Friday, December 20, 2019

The Fetal Position Is Looking Better and Better


I continue to wonder about the wonders that have been brought to us by the Internet. We are constantly being warned about dangers that are lurking out there if we dare to go out there. Ergo the Fetal Position is looking better and better.

I am a believer in the benefits that come from Malwarebytes. I think it is a good product and I subscribe to their Premium Version and Premium Anything is something I don’t do very often because Free is a lot cheaper.

However, Malwarebytes is warning me about so many things that I am starting to worry. It makes me feel like, if “they” are really out to get me, “they” are going to really get me and even Malwarebytes is not going to be able to keep me safe.

Here is what the latest Malwarebytes Newsletter is warning me about…
  • Juice Jacking…If I use a Public Charging Station (in airports, malls, hotels, etc.) to charge my phone, I could also be opening up a pathway to...
    >>>Stealing any and all of my data from my phone.
    >>>Installing malware onto my phone which could gather more and varied data, such as GPS locations, purchases made, social media interactions, photos, call logs, and other ongoing processes.
  • Sextortion ScammersThe attacker behind these campaigns will use whatever information is available on the target to get the target to believe that the attacker does indeed have incriminating sexual information on them and things do downhill from there. Many times the attacker has nothing.
  • Smart Doorbells…Have developed these kinds of problems…
    >>>Susceptible to invasion of privacy issues.
    >>>May also be lacking the necessary cyber security defenses to 
    work as promised.
  • Disney+…Disney+ is the new video-streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime. It debuted to much fanfare and racked up 10 million subscribers within a single day of launch. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the kind of splash the majority of users expected…
    >>>Immediately it had Connection and Performance Concerns.
    >>>Soon that was followed by reports of hacked accounts being stolen and sold on the dark web.

Oh my gosh! I just received a warning from Malwarebytes that the bad guys have come up with a Fetal Position Penetrator. 

I need to go back to college so I can crawl into one of their many secure Safe Places.

Would I kid u?
Smartfella