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Date: 5/11/26 11:41 am From: Sean S <therefromhere168...> Subject: Re: [Maine-birds] Bird List Hacked
Today's spam and malware bots have gotten so sophisticated that this is concerning. I'm wondering if requiring 2-factor authentication for email senders to the group list might somehow be possible? If so, it could help weed out the deceptive spam emails, because frankly I think the status quo is just likely to get worse over time. Sean Smith On Mon, May 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM Bill Grabin <grabin...> wrote: > This is definitely spam/malware. Do not click on any links within it. > Just delete it. > > On Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 8:27 PM Steve Plumb <steveplumb.me...> > wrote: > >> Somewhat reassuring news but using those 3 prominent users emails as >> cover is worrisome. >> >> Steve >> >> On Apr 21, 2026, at 19:48, Julie A. Krasne, DVM <jkraz1984...> >> wrote: >> >> The messages are not being sent from Maine Birds Group. They're coming >> from individual members of the group including Derek Lovitch, Rob O'Connell >> and Doug Hitchcox. >> Julie >> >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 7:07 PM Steve Plumb <steveplumb.me...> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi all >>> This appears to me not to be a MaineBirds list problem as I have >>> received nothing that meets this description. I did check my spam filter as >>> well. >>> Also the the Maine Birds google groups page (link below) doesn't seem to >>> have any in the archive. >>> Perhaps the spam is being sent to addresses harvested elsewhere and >>> pretending to be from Maine Birds but the true sender address is different? >>> >>> Steve >>> >>> On Apr 21, 2026, at 18:52, David Gulick <dvdgu741...> wrote: >>> >>> I also have repeatedly received messages with "attached photos" that I >>> would like. I have not opened any of the links. >>> >>> On Apr 21, 2026, at 3:43 PM, Julie A. Krasne, DVM <jkraz1984...> >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> I've recently received similar spam messages from several group members. >>> The messages have subject lines reading Re: Meeting April or Re: meeting >>> April/May and include links to supposed "photos" that >>> the "sender" thought I'd like. >>> Do Not Open the links. >>> Maine Birds List Group appears to have been hacked. >>> Julie Krasne >>> >>> -- >>> Maine birds mailing list >>> <maine-birds...> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds >>> https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Maine birds" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to maine-birds+<unsubscribe...> >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/<CAFXh-dN__h8UGF6Eqq2uiuNKMQLgjnr2dF32L3m6b7fu9CY42g...> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/<CAFXh-dN__h8UGF6Eqq2uiuNKMQLgjnr2dF32L3m6b7fu9CY42g...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Maine birds mailing list >>> <maine-birds...> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds >>> https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Maine birds" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to maine-birds+<unsubscribe...> >>> To view this discussion visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/<0C818CDC-9228-4BB2-AC71-9C7B538F3678...> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/<0C818CDC-9228-4BB2-AC71-9C7B538F3678...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> Maine birds mailing list >> <maine-birds...> >> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds >> https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Maine birds" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to maine-birds+<unsubscribe...> >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/<75E10DE3-D5BA-496A-8CE2-0F57425F9220...> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/<75E10DE3-D5BA-496A-8CE2-0F57425F9220...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Maine birds mailing list > <maine-birds...> > http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds > https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Maine birds" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to maine-birds+<unsubscribe...> > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/CAHtthqr%3DbWabpCp72mL7rJb9oFgijsqAhV1%3DCr%<2BypA2im3uK9Q...> > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/maine-birds/CAHtthqr%3DbWabpCp72mL7rJb9oFgijsqAhV1%3DCr%<2BypA2im3uK9Q...>?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Maine birds mailing list <maine-birds...> http://groups.google.com/group/maine-birds https://sites.google.com/site/birding207 --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maine birds" group. 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