[quote=MN3][quote] One interesting aspect I discovered is that the initial contacts by scammers are sometimes intentionally amateurish. They may look stupid in their attempts with silly names or ploys that look painfully obvious, but this is a ploy. They are after the gullible. If they can get someone to believe the original lame pitch, they are more likely to work the entire deal. [/quote]
That is interesting Bill
My career took an unexpected turn a few years ago and i now work in cybersecurity
People know about phishing but my company actively tests our staff. I have been fooled a few times and that is while working for the worlds biggest CyberCert Org, with a ton of training. It really only takes 1 click on an email to compromise your entire network (right DNC?)
one click on an email that looks legit (or a link an a forum) ... they can download and run an app in the background that stores your passwords, clicks, traffic, etc. - (banks, personal id data, etc) - or the software can sit and wait and attack you for ransom ... (right Miami? right Garmin,etc)
also while on it: the time it takes to decode a password is scary quick
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