Yahoo! PN mailing list compromised?

[Libertate]

I just received two spam e-mails to my dedicated YPN e-mail addresses.

These addresses are not used for anything but to log in, and to receive e-mail from YPN. No e-mail has ever gone out on them.

Is it possible that someone, somehow got their hands on YPN's member e-mail list?

[d16man]

I doubt it...these happen time to time with any email address. I have not recieved any spam to my YPN address since I joined well over a year ago.

[noppid]

Probably the result of a dictionary attack.

[runnerunner]

Probably the result of a dictionary attack.

wow, didn't know there was such a thing. Must be receiving a lot of mail back from Mr Mailer-Daemon :)

[Libertate]

Possible, even probable, although the e-mail addy is long and complex. Will watch it a bit closer...

[internetmarketingiq]

Your email travels a mighty path to get from A to B. Who knows how many people could intercept it if they wanted too.

I create Emails for individual Affiliates. At some point down the road spam starts to appear out of nowhere... some I am sure do to the affiliate company sharing the email (selling), some due to other reasons.

[Compu]

You know, I've gotten some SPAMY emails at my YPN email address as well! *interesting*

[maxtan]

I also got some spams, but I trust yahoo

[FreeFlashGames]

i think yahoo needs money so they are selling email addresses

[radiolistings]

wow, didn't know there was such a thing. Must be receiving a lot of mail back from Mr Mailer-Daemon :)

But with forged headers the message from Mr Mailer-Daemon saying that the email was rejected because the address doesn't exist gets sent to an innocent bystander. And it's probably being sent by a hijacked PC as well.