Tagged: Crime

Don’t believe people who call you on the phone

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Aggressive Social Engineering Against Consumers « SeekerBlog. This is a surprising and daringly direct way to commit a crime against someone. It is hard for me to understand why people feel it is ok to steal from others. If someone doesn’t have there are ways to get your needs met. I can’t believe that people who lie to others can feel good about themselves.

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Afraid you have Camcapture on your computer?

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Computer repairman accused of taking nude pictures of women remotely – latimes.com. The poor company that made this software is probably very upset about this. To be associated with a crime isn’t going to improve their image. I bet they will issue an update that makes it more clear when someone is being monitored.

To see if you have this installed check the /Library/WebServer/Documents” directory for the Camcapture Program. Or just download this Automator workflow I created. It has both the application which just allows you to double-click and run it, or you can view the script in the Automator application. All this does is go to the specified directory and allow you to see if Camcapture is listed. If it does appear, then simply drag it to your trash and delete it.

Camcapture This is a zip file that decompresses into two files.

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Hacking NetFlix : Warning: New Phishing Scam Targets Netflix Subscribers

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Hacking NetFlix : Warning: New Phishing Scam Targets Netflix Subscribers.  The deception is getting harder to detect isn’t it with this kind of forgery.  I wonder if we shouldn’t click on any links in emails to be completely safe from this kind of social engineering.

 

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Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on the Growing Prevalence of Cyberstalking (via In The News…)

This is scary. I wonder if it’s because people are more bored and frustrated now because of the economy?

Nichelle Mitchem Shares Information on the Growing Prevalence of Cyberstalking The prevalence of stalking is increasing. The Bureau of Justice Statistics indicates that 3.4 million persons over 18 were victims of stalking in a one-year period. Baum et al, Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report, National Crime Victimization Survey, Stalking Victimization in the United States (January 2009). More than 1 in 4 stalking victims reported some form of cyberstalking was used, such as e-mail (83%) or instant messaging (35%). Id … Read More

via In The News…

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