BlueSecurity Database Compromised?

EElyn writes "Numerous users of Blue Security's anti-spam system now report of a new form of aggressive spam. An unknown group of spammers claim to have derived a way to extract the member email addresses of Blue Security group's anti-spam system, called Blue Frog. Blue Frog, a small tool which once installed on the user's computer, enables Blue Security to systematically flood a known spammer's website with opt-out messages; much to the headache of the spammer. Tens of thousands of users have already signed up, so can it really be true that spammers now possess this database? Or is this yet another frail attempt by spammers to intimidate the user?" Another reader sent the text of the letter; read more to see.

Stray1 writes ""You are recieving this email because you are a member of BlueSecurity...." An email from unknown detractors has taken the Bluesecurity anti spam lists and decided to take matters into their own hands. I recieved this Email from an anonymous, and garbled host, which went on to say in not so fantastic english that I, as a Blusecurity member, would recieve this and many more (about 20 -30) spam messages a day until I left the blue security community. Blue Security, (www.bluesecurity.com)a website and community designed to lessen your Spam Email, is down for the moment. Is this what we have come to? Spam,(erm 'high volume email') companys holding your address hostage until you comply? "...We mightve had your email addresses before in our lists, but now, we are targetting YOU, because YOU are a bluesecurity user". I have to say, up until this point, my spam was down by about 70% to 80%."

Comments

Re:What must be done

[Vengeance]

This method also helps if you need to recycle paper in your community (as I do). I just tear up the external envelope and add it to the postage-paid package I send back.

Re:What must be done

[HaloZero]

I've heard that you play NES games on your GBA. Please tell me how.

Re:What must be done

[Fordiman]

Get an X-ROM cart from Easybuy 2000. Get PogoShell. Place X-ROM cart in GBA. Insert reader into GBA. Place NES games in Pogo filesystem. Upload PogoShell to GBA via X-ROM cart.

The software used to do these things varies. On a Windows Machine, you can use LittleWriter, but on a Linux >=2.6 box, I'd suggest using the xrom drivers found on my website (http://www.fordi.org/xrom.html). Pogo is something you'll have to build from source, I'm afraid.