Collaborate Disseminate
I received a text message from my son but it came up on my phone as not in my contacts and hence the number was displayed not his name. It was from an iPhone 7 fully up to date iOS and not with any app or other software. He’s only 12 and d… Continue reading Mobile phone number spoofing [duplicate]
The FBI’s Internet Crime Report shows that business email comprise is the biggest money-maker for cybercriminals. Continue reading FBI: Cybercrime tore a $3.5b hole in victims’ pockets last year
Cybercriminals double down on successful internet scams, with a focus on phishing, BEC and other defrauding schemes that have proven to work. Continue reading FBI: $3.5B Lost in 2019 to Known Cyberscams, Ransomware
It put 19 internet-calling companies on notice that helping illegal robocalls is illegal. It has sued before, and it can do it again. Continue reading FTC warns VoIP providers that help robocallers: we can and will sue
How Sergey Denisoff described his early ad-buying ventures: buying BS popup traffic and reselling it to buyers demanding BS traffic. Continue reading 9th Methbot suspect arrested in massive clickfraud ring
Knowing how to check if an email is valid is key to helping you avoid becoming a phishing victim Although the term “email spoofing” doesn’t sound particularly scary, the results…
The post Email Spoofing 101: How to Avoid Becoming a… Continue reading Email Spoofing 101: How to Avoid Becoming a Victim
Some websites give you certain props if you are using a browser they have never “seen”. For example, you buy a new tablet, open Chrome and try to create a hotmail account; most likely they won’t ask for phone number verificat… Continue reading Create fake browser fingerprints [closed]
The retrocomputing crowd will go to great lengths to recreate the computers of yesteryear, and no matter which species of computer is being restored, getting it just right is a badge of honor in the community. The case and keyboard obviously playing a big part in that look, so when …read more
Background
Comcast/Xfinity operates various wireless hotspots across the US, accessed via the SSID xfinitywifi through the many wireless access points shown on https://hotspots.wifi.xfinity.com/
xfinitywifi hotspots are all open/unsecure… Continue reading Is it possible to mac-spoof Xfinity Wireless?
On reading about IMSI catchers, I keep seeing that they “impersonate” a real cell tower or “base station” so that the phone drops its signal-carried data on that machine while on its way to the intended destination.
What I don’t understan… Continue reading How does an IMSI catcher "impersonate" a base station/cell tower?