Sites Leaking Users' Email Addresses

Pisang writes "CNet is running a story about how spammers and phishers can learn about our surfing habits to better target their attacks. According to the article, web sites that use e-mail addresses as IDs are vulnerable to attacks that could leak their users' email addresses. These attacks are performed by requesting a password reminder for an address or trying to register with it."

From the law offices of James Sokolove...

[mosel-saar-ruwer]

Have you ever allowed your email address to expire, and, if so, did someone else claim your email address and then go to websites asking them to send your passwords to that old email address?

If so, the law offices of James Sokolove would like to help. Please contact us at http://www.jimsokolove.com/contact/ [jimsokolove.com].

Note that if you cannot remember your account password at jimsokolove.com, then the law offices of James Sokolove will be happy to send a password reminder to your registered email address.

Thank you, and have a good day.

Ocean-centric view of the world

[CHESTER COPPERPOT]

"CNet is running a story about how spammers and phishers can learn about our surfing habits to better target their attacks"

I believe you miswrote spammers. The word you are looking for is shark and/or dolphin. People get spammers, sharks and dolphins mixed up all the time. You can tell them apart from the dorsal fin.

Re:register with

[intnsred]

Naaww. My favorite to register on misc. sites is the e-mail address of "[e-mail]".

Now, before you complain, think of it this way: those Borg admins have to have something to do to break the constant monotony of installing buggy patches to Exchange. :-)

Re:Disposeable hotmail accounts, anyone?

[Anonymous Coward]

most of the spam I get is mailed to an address I gave my friends...

Re:register with

[the eric conspiracy]

Naaww. My favorite to register on misc. sites is the e-mail address of "[e-mail]".

My favorite on annoyingsite.com is to use [e-mail]