by M35 Web Design Admin | Dec 27, 2018
Since yesterday a M35 Web Design client website has been subject to a ‘brute force attack’ by a hacker. A brute force attack is an attempt by a hacker to crack passwords, usernames or find hidden web pages, using a trial and error approach.
The hacker is a ‘bot’ (computer), whose sole purpose is to login to a website and cause havoc in whatever way it can. This particular bot is located in Vietnam and has been trying to login to my client’s site since yesterday afternoon, attacking roughly every six minutes.
As I write this it’s still trying to find a way in.
by M35 Web Design Admin | Jan 19, 2018
Scammers are sending out text messages that appear to be from your bank, with the goal being to trick you into giving away your personal banking information. This is known as Smishing, which is short for ‘SMS phishing’, and relates to any attempt to defraud you via a text message.
by M35 Web Design Admin | Jan 14, 2018
Since early 2017, if you have a website that doesn’t have the HTTPS protocol (i.e. a locked padlock symbol in the website address), then you and your website visitors may have noticed a security warning.
by M35 Web Design Admin | Dec 10, 2017
Banking apps have left millions vulnerable to hacking attacks, including those from HSBC, The Co-operative and NatWest banks.
by M35 Web Design Admin | Nov 22, 2017
Wouldn’t you love to know who’s been checking you out on Facebook? Maybe an ex, a boss, or a neighbour?
by M35 Web Design Admin | Aug 29, 2017
Today I had a call from ‘The Child Safety Initiative’. The woman who called had a northern accent and said she’d “spoken to Lindsey back in February”, and Lindsey had agreed to sponsor a campaign to education children about the dangers of drugs and alcohol.
When I said I had no recollection of speaking to her and hadn’t agreed to sponsor anyone she asked if I was Lindsey Harris. When I confirmed I was, she reiterated that, oh yes, we’d spoken in February and M35 Web Design had agreed to sponsor their publication for a one-off cost, instead of their five-yearly sponsorship deal. The cost of this ‘sponsorship’? £125 + VAT.
