Month: February 2020

Authentication

2 Factor Authentication

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I’ve got only one thing to say to you: Enable it! That’s it really. You can stop reading here. Alright, you don’t have to take my word for it, you don’t have to understand what it is and why it’s there, but if you could do like two things and nothing else to protect yourself online, it would be 2-factor authentication and backups. I will tell you more about backups in another post. Now, I will explain a little bit about 2-factor authentication, so that you won’t have to take my word it, but it’s not as important for you […]

Mobile Security

The HMRC Tax Return text message

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So this one involves your mobile phone. It’s about a text message I received recently from the HMRC. For all those of you outside of the UK, the HMRC is the revenue and customs service. It’s where you pay your taxes. Like the IRS in the US and others. The message comes from +447392014366 and reads as follows: Records show your are due a tax return of up to £485. Please follow the link to calculate and claim your refund. https://gov.hmrc-tax-return.com/ Now, wonderful, the HMRC owes me money … I started thinking what to buy with this extra swag… but […]

Emails

The fake PayPal GoDaddy invoice

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So, I have received a PayPal invoice from GoDaddy today that I need to pay $62 for renewal of one of my domain names. Which fair enough, I thought to be a legitimate request. First of all to start with, when you receive an email from anyone and you have even the slightest suspicion, check where it’s coming from from. In my case, it did come from paypal.co.uk, so, first check is OK. But that’s probably the only thing legitimate about this. I am wondering who this SHAUTFBD is? It does look suspicious, but maybe it’s a trading name that […]