Basil Blume, a long time reader of this blog, pointed me to this article and tells me he has been getting similar texts. I have received phone calls on my home phone from my home phone number.
Did you receive a text message from yourself? You’re not alone.
A few weeks ago, I woke up to an early morning text message on my smartphone. It wasn’t my editor or a needy friend in a different time zone. It was a message from myself.
“Free Msg: Your bill is paid for March. Thanks, here’s a little gift for you” the text from my own phone number read, pointing me to a web link.
In the past month, I’ve received a handful of such texts. In online forums, many Verizon customers have reported the same experience.
It was clear to me what was going on. Scammers had used internet tools to manipulate phone networks to message me from a number they weren’t actually texting from. It was the same method that robocallers use to “spoof” phone calls to appear as though they are coming from someone legitimate, like a neighbor. Had I clicked on the web link, I most likely would have been asked for personal information like a credit card number, which a scammer could use for fraud.
… Only recently has mobile phone fraud shifted more toward texting, experts said. Spam texts from all sorts of phone numbers — and not just your own — are on the rise. In March, 11.6 billion scam messages were sent on American wireless networks, up 30% from February. That outpaced robocalls, which rose 20% in the same period, according to an analysis by Teltech, which makes anti-spam tools for phones.
(Related) No real surprises, but worth reviewing.
https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/ciso/21/l/cybersecurity-trends-2022.html
Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022
You’ve heard it before: the pandemic accelerated digital transformation. And there doesn’t seem to be any signs of slowing down. But what does an increasingly agile and hyper-connected world mean for an organization’s security? Trend Micro Research predicts the biggest threat and security challenges for the new year and we explore how a unified cybersecurity platform like Trend Micro One can enable a more resilient, forward-thinking security strategy to manage cyber risk across the enterprise.
Some interesting numbers…
https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/04/transforming-the-fishing-industry-in-the-information-age/
Transforming The Fishing Industry In The Information Age
People in the world’s developed nations live in a post-industrial era, working mainly in service or knowledge industries. Manufacturers increasingly rely on sensors, robots, artificial intelligence and machine learning to replace human labor or make it more efficient. Farmers can monitor crop health via satellite and apply pesticides and fertilizers with drones.
Commercial fishing, one of the oldest industries in the world, is a stark exception. Industrial fishing, with factory ships and deep-sea trawlers that land thousands of tons of fish at a time, are still the dominant hunting mode in much of the world.
This approach has led to overfishing, stock depletions, habitat destruction, the senseless killing of unwanted by-catch and wastage of as much as 30% to 40% of landed fish. Industrial fishing has devastated artisanal pre-industrial fleets in Asia, Africa and the the Pacific.
… An average fish travels 5,000 miles before reaching a plate, according to sustainable-fishing advocates.
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