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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 |
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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. |
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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 -- Don't be evil - Google 2004 We have a new policy - Google 2012 |
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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 |
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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. |
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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 We have just witnessed one of the largest ransomware attacks in history. Known as “WannaCrypt,” this ransomware targets Windows XP systems and has impacted organizations across the globe. This post gives an overview of what ransomware is and explains the steps organizations can take to 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 legitimate document which, when opened, installs the ransomware on the 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 malware in general will go a long way towards eliminating the threat of ransomware. Strong endpoint protection, network isolation, and building an ability to quarantine outbreaks will allow you to react and contain any ransomware outbreak. Taking a data-centric (rather than device-centric) approach is the best way to get your business data back online and your employees productive again. Focus on the fundamentals The basics of data security have not changed over the years. Your focus should start with the fundamentals: patching vulnerable systems, upgrading end-of-life systems, and investing in IT modernization are all critical for building a defensible infrastructure. 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 -- The only people who make a difference are the people who believe they can. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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! -- The only people who make a difference are the people who believe they can. |
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