[wp-forums] Keep an eye out for the phisher

[Daniel Fenn]

Hello, what ip address can one expect for email sent from the mailing
list system? (I know that off topic but that would be handy to know)

On 27/03/2012, Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org> wrote:
> The phisher has gotten a hold of SOME ids. The IP 96.48.241.183 is known to
> be his.
>
> These IDs are currently blocked, but he'll probably make more.
>
> http://wordpress.org/support/profile/vanessa_
> http://wordpress.org/support/profile/perez_
> http://wordpress.org/support/profile/tranons
> http://wordpress.org/support/profile/2k8bomb
>
> wp.org knows who the spammer is, and all the details, so they'll take care
> of it. We just need to make sure they don't stir up trouble on the forums.
>
> If you get EMAILS from a hotmail account or anything suspect from the
> forums, check the originating IP of the email (view the raw headers) and
> look for this:
>
> X-Originating-IP: [96.48.241.183]
>
> That's our guy. Hang on to the emails, delete, forward 'em on. Just don't
> reply.
>
> Props to Jan for spotting it right away last night!
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Regards,
Daniel Fenn