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UK universities' Internet addresses "hijacked" to send e-mail porn

Howard Lake

Howard Lake | 15 March 2001 | News

The Daily Mirror today reports that “a mystery American firm” has “hijacked the Internet addresses” of three UK universities to send pornographic material. The universities targeted are reportedly Warwick, Southampton and Swansea. At least one of these is planning legal action against those responsible.< The Daily Mirror today reports that “a mystery American firm” has “hijacked the Internet addresses” of three UK universities to send pornographic material. The universities targeted are reportedly Warwick, Southampton and Swansea. At least one of these is planning legal action against those responsible. The activity would appear to be a case of “spoofing” in which e-mail addresses, and in some cases Web addresses of legitimate users are used without permission in order to avoid security blocks on sexually explicit material.

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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale. He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.

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