanks!

there are some free password protect programs online you can download...