by Joseph Forbes | Apr 9, 2013 | HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, KnowledgeBase (KB), Malware Reports, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY
Protip: don’t install an Android application package file if it’s named “Certificate.apk”. It’s not legit (obviously). Trojan:Android/Pincer.A is able to forward SMS messages and perform other actions based on commands it receives from...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 28, 2013 | Blog Entry, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices
The security presentation had a provocative title Source: Uli Ries At the Black Hat Europe conference that is currently in progress, Russian security expert Nikita Tarakanov has presented the results of his analysis of the driver software that Huawei ships with its...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog Entry, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals
Below is written by a Microsoft MMPC person, to which I had to copy it because it is verbatium the same situation I encountered awhile back. The FTC and FCC have made it clear that these are scams, even going as far as shutting down the money flow for these scams to...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 6, 2013 | INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, Technical Support, Technicals
Comcast revealed today how it will deal with customers who receive multiple warnings under the newly launched “six-strikes” anti-piracy system. After four alerts the ISP will “hijack” web-browsers of suspected serial pirates with a persistent pop-up notification,...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 5, 2013 | Blog Entry, Data Recovery, HACKING, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals
from the burrs-on-the-heel-of-the-foot-would-be-mercy dept. It appears that two weeks ago my email address got into the wrong database. Since that time there have been continuing attempts to access my accounts and create new accounts in my name. I have received emails...
by Joseph Forbes | Feb 25, 2013 | Blog Entry, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, LAW, MONEY
A mysterious company using the name “Internet Copyright Law Enforcement Agency” is sending letters to home addresses of alleged BitTorrent users, asking them to pay a settlement fee of hundreds of dollars or face jail time. The outfit claims to work with law...
