Whether it’s for trucker protests or defending against an invasion: crypto addresses need to be validated Fundraising via cryptocurrency is officially a thing, in fact it has been going on for years. It burst into the public awareness with the Canadian trucker protest in Ottawa, when Bitcoin fundraising platform Tallycoin started up a fundraiser for […]
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How we migrated an entire WordPress site with no admin access
With our recent ArticNames acquisition we inherited a few clients who wanted to consolidate their websites here. One of them is a cabal of retired or semi-retired policy big wigs who write pseudonymously under the moniker Barrelstrength, (their web host was a completely different company, otherwise all of the following would have been moot). Their […]
How Cybercriminals Profit by Tapping Your Email
A few days ago I came across the CBC story on how a Canadian man had been defrauded out of $800,000 when cybercriminals inserted themselves into a real estate deal and had the funds diverted to themselves:
Network Solutions’ scammy bullshit signup funnel
It remains to be seen whether by the time I finish venting into this post, cooler heads will prevail and I will just byte my tongue and not post it, or at least go back and take the f-bombs out and clean up the title. Going negative against competitors runs somewhat contrary to our nature […]
What to do with that malware file you found?
Last week a customer emailed me about an item he had read in that edition of our #AxisOfEasy newsletter. He mentioned that he had received an obviously malware email with a .iso file in the attachment and he was wondering what to do with it. Not in terms of “how can I infect my computer […]
What to do about those “You’ve been hacked! Pay me Bitcoin” email spams
We originally reported on this back in #AxisOfEasy 58, it’s the phenomenon of getting an email spam wherein the mailer claims to have hacked or compromised your computer, and will (pick one). encrypt or corrupt your computers, files or data spread embarrassing or compromising information about you to your contacts release an unflattering video ostensibly […]
