What's the problem?

On Sat, 27 May 2017 14:34:58 +0100, "David B."
wrote:

On 27/05/2017 13:48, Diesel wrote:
Shadow
Fri, 26 May 2017 18:12:12 GMT in rec.photo.digital, wrote:

On Thu, 25 May 2017 21:37:44 -0000 (UTC), Diesel
wrote:

"David B."
news rec.photo.digital, wrote:

Sad, indeed.

I almost feel sorry for HH...He took your bait, hook line and
sinker.

Mind you, I CAN understand why folk involved in music and film
PIRACY would be perplexed by someone determining their actual
location.

You haven't done that, so far.

I'm 99.9% sure I got it right!

That's what you said about the other five or six you've shared in
the past few years, but, for some silly reason, you won't share
with this newsgroup what your real reason was for trying the first
time.

You tried (and failed) to intimidate or otherwise blackmail me
into doing some shady things for your benefit. Everything else
you've written is smoke and mirrors trying to deflect from your
real reason for trying to stalk me. You couldn't HIRE ME to do
some dirty rat ******* **** to people I don't know, and that
****ed you off.

You were not the first, and you won't be the last

https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php

BD has "history".
[]'s

So very true.


https://www.dropbox.com/s/8t367wcggu...t%21.tiff?dl=0

I know 'You are an idiot" from old, in several variations.

This is the first time I have seen it preceded by "Phishing Attempt!
This page is part of a phishing attemt" and provided with a button
labeled 'Take me back to safety'.

Needless to say, I did not click the button but killed the browser tab
instead.

I hope nobody fell for it.
--

Regards,

Eric Stevens

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/8t367wcggu...t%21.tiff?dl=0

I know 'You are an idiot" from old, in several variations.

This is the first time I have seen it preceded by "Phishing Attempt!
This page is part of a phishing attemt" and provided with a button
labeled 'Take me back to safety'.

Needless to say, I did not click the button but killed the browser tab
instead.

I hope nobody fell for it.

there's nothing to click and nothing to fall for.

it's a screenshot of a phishing attempt alert.

the joke is on you.

On Sat, 27 May 2017 14:34:58 +0100, "David B."
wrote:

On 27/05/2017 13:48, Diesel wrote:
Shadow
Fri, 26 May 2017 18:12:12 GMT in rec.photo.digital, wrote:

On Thu, 25 May 2017 21:37:44 -0000 (UTC), Diesel
wrote:

"David B."
news rec.photo.digital, wrote:

Sad, indeed.

I almost feel sorry for HH...He took your bait, hook line and
sinker.

Mind you, I CAN understand why folk involved in music and film
PIRACY would be perplexed by someone determining their actual
location.

You haven't done that, so far.

I'm 99.9% sure I got it right!

That's what you said about the other five or six you've shared in
the past few years, but, for some silly reason, you won't share
with this newsgroup what your real reason was for trying the first
time.

You tried (and failed) to intimidate or otherwise blackmail me
into doing some shady things for your benefit. Everything else
you've written is smoke and mirrors trying to deflect from your
real reason for trying to stalk me. You couldn't HIRE ME to do
some dirty rat ******* **** to people I don't know, and that
****ed you off.

You were not the first, and you won't be the last

https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php

BD has "history".
[]'s

So very true.


https://www.dropbox.com/...CUT_POSSIBLY_TRACKING_LINK

You do realize that Dropbox recently (this week) suffered a
massive data breach and details of posters and visitors were leaked ?
Of course you do.
[]'s
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Don't be evil - Google 2004
We have a new policy - Google 2012

On Sat, 27 May 2017 19:27:21 -0400, nospam
wrote:

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/8t367wcggu...t%21.tiff?dl=0

I know 'You are an idiot" from old, in several variations.

This is the first time I have seen it preceded by "Phishing Attempt!
This page is part of a phishing attemt" and provided with a button
labeled 'Take me back to safety'.

Needless to say, I did not click the button but killed the browser tab
instead.

I hope nobody fell for it.

there's nothing to click and nothing to fall for.

it's a screenshot of a phishing attempt alert.

the joke is on you.

Given the history of these guys, would you really trust what appears
to be screen shot to be a screen shot?

It's not hard to fool Dropbox with a change of file name.
--

Regards,

Eric Stevens

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/8t367wcggu...20idiot%20-%20
redirect%21.tiff?dl=0

I know 'You are an idiot" from old, in several variations.

This is the first time I have seen it preceded by "Phishing Attempt!
This page is part of a phishing attemt" and provided with a button
labeled 'Take me back to safety'.

Needless to say, I did not click the button but killed the browser tab
instead.

I hope nobody fell for it.

there's nothing to click and nothing to fall for.

it's a screenshot of a phishing attempt alert.

the joke is on you.

Given the history of these guys, would you really trust what appears
to be screen shot to be a screen shot?

it's clear that it's a screenshot, one which can easily be downloaded.

It's not hard to fool Dropbox with a change of file name.

a lot harder than it is to fool you.

On 28/05/2017 00:52, Shadow *LIED* again!

You do realize that Dropbox recently (this week) suffered a
massive data breach and details of posters and visitors were leaked ?
Of course you do.
[]'s

I find absolutely *NO evidence* of what you claim. :-P

=

An article by Mark Crosbie, Dropbox Global Head of Trust and Security

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protect themselves against WannaCrypt and other forms of malware going
forward.

