[conspire] conspire list hacked?

[paulz at ieee.org]

I just had an odd email.  From the list of messages, it appeared to have come from the Conspire list.  After reading it, I found the deception.

From: AddThis Share Tools <email at addthis.com>
To:conspire at linuxmafia.com

The body had a link to a website describing a "strange" USB cable.  Outside it looked like a USB cable, but embedded into it was a small PCB with WiFi interface.  If you use this cable, bad actors can hack into your computer.