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Posted by =?Utf-8?B?Um9iZXJ0?= on February 2, 2008, 2:09 am
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We lose track of how important we are.
There are those interested in history that do use other venues of research
than the internet. The computer probably works fine. The security is
probably ok. If it’s really historical information then maybe someone did
the labor to do the research and wants to get some rewards. Your local
library contains more information than Goggle can provide in a useable way.
Thanks, Robert
"ColTom2" wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Someone else has passed on to me that for really sensitive records
> i.e.online banking records etc the best way to protect is by storing them on
> a "Jump or Flash Drive". This way you use it and remove it when you are
> through.
>
> However, in this case, as I originally mentioned these were not really
> sensitive records per se, but records of a personal nature. Therefore it's
> hard for me to believe they were accessed from the internet, but from
> possibly a local source (repair shop).
>
> As someone has stated sourcing from the internet appears mainly to be
> targeted towards passwords, user names. etc to access financial data. Doc
> files of 1800's letters seems out of context for internet sourcing, but then
> I certainly could be all wrong.
>
> I am just trying to determine at this point what would be the most logical
> source of this compromise and any other pertinent info in this regards.
>
> Thanks for all the "constructive" comments....
>
>
> Hi:
>
> I have a friend who had some old letters of one of his kin in a .doc file
> in his My Documents folder in his computer. The letters were enough to have
> formed a book about the 1800's written by this kin.
>
> He Googled the letters info and found some data applicable these letters
> which he has never shared with anyone. Also the .doc file string is exactly
> as that in his computer. In fact, he has found a copy of these letters for
> sale on the internet and the seller appears to be from the same area of the
> state where he lives if not the same city. His name is referenced in as the
> author of these letters.
>
> So my question is how did someone acquire this data from his computer, as
> apparently his computer has been compromised. It would appear to me that it
> had to happen in one or two scenario's. First someone somehow accessed his
> computer through the internet or second when he had taken his computer to a
> shop for repair. Since it appears that the seller is from the same area of
> state as he is, then my first inclination would be that this info was taken
> from his computer during a repair. I just really have don't have the
> expertise in this area to try and make a good determination.
>
> If anyone has any comments, suggestions, and/or recommendations as to how
> all this could have happened I would be most appreciative to read them.
>
> I apologize if I have posted this in the wrong newsgroups.
>
> Thanks
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