Yahoo e-mail hackage.

Just a quick warning to any members on BT Yahoo, some twat's developed a new scam which hacks into your e-mail account.

Admittedly, it relies on a degree of gullibility on the part of the hackee, ie me, but it was the most believable one I've ever had.

Last night I got an e-mail purportedly from Yahoo which Norton failed to pick us as spam, so it dropped into my inbox.

It looked kosher and was advising me that the next time I went to my e-mail account, I'd have to log in with my password as a periodic security check (as genuinely happens every once in a while.)

I thought nothing of it and an hour or so later I went back to my mail account and it did indeed, ask me to put my password in.

Which I did.

And this morning received a text from my sister saying that last night I e-mailed her from The Ukraine saying that I'd been held up at gun-point and needed 2200 Euros wiring asap.

Be on your guard, people.

...and Whittam, before you post a comment basically saying I'm a thick twat for falling for it and it serves me right, save your breath.

I already know that.......

Norton is shite Breadman. Eset smart security is the boy.

I've got McAfee and touch wood no problems so far but somebody did tell me that Norton and McAfee were owned by the same company.

Read this Trotter.http://ericolon.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/10-reasons-not-use-mcafee-antivirus/

It came with my computer and I just renew my subscription annually. It's probably crap as suggested but I only use the computer for forum talk and my lad plays games on it.

If that's all you use it for Trotter,might I suggest one of the free AV.s. Avast is probably the best freebie out there. Why spend money for nothing.

boltonbonce wrote:If that's all you use it for Trotter,might I suggest one of the free AV.s. Avast is probably the best freebie out there. Why spend money for nothing.

The renewal isn't up till next July so I might be tempted to cancel my subscription next year.

If Whittam was genuinely held up at gunpoint and genuinely needed some money to pay the ransom- how much would you send?

50p?

RT -10 bob!! That's a bit lavish

You thick twat Breadman.....

Breadman wrote:...and Whittam, before you post a comment basically saying I'm a thick twat for falling for it and it serves me right, save your breath.

I already know that.......

Oh.

 

Nat, you've been very subdued lately, whats going on?

gloswhite wrote:Nat, you've been very subdued lately, whats going on?

I don't agree with the direction this site is taking so I have decided to get a life.

"Artistic / Creative differences"

The traditional excuse of the feckless ponce.......

Breadman wrote:"Artistic / Creative differences"

The traditional excuse of the feckless ponce.......

Actually it's sexual differences. Biggie used to service me every Monday at 8pm, but now he prefers karlypants.

Two timing bastard.