The WannaCrypt variant of ransomware is more advanced than previous
versions, enabling the rapid spread of the ransomware globally. It
combines the capabilities of ransomware with behavior we typically see
in a network worm. When it infects a system, WannaCrypt starts
encrypting local files and searches the network for other vulnerable
systems it can spread to.

How does ransomware work?

A ransomware attack typically begins when a user clicks on a link or
attachment in an email. The user is then directed to a malicious website
that makes them download software or a file pretending to be a
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user’s computer.

Once ransomware encrypts the user’s files it demands a payment of
money—a ransom—in exchange for restoring the encrypted files. Bitcoin
and other crypto-currencies are often used because they give the
attackers anonymity and are difficult to trace.

How do you protect yourself from threats like ransomware?

It’s important to take a holistic view when thinking about security.
Developing a defense-in-depth approach to protecting users against
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Focus on the fundamentals

The basics of data security have not changed over the years. Your focus
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This goes hand in hand with employee education on how to avoid clicking
on malware in emails. Ransomware is only effective if it can get into
your systems and, unfortunately, user actions are still the most likely
way that ransomware will get downloaded into your network.

Prevent initial infection

Ransomware announces itself to users and leaves a very obvious signature
of activity on an infected system. The first priority is to apply strong
endpoint anti-virus protections on systems. While not foolproof,
antivirus software will keep the majority of malware from infecting your
systems. An aggressive email filtering system is particularly useful for
preventing obvious phishing emails from being sent to users. Anti-virus
solutions quickly adapt and can detect and eliminate ransomware.

Limit lateral movement on your network

Companies are often structured in ‘flat’ networks that allow any system
to connect to any other system. That means that ransomware can spread
easily because every system is able to reach every other system. It’s
critical for those companies to have network anti-virus scanning
capabilities that can detect ransomware as it traverses the network so
they can prevent it from spreading broadly. Network isolation or
compartmentalization gives companies time to single ransomware out and
eradicate it from systems without suffering massive data losses.
IT departments, especially those that have a flat network, should also
think about appropriate quarantine abilities. Taking affected systems
offline quickly can prevent the ransomware from scanning and infecting
more systems on the network.

Take a data-centric view

Ransomware is unique among malware in that it targets user data.
Frequently backing up your systems limits your exposure in an attack.
Ransomware loses its effectiveness if infected files can be rapidly
recovered, undoing any potential damage.

Look to cloud services that provide constant and transparent
synchronization of your business files while your employees are using
them. Dropbox, for example, offers file-version history for all files
stored in any Dropbox account. This feature can be used to easily roll
back any files that are encrypted by ransomware to their previous state.

WannaCrypt represents a significant evolution in ransomware. Like many
other criminal activities, these efforts are continuing to become more
sophisticated and harder to recover from. Organizations need to take the
right steps now to protect themselves from this evolving threat.

https://www.dropbox.com/news/busines...you-protect-yo

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The only people who make a difference are the people who believe they can.

On 28/05/2017 00:23, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Sat, 27 May 2017 14:34:58 +0100, "David B."
wrote:

[....]

https://www.dropbox.com/s/8t367wcggu...t%21.tiff?dl=0

I know 'You are an idiot" from old, in several variations.

This is the first time I have seen it preceded by "Phishing Attempt!
This page is part of a phishing attemt" and provided with a button
labeled 'Take me back to safety'.

Needless to say, I did not click the button but killed the browser tab
instead.

I hope nobody fell for it.


Hi Eric :-)

My apology if you felt I was trying to trick you in some way. I most
certainly wasn't.

I provided the image (snipped with 'Grab') to illustrate that the link
https://tekrider.net/pages/david-brooks-stalker.php did *NOT* go to the
website of 'Beauregard T. Shagnasty' (aka Tekrider) but instead went to
the 'You are an idiot' URL. (but I might well be wrong about that!!!)

What I showed you was the work of Web of Trust, an extension I use with
Safari. Pasting the link into Google Chrome took me directly to the 'You
are an idiot' web page.

I understand that Javascript is behind this somehow. This old Forum
thread refers:-

http://www.codingforums.com/javascri...ere-virus.html

There is a modicum of trickery on the Internet and it's awfully
difficult to pin down the bad guys! ;-)

--
"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
- Albert Einstein

On Sat, 27 May 2017 20:35:38 -0400, nospam
wrote:

In article , Eric Stevens
wrote:


https://www.dropbox.com/s/8t367wcggu...20idiot%20-%20
redirect%21.tiff?dl=0

I know 'You are an idiot" from old, in several variations.

This is the first time I have seen it preceded by "Phishing Attempt!
This page is part of a phishing attemt" and provided with a button
labeled 'Take me back to safety'.

Needless to say, I did not click the button but killed the browser tab
instead.

I hope nobody fell for it.

there's nothing to click and nothing to fall for.

it's a screenshot of a phishing attempt alert.

the joke is on you.

Given the history of these guys, would you really trust what appears
to be screen shot to be a screen shot?

it's clear that it's a screenshot, one which can easily be downloaded.

It's not hard to fool Dropbox with a change of file name.

a lot harder than it is to fool you.

You are getting desparate.
--

Regards,

Eric Stevens

On Sun, 28 May 2017 08:15:58 +0100, "David B."
wrote:

"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
- Albert Einstein

Tell that to nospam.
--

Regards,

Eric Stevens

On 28/05/2017 10:13, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Sun, 28 May 2017 08:15:58 +0100, "David B."
wrote:

"The important thing is not to stop questioning."
- Albert Einstein

Tell that to nospam.

:-)

He/she certainly does seem to like arguing!

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The only people who make a difference are the people who believe they can.