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Copyright infringement notice
I keep getting emails from Telus notifying me of a copyright infringement claim against my internet account. I have no idea what it refers to and I don't want to open the attachment in case it contai...
Nighthawk
Community Power User
Community Power UserThose copyright infringement claims are typically generated as a result of someone using your connection to download a media file (TV, movie, music), usually from torrents. The notice will identify the file at the bottom of the message without needing to open the attachment. I wouldn't recommend opening the attachment anyways as they're often Word documents full of macros.
The bottom of the email will look something like:
You are subscribed as (your Telus account email address).
Your IP address is ###.###.###.###.
Time of event: 2021-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
Date of event: 2021-MM-DD HH:MM:SS
Asset title: <Name of show/movie/song/file>
IP address: ###.###.###.###
Notification ID: (some mix of letters and numbers)
The IP address in the message should match your router / public IP address. (https://whatismyip.com/)
