Spoofing email addresses is trivial and a well-known weakness of the protocol. It can only be combated vi SPF records and there are so many tweaks that's ridiculous (and sad)... :( ET Matthew Crews writes: > More than likely you were not hacked, but rather a drive by spammer tried > to use your email address for their purposes. Surprisingly easy to do, and > surprisingly easy to detect. > > Of course, it never hurts to change your Google password and enable 2FA. > > On Sun, Jan 29, 2017, 09:45 Mark Phillips > wrote: > >> I found the Mail Deliver Subsytem notification (see below) in my Gmail >> inbox this morning. Has my account been hacked? >> >> The message says an email from my account could not be delivered because >> the destination address was incorrect. The email message that bounced was >> in Italian and looks like spam (based on my limited Italian). I never sent >> the message and I don't write enough Italian to be able to spam anyone in >> that language. >> >> I only access this Gmail account with a browser from (1) my Ubuntu 14.04 >> machine or with the Gmail app on my Android phone and tablet. Any >> suggestions on how to find any malware on my Ubuntu machine or my Android >> machines that could have sent this message? >> >> Thanks! >> >> Mark >> ============================================================== >> The suspicious message: >> >> Phillips Marketing, Inc. Mail Mark Phillips > > >> Delivery Status Notification (Failure) >> Mail Delivery Subsystem Sun, Jan 29, >> 2017 at 12:51 AM >> To: mark@phillipsmarketing.biz >> Error Icon >> Address not found >> Your message wasn't delivered to hlrecherche@auchan.it because the >> address couldn't be found. Check for typos or unnecessary spaces and try >> again. >> >> Final-Recipient: rfc822; hlrecherche@auchan.it >> Action: failed >> Status: 5.0.0 >> Last-Attempt-Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2017 23:51:21 -0800 (PST) >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: >> To: >> Cc: >> Date: 29 Jan 2017 13:16:17 +0200 >> Subject: Guadagni extra per voi! 700-1000 euros alla settimana. >> Caro hlrecherche, >> >> Io sono HR manager di una grande compagnia internazionale. >> La nostra azienda è alla ricerca di collaboratori intraprendenti. >> >> Il stipendio possibile da 2500 a 5000 euro al mese. >> >> Se Le interessa nostra offerta - si prega di visitare il >> Nostro Sito >> >> Con i migliori saluti, >> HR Manager >> Ufficio Internazionale >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss