Clear, concise, and with respect. That seems exceptional for a modern parent.
Yeah, it's funny. But, OP, please tell him he's awesome for me.
Sounds like an engineer
That's my roots. Maybe that's why it appeals to me.
Yeah, as someone who doesn't get paid to do security, but does it anyway because it is their passion....
Dad is on the right side of things. Hijacking a phone connection like that is fucking HARD. I've been studying hacking since Zork.
While spelling out your email and password phonetically is a pain, its fairly secure.
To pedants: I said fairly, no one under observation from a three letter agency should use this.
no one under observation from a three letter agency should use this.
Whew, good to know I'm safe as I'm only under investigation by the New Mexico Bureau of Investigations. The NMBI
It also ends up on a notepad next to their computer. But at least that requires physical access. And your Netflix password is the least of your concerns in that case
Hijacking a phone connection like that is fucking HARD
Man in the middle at the demark, flower pot, or ped. It's "clipboard and safety vest" easy until underground or past the mux.
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What gives him away is that he assumes you know how to call him. Scammers don't do that and ask instead to send them your emails and password per Mail or text message. Totally not a scammer, busted at first glance.
Some scammers are getting into sophisticated targeting, it's not outside the realm of possibility they've sim-swapped Dad's phone and intentionally worded it like that knowing you'd call that number and they'd be able to intercept it. Hell these days if they are able to get just seconds of your dad's voice they'd even be able to have a convincing AI voice on the other end
You'd have fallen for it lmao
Hello, this is John Smith from amazon. here to reach you about your lifelock nortan antivirus. It is currently out of date, and is insecure. To fix it we simply must fix your cars extended warranty. Then we can simply refund your ebay purchase. Please stay on the line as i transfer you to my supervisor, John Smith the owner of chase bank. Thank you for waiting, here at McAffy we care alot about customer service. My apologize for the wait, now lets get that kracken wallet in order.
As a cybersecurity professional, I appreciate that he says for security purposes to call him directly with the details.
If he was really trolling though he should include a hyperlink to click.
many thanks dad
I wish my dad texted like that instead of just the text equivalent of grunting like a caveman. The man's a fucking software engineer; he shouldn't have trouble typing or with tech lol
That looks exactly like how my dad sends email.
Does he call you Ian aswell?
I wish my mother was like this,.I'd.actually read her messages. She just uses my phone number as her personal journal. I get dozens of messages a day about nothing. I have to mute her and check every now and then, scrolling through useless shit about—hang on, I'll look at the last three topics; dogs and horses going to heaven, liking nature and not suburbia, the sermon at a mid-week church event—and make sure nothing important happened. I've told her to chill, it doesn't work.
if you're lucky enough to be nearby, try taking her out to the movies and coffee after, once a week, it helped my mom and she's even got her own litl circle of ladies now so i don't have to go with her if i'm too busy
My parents text me like once a week
Your dad has been hacked
I have a crush on that dad now
