This is both hilarious and spot on in terms of accuracy. And do get sucked in to watching all the other videos with the dogs - they're wonderful! … [Read more...] about Internet Fraud Explained Using Dogs
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SMS Phish (Smish) Targeting AIB Users
AIB is one of Ireland's largest banks, so they're often a target of various fraud attacks including phishing via email and SMS / iMessage. Today's attack is simple and pretty effective. Here's the text message: It reads: Your AIB Card is deactivated on 28/07/2020 for security reasons. Go to https://aib-card-skimmed.com as soon as possible to order a replacement … [Read more...] about SMS Phish (Smish) Targeting AIB Users
Outlook On The Mac Is A Phisher’s Wet Dream
I get quite a few phishing emails on some of my email addresses, partially because I like seeing what is "in the wild". One of the rather annoying things about Outlook on the Mac in Office 2016 for the Mac is that the email address of a sender is hidden. Sure, you can access it, but you have to dig So phishers worldwide are probably delighted: Microsoft probably … [Read more...] about Outlook On The Mac Is A Phisher’s Wet Dream
Irish Water Doesn’t Quite “Get” Online
Over the past year there's been a very heated debacle around the entire subject of water charges in Ireland. Personally I think the government managed the entire thing really badly, but it looks like it's been more or less resolved now. Sure, some people are still very unhappy and are continuing to demonstrate against the charges, but I suspect quite a few people have simply … [Read more...] about Irish Water Doesn’t Quite “Get” Online
AIB Irony
AIB is one of Ireland's largest banks. I use it for my personal banking, while the company also uses them for pretty much everything. I've had my issues with them in the past. Most recently their rather "nutty" handling of phone calls has really peeved me. You can read more about this here. Short version - bank rings customer to check if charges are valid, but does so … [Read more...] about AIB Irony