“The trick with this phishing scam — and why it works so well — is that the email address belongs to someone you know. The invite originates in their inbox. Because they themselves have been hacked.” Read more in the NYT article.
::sigh:: This week I got one asking for help with someone from a ninety-three year old bass in our chorus. Normally we would all rush to help, but he is the most Maine-hardened, self-sufficient, stubborn man I have ever met - I KNEW he hadn't asked me for anything.
...but he had been hacked. He has QUITE a bit to say about it. 😂
::sigh:: This week I got one asking for help with someone from a ninety-three year old bass in our chorus. Normally we would all rush to help, but he is the most Maine-hardened, self-sufficient, stubborn man I have ever met - I KNEW he hadn't asked me for anything.
ReplyDelete...but he had been hacked. He has QUITE a bit to say about it. 😂