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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I got one and I don’t have a datacenter. I’d better check my pockets….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces+milt=net2atlanta.com@nanog.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Travis Garrison<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 19, 2021 8:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> Matt Hoppes<br><b>Cc:</b> Nanog@nanog.org<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Anyone else getting the 'spam' bomb threat?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Yup, same here<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Travis<o:p></o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NANOG <nanog-bounces+tgarrison=netviscom.com@nanog.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Shawn L via NANOG<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 19, 2021 7:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> Matt Hoppes <mattlists@rivervalleyinternet.net><br><b>Cc:</b> North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: Anyone else getting the 'spam' bomb threat?<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>we received it as well<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;overflow-wrap: break-word'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: "Matt Hoppes" <</span><a href="mailto:mattlists@rivervalleyinternet.net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>mattlists@rivervalleyinternet.net</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>><br>Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2021 8:21am<br>To: "North American Network Operators' Group" <</span><a href="mailto:nanog@nanog.org"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>nanog@nanog.org</span></a><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>><br>Subject: Anyone else getting the 'spam' bomb threat?<o:p></o:p></span></p><div id=SafeStyles1634646273><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I've now heard from several operators - our selves included - about <br>getting an e-mail bomb threat to our datacenters asking for $5,000 USD <br>or the "bomb will be detonated".<br><br>Is this being seen on a wide spread e-mail blast to the RIR contacts, or <br>am I just unlucky to know like 6 other data center folks who have also <br>gotten this e-mail?<br><br>It seems like a very odd/bizarre spam/threat campaign which would <br>carry significant jail time.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>