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1. Electronic Frontier Foundation (eff@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 09:02:32 JST Electronic Frontier Foundation

   • Exploit Code Not People

   Residents of a wealthy Silicon Valley enclave are being hit with an email scam in which someone knows their name, includes a photo of their home, and claims to have hacked their most personal info. Don’t believe it, EFF’s @cooperq tells The Almanac.
   https://www.almanacnews.com/crime/2024/09/17/atherton-police-department-warns-of-email-scams-that-use-photos-of-residents-homes/

   • Ianto Jones (ianto_jones@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 09:07:27 JST Ianto Jones

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     • Exploit Code Not People

     @eff @cooperq I'm finding it a little difficult to muster sympathy for Atherton residents. Pretty sure they'll be fine, regardless.

   • Chip35 (chip35@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 18-Sep-2024 11:25:34 JST Chip35

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     • Exploit Code Not People

     @eff @cooperq Saw a scam I haven't yet seen. Someone claiming to be from Cashapp wants to give me $1500. In text message.