The warning is a rare admission from the FBI about the threat from fake emergency data requests submitted by hackers with access to police email accounts.
The warning is a rare admission from the FBI about the threat from fake emergency data requests submitted by hackers with access to police email accounts.
Seriously, corporations, it’s a free pass! “Sorry, we can’t release any customer information without a court order due to the legal liability if we were to release the information to a an unknown party acting fraudulently.”
Although, I have to ask (although I’m pretty sure of the answer); are some companies just giving up whatever information is requested to anyone with a .gov address? What if its spoofed, or typosquatted?