Suspicious email from WordPress–Please Advise!

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  redpenconfessions · Member · Aug 30, 2013 at 8:06 pm

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  I received a suspicious email from a wordpress account that had my “username” and “password” listed in it. I want to know if it is spam or a hacker or legitimate. I copied/pasted the email info below:

  From: WordPress <(email visible only to moderators and staff)> via eigbox.net
  Subject line: [online store] Your username and password
  Body: Username: [redacted]
  Password: [redacted]
  http://danielbuskariol.ipage.com/wordpressonline/wp-login.php

  Any help you can provide would be appreciated!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 30, 2013 at 8:10 pm

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  I’m not staff, but if that’s legit, staff need to stop learning communications skills from Bulgarian hackers.

  I flagged this for staff to remove your password and name, but in the meantime, go to your blog and change the password.

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  auxclass · Member · Aug 30, 2013 at 8:44 pm

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  http://danielbuskariol.ipage.com/wordpressonline/wp-login.php – is some sort of WordPress.ORG install set up as a demo store –

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  jackiedana · Member · Aug 30, 2013 at 9:52 pm

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  Hi there,

  That email is not coming from WordPress.com as we would never send an email like that.

  If the username and/or password in the email referenced a real account, please change them on your WordPress.com or .org installations immediately. Otherwise, you can disregard the email.