@briankrebs being alive does beat the alternatives most of the time

@stux @catsalad @briankrebs There is that word again... PUBLICAs in, PUBLIC SOCIAL MEDIA.Owned by no one and everyone. Not for sale to any billionaires or hegemonic nations.#PublicSocialMedia

@Rob_T_Firefly some others have commented that some of the big carriers/cdns are helping block US users from VPNing around it.

@Teop_Versant fake news or no, addiction is addiction, and people will naturally consider VPNs as a solid workaround. Question is, will they uninstall what they installed that didn't work?

@briankrebs On Thursday, Jan. 16, I got an SMS from ezdrivma and I don’t live in Massachusetts. I was wondering what enabled it to take place.

@neil for better or worse, we still have a full feed: https://krebsonsecurity.com/feed/

@briankrebs I’m not even a Windows user and I like them. I tell my Windows users about them.

@gepasi Here's one for Florida:

@n1xnx Tolerated. They know about them, because they're making bank. More on that in a bit, but it's fascinating how they're turning this data into cash.

@yetzt @titon yup. anyone who wanted to spend $20 and submit to the registration process in Niger (edited to correct country doh!)

@briankrebs lol typical ass covering. Some of the queries that we recorded to confirm the issue. Curious what they consider a risk then.

@briankrebs I've written to all of my local TV/Radio stations telling them I want them to cease use of X and move to something else. I provide all sorts of alternatives and I get nothing back.

@no_pixels The real question is, how many insurers are going to go under because of these fires and which ones will get bailed out.

@ZhiZhu There were a couple of LOL parts, but overall it was useful to watch as kind of a jarring preview of what's to come.

@cryptadamist Okay I'm going to be seeing that in my sleep. So creepy.

@ksaj good point. probably. guess we don't want LA to become Carthage. But it might just become Rome.

@briankrebs From my son’s school…. PowerSchool has informed us that they have taken action with the hackers to ensure the unauthorized data was deleted without any further replication or dissemination. They do not anticipate any of the data being shared or made public and are working with cybersecurity experts and law enforcement to ensure ongoing data safety. (LOL “taken action with the hackers to ensure… data deleted” )

@BalooUriza yeah they seem to allow a certain number of people to read the story for free, or maybe just after a few minutes, after which they put it behind a paywall.

@Christian_Freiherr_von_Wolff No, that's not been my impression. The success rate of this voice phishing crew is remarkable.

@briankrebs no i believe she’s the school teacher friend