SECURITY: A lesson in what phishing looks like

Wednesday, July 10, 2024

https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0CQCDMY2V/ref=atv_dp_share_r_em_5605dba96bbd4

The Beekeeper

A retired military operative, who now serves as a Beekeeper in a secret organization that protects the world like bees in a hive, is forced into a campaign of revenge when his neighbor’s finances are wiped out after a phishing scam.

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The beginning of this movie should be required watching BEFORE anyone gets a personal computer.  

The ‘nice old lady” gets scammed out of everything she has by calling in after a pop up on her computer.  Been there getting pop ups, spam emails, and whatever.

Lesson Number 1 is have yourself some “tech support” relative.  Or at least, don’t trust anyone online.

The lady has a flash of insight to call her bank but gets talked out it when the nice man on the phone says “he’ll lose his job.”

The rest of the movie is mission impossible type hokum but enjoyable to see the “bad guys” get karma visited upon them.

All in all, the part about scammers is very believable and should serve as a warning to all computer Users.

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https://nypost.com/2024/07/07/us-news/scammers-get-away-with-billions-from-elderly-americans-every-year/

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