Hackers

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I’m not a hacker, but sometimes I wish I was. Of course, that superpower I would use for good, to fight all the annoying evil hackers. Alas, I am unskilled in that area, and definitely not smart enough. Sometimes a hero comes along and you don’t recognize him. Mild mannered, quiet, married even. I’m talking about a guy recently that hacked a malicious hacking group, gathered incriminating information, and turned it over to the authorities.

If you are anything like us, then you get phishing scams all the time. I’ve been getting various requests to authorize a package that was undeliverable, either by USPS or UPS. I do order a lot from eBay and Amazon, so while it’s plausible, it’s not very likely since I’ve been here over 20 years and they’ve never had a problem before.

Another one is where I get an email confirming my purchase of some doo-dad, for $348, and it will ship soon. If I need to change any information on the order, click on this link. That’s another one that used to bother me but once I realized they were scams, I just ignore the email and delete it.

A good check on those fake emails is to check the sender. Click on the sender name and see what the address is. It usually makes no sense in relationship to a company. Sometimes it makes an attempt, by using some of the name, or misspelling the name, but it’s usually very obvious.

Back to our superhero. This guy’s wife gets a scam email and falls for it. It happens all the time, as the emails can seem believable. He starts to follow the scammers and hacks into their system, collecting info. Read all about it HERE. 
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