I’ve blogged about scammers’ use and abuse of remote access software before. Specifically, I see Connectwise’s ScreenConnect software deployed by bad actors to infiltrate people’s computers. But this problem is expanding, happening more often this year. The uptick is rather alarming to me, so I want to bang out these details, for those of you … Read more
The latest email hazard to circulate is Reclaim.ai phishing. Check out this example and don’t be fooled: This is just another Thank You For Your Purchase Scam. That is to say: this is just a bunch of lies, designed to alarm and upset the recipient with a purchase that didn’t happen. The goal is to … Read more
Let’s go over a recent example of Quickbooks phishing. This one is fairly easy to spot as a fake, but it’s just a starting point. These Quickbooks scam-emails are only going to get better… The above email may not fool everyone. The sender address is rather odd, and there are no convincing graphics in the … Read more
Sometimes, you just don’t know where your mouse cursor has gotten to! It could be a combination of things: You have 3 monitors, or your monitor is very large and your cursor is small, or you just have a whole lot going on and things are busy and cluttered on-screen. If this sounds familiar, I … Read more
Amazon Shoppers may want to try out this browser extension called Knockoff. A genius developer set out to make Amazon more palatable, by creating a better filter tool for Amazon’s listings. It allows you to peruse that shopping website while marking/ghosting/hiding the knockoff and questionable brand names. The Knockoff extension is free for all to … Read more
I’m seeing a lot of real estate scams, posted to TikTok this month. Check out the following screenshot and other details: If I needed an affordable place to stay, $950/mo would be a great deal in my zip code. Most 3BR rentals around here are going for twice that price! And that should be your … Read more
Some of my neighbors recently grew interested in a text-borne survey. It caught my attention when I saw people pushing friends & family to find it and fill it out. With a quick glance, I knew better and dismissed the message as junk. But I can do better than that. Maybe my picking apart this … Read more
Check out this new Truist phishing email with me. You don’t want to fall victim to this ruse! The normal tells are there: the sender email address is dodgy and they use the word “kindly”. But otherwise, this one is a solid attempt and may fool some people. Especially if viewed on a mobile device, … Read more
Intuit owns Quickbooks and they are really putting the screws to their desktop software users. They want their desktop software gone, but they won’t simply kill it. Instead, they are charging more and more for it, each year. I’d say it’s similar to them raising the temperature of a hot tub until you get out, … Read more
Microsoft is about to cause a problem for a small subset of computer users, and I need to explain it in detail. Most of you won’t be affected by this, but it is awful enough and portentious enough that I think many Office users should take heed. Follow me into these weeds: I’ve previously mentioned … Read more