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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, January 21, 2023
Topics covered in this issue…
• Those Microsoft ‘Unusual sign-in activity’ emails are fake
• Q&A: Why do ranges and dryers run on 240 volts instead of 120?
• Q&A: Is it normal to have numerous lsass.exe processes running at once?
• Did you know lobster was once considered a “poor man’s food”?
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Today’s quick tech tip….
Those Microsoft ‘Unusual sign-in activity’ emails are fake
I’ve been receiving lots of questions about an email that appears to have been sent from Microsoft.
In a nutshell, the email claims that the recipient’s Microsoft account has been flagged for unusual sign-in activity.
At the bottom of the email is a ‘Report the user’ button and the body of the message states that a user from Moscow, Russia signed into your account.
If you receive one of these emails, simply ignore it and delete it. It’s a scam.
These emails are not being sent from Microsoft. That means if you respond to one of them in any way you’ll actually be engaging with a scammer/hacker.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Q&A: Why do ranges and dryers run on 240 volts instead of 120?
There are actually several great reasons.
• Q&A: Is it normal to have numerous lsass.exe processes running at once?
This post has the answer.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
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Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Did you know lobster was once considered a “poor man’s food”?
It’s hard to imagine nowadays, but there was a time when rich folks wouldn’t touch this modern-day delicacy.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• PayPal accounts breached in large-scale credential stuffing attack
• US schools banning TikTok from campus (but the kids don’t care)
• Report: Apple wants to take over your home with new iPad-like device
• Premium Microsoft subscription perks quietly infiltrate Windows apps
• Report: ChatGPT is pretty good at writing malware
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