HACK by Simon PG Edwards

HACK (HÆK) VB. 1. TO WRITE COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR ENJOYMENT. 2. TO GAIN ACCESS TO A COMPUTER ILLEGALLY. ~N 3. ONE WHO WORKS HARD AT BORING TASKS. 4. A MEDIOCRE AND DISDAINED WRITER. 5. AN OLD OR WORN-OUT HORSE.

Tag: social engineering

Email hacker pest control

13/07/202213/07/2022 Simon EdwardsSecurity, Security for normal people, TipsLeave a Comment on Email hacker pest control

Check your forwarding rules. Email security is critical for everyone. It’s the account that controls most of your others. Need to reset a password? Or verify your identity for other reasons? You’ll probably get an email with a link. If…

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Pre-infected smartphones

08/12/201425/02/2022 Simon EdwardsMobile, Security for normal peopleLeave a Comment on Pre-infected smartphones
pre-infected smartphones

Some Android mobile phones are being sold pre-infected with malware. According to a blog post by Lookout’s Jeremy Linden, “DeathRing is a Chinese Trojan that is pre-installed on a number of smartphones most popular in Asian and African countries.” Some of the…

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Were You Asking For It?

15/05/200717/03/2022 Simon EdwardsSecurity, ThreatsLeave a Comment on Were You Asking For It?
infected on purpose

Should internet users take more responsibility? I’m just taking a break from testing anti-spyware software using the new lab, and I found an interesting article by Didier Stevens, who has set up a Google advert that offers to infect your system with…

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