Tagged “security”
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If Someone Threatens to Publish Your Conversations
Extortion built on companion app history follows a script. Do not pay, do not reply, preserve everything, secure the account, and report it. Details below.
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What Someone Else in Your Account Would Reach
Access to the account is access to the whole history from the first message, plus the power to lock you out. The inventory, and the containment pass.
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When a Companion App Is Breached, What to Do First
A breach here leaks the conversation, not just an email address. The security drill takes ten minutes; the exposure decision deserves longer.
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Recognising a Phishing Message About a Companion App Account
The tells are structural, not spelling. Four shapes these messages take, the one rule that defeats all of them, and what to do if you already replied.
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What Encrypted Means on a Companion App's Security Page
It almost always means in transit and at rest, and neither stops the operator reading your messages. One test tells you which claim you are being sold.