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The administration of the Anhalt-Bitterfeld district in Germany knows a thing or two about how much damage an encryption Trojan can cause. At 6:45 a.m. on 6 July 2021, an employee in the Office for Fire Disaster Control and Rescue Services there started his computer and was greeted with the message: “District of Anhalt-Bitterfeld, you … Read more
“Star Wars” is not serious science fiction, but scientifically ill-founded entertainment for the masses. Not only, but the construction of a Death Star, which plays a central role in several episodes of this narrative, may eventually be possible for humans – but it would be pointless and completely unprofitable. The Death Star is said by … Read more
In the 1920s, the manufacturers of light bulbs agreed that their products should no longer have a life expectancy of 2,500 hours, but only 1,000. However, this was done more to the benefit than to the detriment of their customers. After all, the most expensive part of using incandescent lamps is the electricity consumption. And … Read more
Normally, things work the other way round: Youtube blocks videos that supposedly or actually violate some vague Google rules. Or Youtube deletes entire channels because the content is unacceptable. Now, however, the Russians are turning the tables and threatening Youtube with a block in Russia. This is reported by RT Deutsch with reference to the … Read more
If you don’t know it, you at least suspect it: Advertising lies. This also applies to the advertising that has been widely present online for some time now, which wants to mislead us into buying a very average and, moreover, outdated WLAN amplifier that is advertised as RangeXTD. About this device it is claimed: “Don’t … Read more
No, your e-mail account has not reached a maximum size. The sender of this email is a fraudster who wants to steal the access data to your email account. His server is located in the USA. The perpetrators are acting under the domain reg3.xyz, which has been hosted via the ISP namecheap.com. It should not … Read more
You are stupid and unscrupulous and want to earn a lot of money on the internet with little work? Google kindly gives you a relatively easy way to do this. You simply open 30, 40 or maybe even 50 different Google user accounts, each with a different email address. Don’t worry, Google doesn’t verify your … Read more
No, unfortunately BILD cannot tell you a secret system to get rich effortlessly. Neither the BILD newspaper nor the TV people from “Höhle der Löwen” have anything to do with this scam. These emails are sent via a Russian internet address. Anyone who clicks on the link lands on a page that contains malware and … Read more
No, you will not win a PayPal credit of EUR 1,000. This email does not come from PayPal. Behind the link lurks a malicious program with which criminals want to hijack your computer. The owners of the IP 194.150.215.183 are based in Moscow. „XYZ, wir vergeben dein AMAZON-Gutschein an einen anderen Teilnemer weiter“ This is … Read more
