Fish UPDATE:I am back in business. I have re-obtained control over my Yahoo account. So the IM messages you receive from me are really from me. I won’t make this mistake twice.

Never operate a computer while sleep deprived. In fact, I am starting to think people should be licensed to get on the internet much like you do to drive a car. I am absolutely mortified to admit this, but I got suckered in a phishing attack that occurred via Yahoo Messenger.

I received an IM from a former boss with a link to a geocities photo gallery. When I clicked on the link, it looked just like a Yahoo photo gallery. Thinking (or rather not thinking), “Oh yeah, Yahoo owns Geocities now, right?” I logged in to see the photos. Big mistake. Right then I had the sneaking suspicion that I had done something painfully wrong.

And today, it was confirmed when a friend emailed me to tell me that I got my password jacked. If you see an IM from me or anyone with the link http://www.geocities.com/ladivabev/photos_pics.html (or rather any geocities link) DO NOT CLICK ON IT.

I cannot believe I fell for this. I am usually excellent at spotting and ignoring these, but everybody has their off days. And lately, I have had a string of them. I recently accidentally deleted all my backup data on my external hard-drive. Sleep deprivation is a killer.

And if you receive an IM or Yahoo message from me, please know it is not from me until further notice.