Gmail As Open-Relay Spam Server

Posted by kdawson on Saturday May 10, 2008 @01:14PM from the if-you're-not-part-of-the-solution-you're-part-of-the-precipitate dept.

sveard writes of a little problem Google is having that has Gmail acting like an open relay. Compounding the issue is the fact that services such as Hotmail and Yahoo trust Gmail as a source of mail. "A recently-discovered flaw in Gmail is capable of turning Google's e-mail service into a highly effective spam machine. According to the Information Security Research Team (INSERT), Gmail is susceptible to a man-in-the-middle attack that allows a spammer to send thousands of bulk e-mails through Google's SMTP service without fear of detection. This attack bypasses both Google's identity fraud protection mechanisms and the current 500-address limit on bulk e-mail."

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I noticed as a user... yesterday by ma1wrbu5tr · 2008-05-10 14:22 · Score: 1, Redundant

I noticed that gmail load times increased significantly during a few periods yesterday afternoon. After the most recent gmail flaw, I wondered if it was something like this.
I hope they fix it soon, as some have already stated. Sheesh, and we just implemented the new SPAM filter...what am I going to do about gmail addys?

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