| Nathaniel Eliot ( @ 2008-09-05 19:06:00 |
| Current music: | Doctor Who - Ka Faraq Gatri [Dalek Propaganda Version] |
| Entry tags: | announcement, hacking |
Extended Stay Hijacks Your Mail
So I stayed in an Extended Stay Hotel the last time I was visiting Dylan. I got a bunch of strange bounces for my email, which I traced back to their service provider, Global Suite, spoofing my SMTP server.
I switched to an encrypted SMTP connection with a mix of anger and embarrassment. I submitted a complaint to Global Suite and Extended Stay, and received no response. Evidently, they find nothing wrong with spoofing servers and causing service failures in doing so. I probably signed away my right to legal complaint in their "Terms and Conditions". The only place left is the court of public opinion.
Don't trust Extended Stay's network. Right now, they hijack email. Tomorrow, they might sniff your HTTP. If you must use it when you travel, please remember to encrypt, because it's not just hackers who want to molest your data.