I got a very convincing email supposedly from Xfinity stating my account had been locked due to someone accessing my account from a different computer.
They directed me to another convincing site where the problem could be resolved. After asking me to confirm my email address, they wanted me to copy and paste a lengthy code into a dialogue box.
Since this was spooky, I contacted Comcast and they denied any knowledge of the message. I was never locked out in any case.
I suspect some mischief by Comcast but who knows?
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As cautious as I think I am, I did the same thing with Netflix last week. Convincing site, bill, ...
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Ouch.
Bowser, I'm disappointed, you're my gold standard for paranoia about personal privacy, my canary in the coal mine privacy muse.
But ...
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They snuck right up in front of me.
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They do that, Bowser. They do that.
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They do that, Bowser. They do that.
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I'm not that concerned about privacy issues but I am reasonably cautious. I have plenty of protection from viruses and ...
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They snuck right up in front of me.
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Ouch.
Bowser, I'm disappointed, you're my gold standard for paranoia about personal privacy, my canary in the coal mine privacy muse.
But ...
- Good instincts. Everything about that incident stinks to high heaven: Traditional social hacking approach, the phishing site, and the coup ...