eph221
Why'd you put *they* in quotes?  It's kind of interesting isn't it?

Because he was quoting you. See the bolded part.

Sometimes Occam's Razor doesn't apply.  In this context I don't think it does.  But who am I to judge?  Slart and I will never meet I'm sure.This is *their* dirty little secret :computer networks offer ready points of access for disgruntled employees, spies, thieves, sociopaths, and bored teens. maybe I should use a euphemism for *criminals?* 

 
 

If "someone" is trying to accuse slarta of being a blackhat I would say to that "someone" to ease up.
 
Slarta has always been helpful and insightful IME.
 
If any hats are worn, at worst it would seem to be a grey one.

More like tan, actually.
 

j'accuse! j'accuse! :D:D

I was thinking about this and came to the following conclusion:
 
If this is legit then Amazon needs to be read the riot act for sending legitimate emails that scammers can mimic knowing that people have had some trust built that such emails are legitimate.
 
It's just a terrible practice to email people telling them to change their password. If they are really concerned about security then they should just lock the account and let the user discover it and rectify it whenever they try to log in.