Emotet Malware Take Down

[Wibbles]

You may have seen in the news about this.

You can check if your email is amongst the data Dutch police have seized here:

https://www.politie.nl/themas/controleer-of-mijn-inloggegevens-zijn-gestolen.html

[craigb]

I say hang 'em upside-down and feed them Ex-Lax until they drown,

[Shane_B.]

How do I know that the site where I put my email address in isn't some kind of scam site? ?

[Guest Fret Flintstone]

4 hours ago, Shane_B. said:

How do I know that the site where I put my email address in isn't some kind of scam site? ?

'twas my thought when I read this earlier.

Then my lack of giving a shit took over and I successfully moved on.

I feel much better for it.

Edited January 29, 2021 by Fret Flintstone

[Philip G Hunt]

Sad truth is, just about every site now harvests our emails and data and sells it on to third party resellers, who sell it on again - ad infinitum.

The only way to be safe is to never use the internet ever again.....or you could follow Fred Flintstone's example. 

Think about how many apps you've downloaded over the years, how many sites you've signed up to. Sometimes those apps and sites go broke and are bought by less trustworthy owners....who now own your data and can do with it as they please because...heh...it's written into the terms and conditions of just about every site and app that they are allowed to change the terms and conditions at any time without informing you of such....thus, they can 'legally' change them to include selling your data on to third party assholes.

I remember a story a few years back of a computer repair service in the UK which started charging old clients small fees on their credit cards. Small enough so that most people didn't notice. When they looked into it they found out that the company had kept all the credit card details of their clients (information that was supposed to be automatically cancelled upon completion of services) spanning back years, and were slowly harvesting money from people's accounts.

This is why you should never give your credit card or bank details to any internet service. Pay Pal at least give you "some" security against theft. Or, just keep buying up all of Larry's deals and keep your account permanently empty.  Works for me.  

[Wibbles]

Harvesting data for marketing purposes is one thing, using that data or malware to commit fraud is another.

The former has never worried me that greatly - this was going on long before the internet. I get significantly less junk mail dropping through my letterbox these days.

As for the latter, good luck with trying to steal from me - my net worth is about half a church mouse.

 

[Philip G Hunt]

12 minutes ago, Wibbles said:

As for the latter, good luck with trying to steal from me - my net worth is about half a church mouse.

Do you realize how much church mice are going for on Ebay these days?

[Wibbles]

That's Brexit for you - soon they'll be the only thing left to eat in Britain.

[Wibbles]

Now that's got me thinking about some of the female police officers you see in Amsterdam ...

[Wibbles]

I'm not sure that that belt goes with the rest of the outfit.

[craigb]

(Said to the "officer" in that last pic...)

Me:  "If I did something bad, would you chase me?"

Officer: "Absolutely!"

Me:  "Ok, I'll run reaaaal slow!"

?

[bitflipper]

The cowboy boots are a nice touch. The photo may have been taken in Amsterdam, Texas.

[Wibbles]

8 minutes ago, bitflipper said:

The cowboy boots are a nice touch. The photo may have been taken in Amsterdam, Texas.

Is there a Haaglanden in Texas though?

[bitflipper]

Maybe not. But there is a Holland, TX and a Nederland, TX.

This is the state where German is spoken by many, where there are more tigers than there are in Africa, where 85 MPH is still a legal speed limit and dead little walking tanks litter the highways. It's the only state where your Hammond B-3 isn't guaranteed to be in tune. Happy, Smiley, Zipperland and Muleshoe are real places in Texas. As are Bonham and Bowie.

[Wibbles]

3 hours ago, bitflipper said:

This is the state ... where there are more tigers than there are in Africa ...

Africa isn't really known for its tigers.

[Shane_B.]

3 hours ago, bitflipper said:

... and dead little walking tanks litter the highways.

Unfortunately they are making their way up here to MO.

At least the locals have something to eat besides squirrel now. 

[Sheens]

 S.L.I.P.   is really letting us down here..

[Bruno de Souza Lino]

On 1/29/2021 at 8:29 AM, Wibbles said:

Harvesting data for marketing purposes is one thing, using that data or malware to commit fraud is another.

Whatever name you use for either, they're both illegal, IMO.

[bitflipper]

2 hours ago, pwalpwal said:

the dutch are very fond of their cowboy boots

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpToGrYCvtL/

I did not know that.

Well, I like Gouda cheese, so there ya go. 

[Wibbles]

15 hours ago, Sheens said:

 S.L.I.P.   is really letting us down here..

 

I don't want to risk anything more revealing. 

Edited January 30, 2021 by Wibbles