Please go over to the original blog and read Jean’s post in full, plus the two articles linked to, then share them to spread the message …
Don’t skim emails, read carefully and you can avoid big mistakes.
Thanks to Terry Ambrose I realized October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month.
Why is this important?
Because those little ghosts and goblins ringing your bell this month aren’t the only spooky gremlins out to trick you. Nope.
There are hackers are lurking in our inboxes, on web browsers and social media just waiting to pounce.
So pay attention people.
Keep your computer security updated. Remember what happened when Equifax put off updating theirs when alerted? Yikes!
I know it is so overwhelming. Write blogs, read blogs, read and sort emails, pay bills, and in-between all of that finish the damn novel. I’m tired just writing this to-do list. Well a few days ago up popped on my computer screen these dreaded words, WARNING YOUR SECURITY HAS BEEN BREACHED SHUT DOWN AND UPDATE.
I have no idea what I clicked on! But…
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Glad you are warning others. I have been through this myself and it was NOT fun
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Indeed it’s NOT, Annette – When in doubt, back out and delete, or, bar the number if it’s a phone call or text, THEN delete 😎
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I went through Facebook to connect with AT & T (my phone company) LinkedIn and PayPall, when I received crazy emails telling me they were going to (fill in the blank with some horrid action) if I didn’t respond immediately. thank goodness I fell for the “we’ve got to help you clean up your computer NOW” experience, because I knew those emails were bogus. The responses I received from the 3 companies I mentioned, confirmed that.
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Scammers try every which way to get folks to panic and hit the link to ‘clear their device’ …
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Thanks, Chris!
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Welcome, Noelle 😃
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