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(@paden-cash)
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Anybody else get this email today?

"You are being contacted because you are registered with the Certified Federal Surveyors Program web site, CFedS.org.

Early this morning, we discovered the CFedS.org web site was attacked and breached.
We immediately initiated an investigation with the web hosting company, and are working with them to discover the nature and extent of the attack. We currently do not believe the attackers accessed any of our user's personal information. However, as a precaution, we are notifying everyone who has registered with the site of the attack.

If you use the same email, login ID, and password with other web sites, it is our recommendation that you consider changing your password immediately.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this incident. We are working to make sure such an attack does not occur again. Please do not reply to this email. If you wish to contact CFedS Technical Support, email us at cfeds@trainingsolutionsplus.com and we will respond to your inquiry promptly."

 
Posted : December 4, 2013 6:37 pm
(@rankin_file)
Posts: 4016
 

mine reads....

You are being contacted because at one time you registered with the Certified Federal Surveyors Program web site, CFedS.org.

Early this morning, we discovered the CFedS.org web site was attacked and breached. We immediately initiated an investigation with the web hosting company, and are working with them to discover the nature and extent of the attack. We currently do not believe the attackers accessed any of our user's personal information. However, as a precaution, we are notifying everyone who has registered with the site of the attack.

If you use the same email, login ID, and password with other web sites, it is our recommendation that you consider changing your password immediately.

We apologize for the inconvenience caused by this incident. We are working to make sure such an attack does not occur again.

I'll need to check it when it gets back on-line - maybe I forgot to pay my $40 renewal...:-S

 
Posted : December 4, 2013 7:17 pm
(@dwolfe)
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I got the same message Mark and I renewed in September.

 
Posted : December 4, 2013 7:36 pm
(@kent-mcmillan)
Posts: 11419
 

Does this mean that some fake "paden cash" or "Rankin File" may be posting to BeerLeg? We'll have to watch for clues.

 
Posted : December 4, 2013 9:03 pm