invading my privacy, feels rather disturbing, and if someone else had told me about their own experiences with such fraudulent practices, I admit, that I wouldn't have been able to relate to their problem.
However, this past Sunday, and as I was lulling in a peacefulness attributed to living in the Midwest, I came face to face with one of these sneaky predatory tools, disguised as a message from one of my many virtual friends on Facebook. The message asked me to check a certain website, and I, not expecting the worst, went ahead and checked. Suddenly, my laptop froze, and I had to reboot it.
A while later, another message was sent to let all those who might be at risk know about the phishing scheme. Obviously it was too late for me. Or maybe not, maybe my virus protection software did what it was supposed to. I don't know, and I simply cannot discard the wild suspicion that some sort of bug has embedded itself in my laptop. Yes, maybe I let in some Freakish binary spy that is recording every key stroke I make, collecting usernames and passwords, and sending daily reports to some resourceful nerdy villain -now, somehow this idea is stressing me out, go figure.
Anyway, what I am trying to say here, is: If you get some kind of message from me, asking you to check some website address, well, don't. So, there you have it. My job is done.
Be well, keep your guard up, and trust that gut feeling when it tugs at your senses.
No comments:
Post a Comment