Client 101

I started off the week with a little Client 101. How not to give complete control of your domain to your web developer. If you missed it you can read it here.

Phone SIM Card Swapping

More and more the smart phone has become the center of our lives. That might be why hackers are now trying to steal our phones out from under us. The reason is that many of our phones now become important in two-factor authentication. Many sites now will text you a code that you input to the website to reset passwords, change email addresses. With this access a hacker can steal your social media accounts and gain access to your financial websites. It’s a long read but interesting read.

Credential Stuffing

“Credential stuffing” is the process by which hackers flood websites with stolen login credentials. This is why you should change your passwords.  With some types of websites 90% of login attempts can be attributed to this. Learn more click here.

iPhone X for $100

If you thought that was too good to be true then you are in good company. It’s a long read but you can see the lengths that hackers overseas will go to to put their malware in the hands of unsuspecting users.

Webmentions

A List Apart has a new article about Webmentions. What are webmentions and why should you care?

Webmention is a (now) standardized protocol that enables one website address (URL) to notify another website address that the former contains a reference to the latter. It also allows the latter to verify the authenticity of the reference and include its own corresponding reference in a reciprocal way.

It’s another long read but if you want to learn more about this subject, the history and some of the specifications behind this new protocol you can head to the article at A List Apart.