Jorgensen I.T.

We're seeing a massive uptick of compromised Bigpond mail accounts in the last couple of months.

The attacker generally sends a spoofed email asking you to sign in, steals your credentials then monitors your inbox for invoices to do the old switcheroo. This costs you money and causes heartache. They specifically target vulnerable members of our society such as retirees that are "a bit scared of change".

If you're still using ISP mail, now's a really good time to get off that sinking ship. Literally anything else would be better (though Outlook or Gmail are going to be your best bet, something that supports modern security protocols).

IMAP was invented in 1986. POP was invented in 1984. These are legacy protocols that really shouldn't be used for much of anything in 2025.

media1.tenor.co

Blew the marketing budget for this year, but always a bit of pride to see your name up on a sign somewhere.

Happy to sponsor the Roleystone Club. They're an excellent family friendly venue and provide a whole lot of excitement that this little corner of the hills sorely needs.

My "lovely" mother-in-law Dawn had her Facebook account breached yesterday by some wa**er in Nigeria. She managed to regain access to her account again, but then was immediately kicked out as the sneaky bastard had added their own email address to the password reset system. They then started spamming out scammy messages to phish for data - this is identity theft 101.

Luckily, we were on site to help sort this mess. Immediately invoked 2-factor authentication to keep the nasties out and locked everything down.

Email/SMS password reset IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH to protect your accounts and your information. You MUST use app-based 2FA. I'm not f*cking around when I say this. Go and set it up now. You should have 2FA on EVERYTHING you log in to online.

https://www.facebook.com/help/148233965247823/

How two-factor authentication works on Facebook