The Best SpaceX Conspiracies About the Falcon Heavy Launch
Did Elon Musk pull off the perfect murder? And other things conspiracy theorists are wondering. Continue reading The Best SpaceX Conspiracies About the Falcon Heavy Launch
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Is That Part A Counterfeit? Here Are A Few Pointers
If you order an electronic component, how do you know what it is you are receiving? It has the right package and markings, but have you got the real thing from the original manufacturer or have you got an inferior counterfeit? We hear so much about counterfeit parts, and sometimes the level of effort put in by the fraudsters is so high that from either a visual or electrical standpoint they can be hard to spot.
[Robb Hammond] writes for Aeri, with an extremely interesting guide to some of the cues for spotting a counterfeit semiconductor part. In doing so …read more
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Facebook phishers want you to “Connect with Facebook”
Facebook phishers link from bogus landing pages hosted on sites(dot)google(dot)com URLs. What do they want? Your data.
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There’s a hole in my bucket: Bitcoin scams aim to exploit volatile market
The digital world of Bitcoin is ablaze with profit, speculation, and potential riches for all – unfortunately, scammers are in on the action and will stop at nothing to relieve the unwary of their digital fortunes. From the oldest tricks in the bo… Continue reading There’s a hole in my bucket: Bitcoin scams aim to exploit volatile market
PayPal phish asks to verify transactions—don’t do it
We take a look at a batch of fake PayPal emails asking potential victims to visit a so-called resolution center to address unverified transactions.
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Fail of the Week: Cheap Chips Cause Chaos
We all know the old saw: if it’s too good to be true, it probably is. But nowhere does this rule seem to break down as regularly as when we order parts. Bangood, AliExpress, and eBay are flooded with parts ready to be magically transported across the globe to our doorsteps, all at prices that seem to defy the laws of economics.
Most of these transactions go off without a hitch and we get exactly what we need to complete our Next Cool Thing. But it’s not always so smooth, as [Kerry Wong] recently discovered with an eBay order that …read more
419 scammer offers USD $60 million—and a free child
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| 419 scammers offering up untold riches are nothing new. But untold riches and an adopted child for good measure? How could we not explore this one further?
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Floridians Are Coping With Irma Using Memes and Fake Facebook Events
The authors of the pages say they’re just trying to make the best of a bad situation. Continue reading Floridians Are Coping With Irma Using Memes and Fake Facebook Events
419 spam: 10 million US dollars, courtesy of “Rev. Goodluck Ebola”
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| A 419 email is currently doing the rounds with promises of $10.5m USD waiting to be sent your way. This is most definitely something you don’t want to get tangled up in.
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A stolen version of DMA-locker is making the rounds
Pirated versions of DMA-locker are doing the rounds, but there is some good news. All the encrypted data can be decrypted with the same key and we can give it to you.
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