Possible scams??

OK, anyone on TalkTalk (it is free) should apply Call Safe by dialling 1472 to setup. The video on this site explains how it works and you manage it in your 'My Account' if you need to add new numbers that you want to accept:

https://www.talktalk.co.uk/shop/security/callsafe

Would be interesting to know if the scammers are the failed ones who have tried it on in Oz:

https://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/Home-Broadband/Phone-call-from-woman-saying-our-Internet-will-be-disconnected/td-p/172042

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OK, anyone on TalkTalk (it is free) should apply Call Safe by dialling 1472 to setup. The video on this site explains how it works and you manage it in your 'My Account' if you need to add new numbers that you want to accept:

 

https://www.talktalk.co.uk/shop/security/callsafe

 

Would be interesting to know if the scammers are the failed ones who have tried it on in Oz:

 

https://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/Home-Broadband/Phone-call-from-woman-saying-our-Internet-will-be-disconnected/td-p/172042

 

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I have call safe applied now, thanks!

TalkTalk had a huge security leak through their indian data centre, it was well publicised. The details of many (most) customers were sold and they have been widely targeted by scammers since.

TalkTalk had a huge security leak through their indian data centre, it was well publicised. The details of many (most) customers were sold and they have been widely targeted by scammers since.

I received confirmation that my details were not ones that were taken when the incident happened and my better half relayed the message that the caller simply said that "Your internet will be turned off this p.m." and having read through quite a lot of the thread from Oz I posted above, they don't need ISP/Phone provider details. I read of another interesting phone scam where by scammers make out your phone line will be disconnected, ask the user to hang up and see that the phone line is no longer working - what the scammer does as they have initiated the call through an auto-dialler no doubt, is to put the caller on hold as they started the call and they can hear the user frantically dialling out then at appropriate time, take the call off hold - and that's when the 'fun' starts.

With a landline there is no excuse to fall for that, ALWAYS listen for a dial tone.

I received confirmation that my details were not ones that were taken when the incident happened

Pretty sure they ended up having multiple breaches, I'd question if they were actually able to identify all the user accounts affected.

You can run your e-mail through https://haveibeenpwned.com/ which covers most public leaks, won't cover all leaks as some data is kept by the criminals and sold to scammers.

Pretty sure they ended up having multiple breaches, I'd question if they were actually able to identify all the user accounts affected.

 

You can run your e-mail through https://haveibeenpwned.com/ which covers most public leaks, won't cover all leaks as some data is kept by the criminals and sold to scammers.

Hi geared, thanks for that - no I haven't been pwned.

However:

https://www.hackread.com/hacking-offline-computer-and-phone.

However, a sub-account has: "Pwned on 1 breached site and found no pastes" - what does found no pastes mean?

Also some interesting sites that you would not expect to get pwned:

Linux Mint

In February 2016, the website for the Linux distro known as Linux Mint was hacked and the ISO infected with a backdoor. The site also ran a phpBB forum which was subsequently put up for sale complete with almost 145k email addresses, passwords and other personal subscriber information.

Compromised data: Avatars, Dates of birth, Email addresses, Geographic locations, IP addresses, Passwords, Time zones, Website activity

Malwarebytes

In November 2014, the Malwarebytes forum was hacked and 111k member records were exposed. The IP.Board forum included email and IP addresses, birth dates and passwords stored as salted hashes using a weak implementation enabling many to be rapidly cracked.

Compromised data: Dates of birth, Email addresses, IP addresses, Passwords, Usernames, Website activity

However, a sub-account has: "Pwned on 1 breached site and found no pastes" - what does found no pastes mean?

It searches for you account details (probably e-mail address) on paste sites like pastebin (etc). See here for examples.

Wanting to buy something off gumtree site and seller is saying they want paying with iTunes vouchers ,is this a new sort of scam as never heard of it before??

May well be. From Google seems there has been a scam whereby seller asks for payment by I tune gift voucher. They then ask you to send the serial code and they can then redeem the value of the voucher.

Wanting to buy something off gumtree site and seller is saying they want paying with iTunes vouchers ,is this a new sort of scam as never heard of it before??

Avoid...keep it local.

Wanting to buy something off gumtree site and seller is saying they want paying with iTunes vouchers ,is this a new sort of scam as never heard of it before??

It's a type of money laundering. They don't have to pay any taxes on your payment because it is considered a gift and can't be traced to the seller as a profit. It is a scam but not against you, as you could still receive your goods at the price you wanted to pay, but if you are in the slightest doubt, walk away.