Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Fake Password Reset E-mail Hits 7,500 Black Hat Registrants

Posted by timothy on from the perfectly-natural-return-to-your-homes dept.

An anonymous reader writes "7,500 Black Hat USA 2012 attendees may have been surprised to get a fake password reset e-mail sent to accounts they used to register for the conference. Black Hat has apologized and explained the lame phishing spam attempt."

2 of 67 comments (clear)

  1. I would be deeply saddened by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...if any of them fell for it.

  2. The Reply by azalin · · Score: 5, Insightful

    An automatic reply should have been sent to everyone who fell for it:

    Your reservation has been revoked. Please invest some time in learning basic security guidelines before applying again.
    Best regards