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with the devices mentioned in the article, there is no consent requested, and the malicious apps are installed either before the box is sold or after as a requirement for getting t…

You very much can not be aware of it. Consider what happens when you're simswapped at 2 am. Are you going to notice that? Probably not. And maybe not after you get up and check you…

There were a series of scams late last year where the scammers targeting eldery people sent Ubers to pick up cash from victims. https://www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2021/12/10/hills…

It's possible many network operators don't know everyone who's on their networks unless someone specifically brings it to their attention. That seems to be the case here.

Bingo! Their tagline should be, if you're here, you already know you're screwed.

You're absolutely right. Here's one high-profile example: https://www.thedailybeast.com/feds-say-bounty-hunter-matthew...

From: https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/1508819347963363329 Some backstory that's not in the piece. I originally started reporting this about six months ago, when an anonymous …

These are all good ideas. It seems to me part of the problem with these ransom attacks is the intruders aren't pouncing the minute they get inside the victim's network. They take t…

This story was originally reported by American journalist brian krebs http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/09/israeli-online-attack-ser... http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/09/alleged-vdo…

Actually, freezing your credit does nothing to stop the bureaus from selling, mining, combining or otherwise doing what they want with the data they hold about you.