[AusNOG] Cold calling on my private number?

[Gavin Tweedie]

Hi Mike,

I'll have a look and see if I can tell you where your details came from.

Gavin
--
Interconnection Director, APAC
Megaport
+61 498 498 458

On 15 September 2016 at 09:18, Mike Taylor <mtaylor at totalteam.co.nz> wrote:

> Yeah, but my number is unlisted, it's only in my sig, and I havent' had
> any previous dealings with Megaport. I don't generally post to any other
> public lists than this one. I don't use my work email for private stuff.
> I'm in the back room mostly, so i don't drop my business cards in jars on
> the bar, or give business cards out to randoms etc...
>
> My incoming spam has gone up dramatically in the last couple of months, so
> I'm obviously 'on a list' now, so it has been harvested fairly recently,
> and unfortunately for Megaport, this was the first cold call I've gotten to
> the private, unlisted number.
>
> Perhaps Megaport would like to share how they got my details, because I am
> really curious (in a techie/security, 'how does my data leak out there?'
> kind of way)
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Taylor
> The Total Team
>
>
> 0800 888 326 / +64 3 3779050
>
> On 15/09/16 12:43, Robert Hudson wrote:
>
> Have you ever dropped a business card with that number into a jar at a
> conference/event/etc?
>
> I know it sucks getting cold calls/emails (as several of us did recently
> from another company) from the AusNOG lists, but you'd want to be damned
> sure of the facts before making accusations, surely...
>
> (No, I don't work for Megaport, nor am I even a customer, or have a vested
> interest in them as an organisation - I just happen to like what they're
> doing in the market.  I'd question dropping the name of anyone in this sort
> of post irrespective of who they are (you'll note I still haven't confirmed
> the name of the org I got the cold email from).
>
> On 15 September 2016 at 09:47, Mike Taylor <mtaylor at totalteam.co.nz>
> wrote:
>
>> I know, it's a rookie mistake, putting a DDI in my sig...
>>
>> Megaport weren't sure WHERE they got my number... But I suspect it was
>> from here...
>>
>> Mea Culpa I suppose.
>>
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
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>> Mike Taylor
>> The Total Team
>>
>> <<SNIP>>
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