Note: This post is a supplement to the podcast episode with the same title located at https://soundcloud.com/user-98066669/226-personal-ransomware-exposure. When we think about ransomware victims, I suspect most of us think about companies having their data encrypted and being extorted for Bitcoin payments in order to obtain the decryption tool which will unlock their documents. With more […]
EPISODE 226-Personal Ransomware Exposure This week I discuss the personal impact of published ransomware data and the OSINT potential for researchers. You might have more to lose than the companies being targeted by criminals, but there might be huge gains if your investigative target is within a leak. Direct support for this podcast comes from […]
You have probably heard the news that Pegasus, the spyware created by NSO Group, is still potentially infecting targeted fully-patched Android and iOS phones. The new interest in this software comes after a list of over 50,000 phone numbers believed to have been identified as those of people of interest by clients of NSO since […]
EPISODE 225-Lessons Learned This Week This week I discuss the recent CTemplar data loss, Mint Mobile’s breach, and another Crypto Investment attack. We can all benefit from the lessons learned during these events. Direct support for this podcast comes from sales of my books, services, and online video training. More details can be found at […]
EPISODE 224-Employment Privacy & Security This week I discuss privacy concerns surrounding employment, plus the latest news and updates. Direct support for this podcast comes from sales of my books, services, and online video training. More details can be found at IntelTechniques.com. Your support eliminates any ads, sponsors, endorsements, Patreon, donations, or commercial influence on […]
EPISODE 223-Secure Messaging Woes (and Solutions) This week I discuss the acquisition of Wickr by Amazon and other secure messaging issues (with my preferred solutions). Direct support for this podcast comes from sales of my books, services, and online video training. More details can be found at IntelTechniques.com. Your support eliminates any ads, sponsors, endorsements, […]
EPISODE 222-Spoiler: We all die This week I discuss privacy issues surrounding death including last wills, living wills, trusts, asset distribution, cryptocurrency, and most importantly, helping our beneficiaries untangle our privacy webs after we die. Direct support for this podcast comes from sales of my books, services, and online video training. More details can be […]
I own hundreds of VOIP telephone numbers throughout every state’s area codes which all forward to a single email inbox. The benefit of this is the immediate availability of different numbers for various purposes. The annoyance of this is the increasing number of SMS phishing attacks. On Friday, I received the following SMS message to […]
EPISODE 221-Anonymous Mobile Devices This week I present my thoughts on anonymous mobile devices and offer two updates to the current books. Direct support for this podcast comes from sales of my books, services, and online video training. More details can be found at IntelTechniques.com. Your support eliminates any ads, sponsors, endorsements, Patreon, donations, or […]
Things change quickly. Today, I made the following updates to the OSINT Virtual Machine: Modified linux.txt, linux.sh, and updates.sh to update the “sudo” pip installation options. This resolves some path issues caused by my previous “update”. Modified linux.txt, linux.sh, reddit.sh, and updates.sh to update the installation, execution, and update process for ‘Bulk Downloader For Reddit’. […]