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Forum and Website Discussions / Re: [website] possible security violation??
« on: May 05, 2009, 12:13:04 pm »
Here's what I think :
4 cases :
1) Either someone knows your mail address and sent a password change request
2) Someone is spamming the website with random mails, trying to learn real ones
3) This is a fishing mail (don't redirect on the right page)
4) Some guy made a typo writing his own mail and wrote yourself
Cases 2 and 3 are the most dangerous and the less probable.
4 cases :
1) Either someone knows your mail address and sent a password change request
- Guy was already knowing your mail
- If you are sufficiently briefed about your security, this guy can't open your mailbox
2) Someone is spamming the website with random mails, trying to learn real ones
- More spammers knows your mail (that's not so big deal)
- It's a security breach on the website, but they can view if there is a zillion of password request
- I'm pretty sure nobody would spend that much power on the PS site, not enough people for them
3) This is a fishing mail (don't redirect on the right page)
- Definitely dangerous (for your PS account, no more)
- But you can make sure if it's a real or fake mail
4) Some guy made a typo writing his own mail and wrote yourself
- No big deal at all
Cases 2 and 3 are the most dangerous and the less probable.