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Posted 02-24-2015 at 06:37 AM bybrianL Updated 02-24-2015 at 06:39 AM bybrianL
It's been a while since I got one of these calls. Somebody with a strong Indian accent, using an English name (Andrew, this time), and claiming to work for Microsoft.
After introductions, this is the conversation: Andrew: we have reports that your computer has been downloading malicious software. Me: Oh? That sounds bad. Andrew: Don't worry, we can fix it. Me: I hope so.
Then asks if I'm at my computer & is it on. And which browser I use. Andrew:...
Posted 02-23-2015 at 07:01 PM byrocket357 (Musings on technology, philosophy, and life in the corporate world)
Updated 03-05-2015 at 01:27 PM byrocket357
Sorry, non-technical post here...no "war stories of the admin" or "datacenter outages caused by stupidity" today.
I play H1Z1 with my wife. It's a fun little post-outbreak walking-dead-ish game (currently in alpha) of survival in a world just after a massive virus outbreak...yadda yadda yadda. Bottom line: don't die to zombies, starvation, or wildlife (particularly bears).
Bears. Good God, man. Unlike real life, bears are relatively easy to...
Dear Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), please fix your mail servers, DNS records and establish SPF, DKIM and DMARC!
Just got another phishing mail... "originating" from MCB
Received: from mihaus by serv1.sng.ap.com with local (Exim 4.84)
(envelope-from <mihaus@serv1.sng.ap.com>)
id 1YPlbA-00083O-R0
for xyz@xyz.mu; Mon, 23 Feb 2015 11:00:28 +0530
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 05:30:28 +0000
To: xyz@xyz.mu
From: Mauritius_Commercial_Bank_=28MCB=29...
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