Computer Cops: Nigerian Scam Artist using PHP-Nuke sites to spam
Date: Sunday, March 28 @ 09:32:54 CEST
Topic: Security
A user at Computer Cops has been tracking a SPAMMER using the Webmail module: Over the past 15 days I have been tracking a user who has been using PHPNuke's 'Webmail' module to send UCE (spam) messages
If you have your Webmail module set to be able to send mail you should be aware of this person who has been signing up using names like lottocoordinator, programcoordinator, goldenlotto and like names. The person is using Yahoo and Yahoo.Co.Uk e-mail addresses to setup the accounts and then once verified logs into your system and begins sending hundreds of messages. The person doing it has been tracked down to Italy on an .it domain.
If users have the Webmail module enabled to send mail you may want to keep an eye out for this person for since we caught them and blocked them from our Class C it is likely they will just find new Nuke sites in which to continue their abuse.
This ultimately gets the PHP-Nuke site owner blacklisted for offering a free service.
Read about the story here.
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