[RCAC] Beware of "hijacked" Gmail accounts

Hi folks, Got an important network security announcement I'd like to make as y'all might get strange spam mails from your friends who use Gmail. In the past two days two of my friends have had strange emails sent from their Gmail accounts without their permission. Apparently spammers have figured out how they can "hijack" accounts to send spam emails to an unsuspecting person's contacts. Google is aware of this issue and provides tools with which you can monitor your account. Please see the following link on the "Google Blog" for information on how to protect your account: http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2010/03/detecting-suspicious-account-activity… Regards, Mark Turner East CAC Chair (and network security guru) 741.6329