Re: Semi-OT question re: Hacking

phn_at_icke-reklam.ipsec.nu
Date: 09/19/04 

Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 09:01:49 +0000 (UTC)

JanelleC <janellec@spam.not> wrote:
> I recently posted several messages to some usenet newsgroups under a
> pseudonym. In hostile replies to my posts, a poster used my real name. I
> did not know the poster, but I did some research on his usenet nym and found
> out he is a frequent poster to alt.hackers.malicious and alt.2600.

> My question is, How did he get my real name? I had not posted any messages
> under my real name. I have checked the headers of every post I made, and
> not one contains my real name or email address or anything else that could
> identify me, as far as I know. I have checked and can find no evidence of
> spyware on my computer. I have gone back and checked the suspicious
> websites I visited recently, studied the html source code and found no code
> or controls that were clearly used to read cookies.

> So, How did he get my name?

Do your pseudonym shows up in google ? "JanelleC" gives 138 hits ... 

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