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[GitHub] Your password was reset

Subject: [GitHub] Your password was reset

## tl;dr

4 messages between Aug 26, 2018 and Aug 26, 2018.

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GitHub· Aug 26, 2018, 09:34 UTC · lore

Hello amc2399,

We wanted to let you know that your GitHub password was reset.

If you did not perform this action, you can recover access by entering git@vger.kernel.org into the form at https://github.com/password_reset

To see this and other security events for your account, visit https://github.com/settings/security

If you run into problems, please contact support by visiting https://github.com/contact

Please do not reply to this email with your password. We will never ask for your password, and we strongly discourage you from sharing it with anyone.

pedro rijo· Aug 26, 2018, 15:34 UTC · re: GitHub · lore

Re: [GitHub] Your password was reset

just wondering if there's something going on? Is there a github account associated with the mailing list email? seems odd...

GitHub <noreply@github.com> escreveu no dia domingo, 26/08/2018 à(s) 10:35:

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> Hello amc2399,
>
> We wanted to let you know that your GitHub password was reset.
>
> If you did not perform this action, you can recover access by entering git@vger.kernel.org into the form at https://github.com/password_reset
>
> To see this and other security events for your account, visit https://github.com/settings/security
>
> If you run into problems, please contact support by visiting https://github.com/contact
>
> Please do not reply to this email with your password. We will never ask for your password, and we strongly discourage you from sharing it with anyone.

-- 
Obrigado,

Pedro Rijo

Randall S. Becker· Aug 26, 2018, 15:39 UTC · re: pedro rijo · lore

RE: [GitHub] Your password was reset

On August 26, 2018 11:35 AM, pedro rijo, wrote:

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> Subject: Re: [GitHub] Your password was reset
> 
> just wondering if there's something going on? Is there a github account
> associated with the mailing list email? seems odd...
> 
> GitHub <noreply@github.com> escreveu no dia domingo, 26/08/2018 à(s)
> 10:35:
> >
> > Hello amc2399,
> >

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My first reactions were:

1. Someone is trying a phishing scam on the distribution list. It has happened before.

2. Someone set up the wrong email address for their GitHub account.

I hope it's not #1.

Cheers, Randall

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brian m. carlson· Aug 26, 2018, 19:48 UTC · re: Randall S. Becker · lore

Re: [GitHub] Your password was reset

On Sun, Aug 26, 2018 at 11:39:30AM -0400, Randall S. Becker wrote:

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> My first reactions were:
> 
> 1. Someone is trying a phishing scam on the distribution list. It has happened before.
> 
> 2. Someone set up the wrong email address for their GitHub account.
> 
> I hope it's not #1.

The emails do appear to be coming from GitHub. I've reached out to the security team so that they can investigate what's going on.

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