Heck Of A Way To End A Holiday Weekend

[fishinwrench]

39 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

What do you think about Ryan Montgomerys company Pentester to scrub your info off the web and dark web?

Just FYI, once information, pictures, ect. are copied and saved to another site...... there's no "scrubbing" of specific files unless you have creator credentials to the site that it is saved on.   

A hacker would have to kill the entire site. Illegally.

[snagged in outlet 3]

1 hour ago, fishinwrench said:

Just FYI, once information, pictures, ect. are copied and saved to another site...... there's no "scrubbing" of specific files unless you have creator credentials to the site that it is saved on.   

A hacker would have to kill the entire site. Illegally.

I never have my ugly mug in pictures 😆.   I was wondering about SS #s, email addresses, home address and stuff like that.  

[Terrierman]

12 hours ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

I never have my ugly mug in pictures 😆.   I was wondering about SS #s, email addresses, home address and stuff like that.  

I'm not into internet searching/data hacking but I'd be willing to bet that twenty bucks and ten minutes would be plenty to get that on nearly anyone.  Alexa is always listening and your computer is always watching.  

[oneshot 1]

On 9/4/2024 at 11:35 AM, Dutch said:

I’m not sure he has to be on drugs.  If you were to research him you would find a former Marine, a former soldier in the army, a missionary, a womanizer, and a college graduate just to mention a few things that I remember.

Oh really?

Well drove to Warsaw for HOA meeting oh we're sorry decided later in the month. 

I was so happy. NOT!

Opiods. 

oneshot 

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[Linhardt]

On 9/5/2024 at 5:03 PM, snagged in outlet 3 said:

What do you think about Ryan Montgomerys company Pentester to scrub your info off the web and dark web?

I do not have any knowledge or reviews of pay sites that remove your info for you. 

I went the DIY route.  One because I wanted to learn the process, two because it was free to do other than my personal time.  It takes a lot of time and effort to do but once you do you can fairly easily help stop any new things that pop up from time to time when you do searches of yourself.

Below are some guides and info to help you if you want the DIY process.

Free Guide: Remove personal information from the internet

How To Protect Your Data And Remove Personal Info | Abine

Have I Been Pwned: Check if your email has been compromised in a data breach

How to Remove Your Information From the Web

I tried to delete myself from the internet. Here's what I learned - CNN

https://inteltechniques.com/data/workbook.pdf

https://support.incogni.com/hc/en-us/sections/4904628648850-Data-Removal-Process

Remove your personal information from Google - Google Search Help

 

@fishinwrench  You are correct that there is no scrubbing once the info is out there. 

I know some of my info is already out there on the Dark Web.  But I do this process to not only "try" to keep hackers from my info but also the general public.  Unless you are on the Dark Web searching for data files sold with info, but most individuals avoid the Dark Web and just use any search engine. 

For things on the Dark Web I use a service called LifeLock to help handle situations of Identity Theft where my info was used to create loans, credit, etc.  It monitors the dark web for me and informs me when my info has been compromised.  Plus they have a knowledgeable staff and legal team to assist with straightening things out when my identity is stolen.  I think that is money well spent, but that is my opinion.  It also lets you know what possible fraud items that pop up on your financial accounts, credit reports, etc. It is also like and insurance policy where you are covered for a certain amount of coverage depending on plan type.

Now days, and I am sure you have seen it, anytime a your data is leaked from other businesses databases you will get a email from them where you can set yourself up for either free or paid credit monitoring services.  LifeLock does that and a whole lot more.  You can check it out if you want to make your own decisions on what it can do for you.

Of course keep in mind that your mileage may vary.

Now back to regular scheduling programing.  Sorry for the interruption but I like to see everyone know and use safe practices on the internet.  Nothing worse then someone uninformed and do something that costs them their life savings or identity.

[Flysmallie]

Lots of good stuff on the dark web that doesn’t involve hacking. But yeah, most people have no business there. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

3 hours ago, Linhardt said:

I use a service called LifeLock

Didn't they themselves get hacked?

Everyone should keep their credit locked at all times.  We have for a few years now.

You can lock your credit by freezing your credit report with each of the three major credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion:

[Terrierman]

5 minutes ago, snagged in outlet 3 said:

Didn't they themselves get hacked?

Everyone should keep their credit locked at all times.  We have for a few years now.

You can lock your credit by freezing your credit report with each of the three major credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion:

Why?  I haven't locked my credit in 72 years.  And Voila!  Here I am.

[ness]

10 minutes ago, Terrierman said:

Why?  I haven't locked my credit in 72 years.  And Voila!  Here I am.

I think I'm gonna get a mortgage on your house just to show ya  

[Terrierman]

44 minutes ago, ness said:

I think I'm gonna get a mortgage on your house just to show ya  

The first time I wrote the post you quoted it read And Viola! Here I am.  I fixed it though, just for you.

I've already told you guys I have an ID protection program shadowing my every move on the internet machine.