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22 Dec 2021, 01:20 by richmond@criptext.com:

> Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> writes:
>
>> On 21/12/21 9:59 am, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
>>
>>> On Monday, December 20, 2021 02:28:13 PM Brian wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon 20 Dec 2021 at 10:32:31 -0500, rhkramer@gmail.com wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> My identity has been stolen, and although it has nothing to do with
>>>>>
>>>> [...]
>>>>
>>>> May we know the URL of the financial website you contacted and the
>>>> help number you phoned.
>>>>
>>> The website is troweprice.com, and the phone number is 855/654-5324.
>>>
>>> It looks like I didn't record the actual URL that I was on, but I don't think
>>> you could see that exact page in any case as it was an https page and one that
>>> showed my account numbers and balances.
>>>
>>
>> There is a type of attack called cross-site scripting (XSS). It's
>> mostly been eliminated by latest version browsers, but there are
>> always zero-day vulnerabilities.
>>
>> The effect is that if you are vulnerable and have two tabs open, one
>> to the legitimate site, and one to a bad guy site, the bad guy can
>> alter your trusted site and for instance change a valid link into
>> something malicious, or change a displayed phone number.
>>
>> More at https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/
>>
>
> That doesn't explain how the phone log showed the correct number had
> been dialled. I suppose it is possible a call was in progress or came in
> at the exact moment that the number was dialled. But then how did the
> number get logged as a call?
>
A MiM attack can happen with phones every bit as with computers.
Cheers!

Harry

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Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-20 16:40 +0100
  Re: Identity Theft Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-20 17:00 +0100
  Re: Identity Theft John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2021-12-20 17:20 +0100
    Re: Identity Theft "Jeremy Nicoll" <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2021-12-20 19:10 +0100
      Re: Identity Theft John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2021-12-20 19:40 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-20 19:50 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2021-12-20 20:00 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft "Jeremy Nicoll" <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2021-12-20 20:10 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 03:00 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2021-12-21 06:00 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-21 17:00 +0100
              Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 18:50 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2021-12-21 19:50 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 20:10 +0100
  Re: Identity Theft Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2021-12-20 20:30 +0100
    Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 03:10 +0100
      Re: Identity Theft Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-21 03:20 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft local10 <local10@tutanota.com> - 2021-12-21 09:20 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2021-12-21 13:50 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE <zp6cge@gmx.net> - 2021-12-21 14:30 +0100
              Re: Identity Theft "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> - 2021-12-21 14:40 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Tim Woodall <debianuser@woodall.me.uk> - 2021-12-21 15:20 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Markus Schönhaber <debian-user@list-post.mks-mail.de> - 2021-12-21 16:30 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Dan Ritter <dsr@randomstring.org> - 2021-12-21 16:40 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft The Wanderer <wanderer@fastmail.fm> - 2021-12-21 16:40 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Tim Woodall <debianuser@woodall.me.uk> - 2021-12-21 19:20 +0100
                Re: Identity Theft Celejar <celejar@gmail.com> - 2021-12-21 22:40 +0100
              Re: Identity Theft "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> - 2021-12-21 14:40 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 18:40 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft Andrei POPESCU <andreimpopescu@gmail.com> - 2021-12-25 18:10 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-26 14:40 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> - 2021-12-27 20:10 +0100
      Re: Identity Theft Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-21 03:20 +0100
        Re: vulnerability classifications (was: Re: Identity Theft) Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-21 03:50 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft Richmond <richmond@criptext.com> - 2021-12-21 16:50 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft harryweaver@tutanota.com - 2021-12-21 21:20 +0100
          Re: Identity Theft "tv.debian@googlemail.com" <tv.debian@googlemail.com> - 2021-12-21 23:30 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Jeremy Ardley <jeremy@ardley.org> - 2021-12-21 23:50 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> - 2021-12-22 00:40 +0100
            Re: Identity Theft Philippe LeCavalier <support@plecavalier.com> - 2021-12-22 16:00 +0100
        Re: Identity Theft rhkramer@gmail.com - 2021-12-21 18:40 +0100

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