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Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20230419 - voice fraud scams
Read more at Yahoo! News: N.L. family warns others not to fall victim to the same deepfake phone scam that cost them $10K. Or, from the Washington Post: this report of a similar scam from Regina SK. A...
Apr 19, 2023
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20221130 - romance crypto scam
Here's some good advice from the US FTC: What To Know About Cryptocurrency and Scams. Related podcast: Scammer Stories. Explore all of the #geekoutbasics posts for some general computer safety tips fr...
Nov 30, 2022
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20200930 - ''Look what i found'' phishing scam
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . "Look what i found" FB Messenger phishing scam. Old scam. New text. NO CLICKITY! =) webmeister Bud Explore all of the #geekoutbasics posts for some general computer...
Sep 30, 2020
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20200826 - Kitboga, scambaiter
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . Kitboga is doing the good work by scambaiting: keeping scammers fruitlessly occupied for hours at a time, when they could be victimizing our vulnerable friends and ...
Aug 26, 2020
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! 20200108 - where I troll a scammer
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . A scammer imitated Bossman Johnny and tried to run a gift card scam on us. I trolled him. Here's how. =) webmeister Bud Peruse the entire exchange on webmeister Bud...
Jan 08, 2020
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! :: data breaches and reusing passwords
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . parlaying news reports of Disney+ account hacking into some #geekoutbasics about keeping your accounts safe. =) webmeister Bud Phishing These are the e-mails or tex...
Nov 27, 2019
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! :: password managers
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . despite some fake news you may have read, password managers are the bestest. Please use one. I get passionate about this. =) webmeister Bud Read the article, but do...
Feb 27, 2019 sticky note with weak easy password on laptop keyboard
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! :: backups
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . all about backing up your data, which is SUPER-important, so please protect yourself. =) webmeister Bud Read more about the: 3-2-1 backup strategy at BackBlaze. Exp...
Sep 05, 2018
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! :: ransomware
Explore all of the #geekoutbasics posts for some general computer safety tips from webmeister Bud!
Aug 29, 2018
Bud's Weekly Geek-out! :: screen lock scams
Today on Bud's #WeeklyGeekOut . . . ever had "Microsoft" or the "RCMP" or the "Canada Revenue Agency" take over your computer and ask for money? SCAM! Here's how Bud recovered, and so can you. =) webm...
Aug 22, 2018
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