by Greg Scott | Nov 23, 2024 | Phish collection
Somebody impersonating TransUnion wants to steal my login credentials. This phishing attack works because I froze my credit with the major credit reporting agencies a few months ago after somebody with details on my credit history tried to scam me with a phone...
by Greg Scott | Oct 15, 2024 | Cybersecurity
I had heard about different DDoS attacks, including SYN flood attacks, for a long time. In fact, I got serious about cybersecurity in November, 2000 after I found my internet-facing DNS server an unwitting part a DDoS attack against the government of Brazil. In a DDoS...
by Greg Scott | Aug 23, 2024 | Phish collection
This Facebook phishing sample earns points for creativity. Create a Facebook profile named, “Deadline in 20 Hours: Additional Details Requested 91718809.” The number at the end gives it that official look. Nice touch. Go after author Facebook pages and...
by Greg Scott | Aug 10, 2024 | Cybersecurity
DCIM\100MEDIA\DJI_0141.JPG – from Jan Wildeboer’s camera I liked what Jan Wildeboer had to say about the xz-utils and Crowdstrike incidents so much, I asked Jan’s permission to paste it as a guest blog post right here. I made one minor formatting...
by Greg Scott | Jul 22, 2024 | Phish collection
At first, I really thought this grazed but not fazed email came from the Trump team. But this one did not come from Trump or the Republicans. The attempt on Trump’s life was wrong and it robbed an innocent family of their father. But this email cracked me up...
by Greg Scott | Jul 1, 2024 | Cybersecurity, Slice of Life
I started using Facebook back in 2009. A few friends greeted me. It was fun. I connected with my sister, T, and her family in Idaho and we’ve traded hundreds, or maybe thousands of messages since then. T was 11 when I was born. She spent much of her teenage...
by Greg Scott | Jun 28, 2024 | Cybersecurity
Like nearly all sensational data breaches, the public will probably never know the root cause of the Great United Health Group data breach of 2024 that exposed medical information for millions and millions of Americans. But after following data breaches for a long...
by Greg Scott | May 20, 2024 | Slice of Life, Technology
For the latest in big company insanity, look to the recent Dell scheme to get rid of employees who work remotely. I snapped this picture while fighting rush-hour traffic in May, 2004. Now, Dell employees can look forward to more traffic fun. Dell has undergone quite...
by Greg Scott | May 5, 2024 | Phish collection, Slice of Life
Somebody generated an accurate credit report for me and used it in a phone phishing scam. They put on a worthy effort. My phone rang at 2:09 PM on Thursday, May 2, 2024. The Caller ID said “CHASE,” all uppercase, with phone number 800-955-9060. The caller,...
by Greg Scott | Apr 22, 2024 | Phish collection
Today’s authentication state of the art uses two of a few possible factors identify us. We call this Two-factor authentication (2FA). The possible factors include: Something you know – for example, a password. Something you have – maybe a cell phone...
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