Followers of the blog will know that I’m not a fan of SMS. It’s spoofable, it’s hackable, it’s from 1981. I can’t even have a meal out in peace without finding SMS weaknesses that take over some random service. So …
How Low Will They Go?
True to form, cybercriminals are out in force trying to exploit the recent COVID issue. According to Action-Fraud, they have already netted close to £970,000 from UK victims. Source: Why use COVID-19 in scams? In phishing simulations, we see a …
Twitter is Broken
Twitter by SMS So let’s get the boring stuff out the way! if you have a phone number connected to your Twitter account you can SMS Twitter and do social media stuff via SMS message. An SMS of ‘RT @Twitter’ …
Diamonds and Dirt
I quite like diamonds. Not for their look but for the whole backstory on why they are so desired today. The De Beers ‘cartel’, amongst others, inflated the price of diamonds since the 1800s. Around 1938 the De Beers diamond group …
Argos Doesn’t Take Care of IT
So recently I needed a computer monitor in a hurry, I was in the north and I wanted a monitor to be collected by a colleague in the south. My mind pondered several next day options but then it hit …
The Romance Scam
There was a simpler time where people would send post cards asking for pen-friends. A friendship slowly developed and they would ask for a small amount of money. With the advent of the internet all this changed though, scammers could …