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Ian:
Sometimes. Spammers can give you a laugh.  One of the funniest scams I've had in a while:

Virus Warning: E-Mail from ‘FBI Alert’


Apple has detected an unauthorized sign-in to your iClodu
account.
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: 17k7zLDwktZ7KATq4cQDhYJv15HJV7NbJ9
If no response is received your account will be locked for
security.
The server will lock yor account within 2 hours if we don't
receive the payment!


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Ian:
Little more serious: one trick spammers attempt is to register domains which can be mistaken for the real thing. Here's the latest list

[smg id=3364]

Ian:
The never-ending battle to stay ahead of the scammers has taken a new and ugly turn.   

Hackers have been discovered injecting malware into compromised e-commerce websites that steal payment card data from unsuspecting victims.

The technique is known as online skimming — the stealing of payment card data transmitted to the vendor by unsuspecting customers.

Researchers said that the cyber criminal gang has been actively attacking multinational organisations, targeting specific employees with spear-phishing emails advertising fake job advertisements and repeatedly deploying the More_eggs JScript backdoor malware (aka Terra Loader, SpicyOmelette).

Researchers said that the gang has been around for four years: “Its attacks are financially motivated, sophisticated and persistent. The group historically has specialized in stealing payment card data from POS machines and has more recently expanded operations to target card-not-present data from online transactions."

The reason this is more sinister than previous scams is that you might be doing everything right and still be caught out.

Basic rules for staying safe are the same as always:

Use bookmarked URLs only
Don't ever follow links in emails - ever.
If you go to a site you know and trust and see a redirection flag - get out.

SteveH:
Amazon keeps records of every motion detected by its Ring doorbells, as well as the exact time they are logged down to the millisecond.

The details were revealed via a data request submitted by the BBC.

It also disclosed that every interaction with Ring's app is also stored, including the model of phone or tablet and mobile network used.
One expert said it gave Amazon the potential for even broader insight into its customers' lives.

"What's most interesting is not just the data itself, but all the patterns and insights that can be learned from it," commented independent privacy expert Frederike Kaltheuner.

"Knowing when someone rings your door, how often, and for how long, can indicate when someone is at home.
"If nobody ever rang your door, that would probably say something about your social life as well."

She added that it remained unclear how much further "anonymised" data was also being collected.    cont   https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-51709247

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