Oh boy we'll have another rash of "Oh i'm not using my credit card on the internets because the hackers will steal my information!" meanwhile the same people hand their credit card off to a waiter, bartender, use ATM's without even glancing at the card reader to see if it's real... etc etc...

Nuclear Pancake: Oh boy we'll have another rash of "Oh i'm not using my credit card on the internets because the hackers will steal my information!" meanwhile the same people hand their credit card off to a waiter, bartender, use ATM's without even glancing at the card reader to see if it's real... etc etc...

Remember back in the old days when credit card transactions had to be called in, and whoever was near the checkout counter could listen in? "The number is...."

FirstNationalBastard: Not only is Ric's mustache a firewall, but it smells minty fresh, and if asked nicely, will dispense the sum of all mustachely wisdom.

I read a blog that talks about John Bolton's mustache, Regis, which is quite outspoken all on its own.

I'm behind 8 proxies biatches!

Cause 7 was not enough.

I used to laugh at people in hotel rooms that would complain, "I don't want to connect wirelessly! Someone could monitor my communications and steal my credit card info! Make my Ethernet work!"

Then I'd show them that the wireless bridge under their desk was unplugged and that it wasn't a hardwired connection at all. And somehow that made most of them feel more secure as long as a shielded cable was in use.

JohnAnnArbor: Remember back in the old days when credit card transactions had to be called in, and whoever was near the checkout counter could listen in? "The number is...."

Umm, no.

I remember hand-written slips. I remember those manual machines that made carbon copies. I know about the machines that are currently in use. I have never heard of calling in a credit card. How old ARE you?

If you follow the "get more tips" link at the bottom of the page, you're taken to protectmyid.com, which sells a credit-monitoring service. Their tips do include "Embrace your paranoia," because that's good for their business. They don't mention the two practices that make you practically immune:

1. Use NoScript, even if it's a PITA sometimes.
2. Don't click on email links. Instead, go to the company's Web site and sign in.

thenateman: If you follow the "get more tips" link at the bottom of the page, you're taken to protectmyid.com, which sells a credit-monitoring service. Their tips do include "Embrace your paranoia," because that's good for their business. They don't mention the two practices that make you practically immune:

1. Use NoScript, even if it's a PITA sometimes.
2. Don't click on email links. Instead, go to the company's Web site and sign in.

I fell for a phishing scam this week. Thankfully it was only my WoW account that was compromised. I feel like the biggest dumbass on the planet, though, so maybe I learned my lesson.

Like the last celebrity nude-photo kerfuffle showed, you don't even need to know a bit from a byte. All you need is to know how to surf the Googles and you can get all the info you need to guess security questions and passwords.

All the other stuff is just work.

Old, tired meme is old, tiredRomero.

I had two users fall for a phishing scam this week. Both of them received emails from "UPS" at their personal gmail account saying the package they sent couldn't be delivered.

One of the users had actually sent something by UPS... two months ago. The other couldn't remember sending anything UPS since last year.

Nonetheless, they both clicked the link and entered their email address and password. They said they were redirected to a UPS-looking page that said they had received the email in error and that UPS apologized for the mixup.

Apparently, one of the users got suspicious and started talking about it with her coworkers, one of whom said she had done the same thing.

So they came to me, forwarded me the email and asked what they should do. They both swore they use a different password for every account, which I'm certain is a lie.

Anyway, I told them to assume that the Russian mob has that email address and password, and that they need to change every single password for every single site they visit.

/CSB

I got a phone call tonight from some guy with a thick Indian accent claiming to work for Microsoft and telling me that my PC was infected and I had to follow his instructions to fix it. I kept him on the phone as long as I could to keep him from bothering anyone else.

/getting a kick out of this.

WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!..

HOLD ON.

Ric Romero is a real person?

/HOLYSHIAT

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Freaky_Sold_Mustard: WHOA WHOA WHOA WHOA!!!..

HOLD ON.

Ric Romero is a real person?

/HOLYSHIAT

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Nuclear Pancake: Oh boy we'll have another rash of "Oh i'm not using my credit card on the internets because the hackers will steal my information!" meanwhile the same people hand their credit card off to a waiter, bartender, use ATM's without even glancing at the card reader to see if it's real... etc etc...

And toss every piece of financial paperwork they have in the trash without shredding or burning them, which is how most identify theft occurs.

Freaky_Sold_Mustard: Ric Romero is a real person?

And a damn sexy flight attendant!

malaktaus: And toss every piece of financial paperwork they have in the trash without shredding or burning them, which is how most identify theft occurs.

[Citation Needed]

Unless you can prove otherwise, I have to believe that "most" identity theft happens over the Internet.

How many bags of trash would somebody dig through before finding a very specific piece of paper?

Meanwhile, how many people will willingly divulge everything, just because they received an email that looked legit?

Freaky_Sold_Mustard: Ric Romero is a real person?

NightOwl2255: I'm behind 8 proxies biatches!

You know who else thought 8 proxies was enough?

Cybercriminals are becoming more sophisticated in the way they steal personal information and infect computers...

Whilst we in the news media remain unable to operate our digitial watches.

kellynoel: JohnAnnArbor: Remember back in the old days when credit card transactions had to be called in, and whoever was near the checkout counter could listen in? "The number is...."

Umm, no.

I remember hand-written slips. I remember those manual machines that made carbon copies. I know about the machines that are currently in use. I have never heard of calling in a credit card. How old ARE you?

You called them in AFTER using the dinosaur

Freaky_Sold_Mustard: Ric Romero is a real person?

/HOLYSHIAT

Not only that, he appears to be aware of his Fark notoriety.

A Christmas or two ago he did an article about fundraising for poor kids' presents. It started with something like "This just in... 'Christmas presents' are items boxed and put under a tree for children to enjoy" and called upon us to donate.

Naturally, it made Fark.

NickGXZ: kellynoel: JohnAnnArbor: Remember back in the old days when credit card transactions had to be called in, and whoever was near the checkout counter could listen in? "The number is...."

Umm, no.

I remember hand-written slips. I remember those manual machines that made carbon copies. I know about the machines that are currently in use. I have never heard of calling in a credit card. How old ARE you?

You called them in AFTER using the dinosaur

I do remember when identity theft invovled someone going through a business's trash for those carbons.