help moving a hard drive into a different computer?
Hi folks, Sorry rather behind. request is simple, as my short term computer solution is starting to fail. while a new one is being built for me, I have no idea of that timeline. between the landline issue and my cell phone having someone accessing its sim code to dial it remotely, my computers are my contact with the outside world. Task will be simple for a knowledgeable person. Any ideas? Freecycle cafe used to be terrific for such small tasks, no idea of a good door now however. Thanks, Karen
Karen Lewellen via talk wrote on 2023-09-25 16:09: I'm afraid I'm a bit far away to be able to assist with installing a hard drive in person, but this caught my eye:
my cell phone having someone accessing its sim code to dial it remotely
I'm going to guess your phone number is showing up in the call display on other phones? If that's accurate, it's just spoofing of the call display system. As far as I know, it's extremely unlikely someone's accessed you SIM card remotely. That would require you to be a target of a nation-state level adversary, and even then might be unlikely. But spoofing call display info is trivial for robo-callers, spammers, and scammers. So, unless anyone points out errors in my understanding, you can probably rest assured that your mobile device is safe. Best of luck with the hard drive, Ron (rb)
Hi ron, I cannot speak to the call display aspect. However, according to my provider, that someone now accesses my phone remotely making calls over and over again indicates compromise. I have changed my same code once, which helped. They cannot make calls if my phone is on the charger. I anticipate changing my number and the sim code next. Thanks for the positive on my drive change. On Mon, 25 Sep 2023, BCLUG via talk wrote:
Karen Lewellen via talk wrote on 2023-09-25 16:09: I'm afraid I'm a bit far away to be able to assist with installing a hard drive in person, but this caught my eye:
my cell phone having someone accessing its sim code to dial it remotely
I'm going to guess your phone number is showing up in the call display on other phones?
If that's accurate, it's just spoofing of the call display system. As far as I know, it's extremely unlikely someone's accessed you SIM card remotely.
That would require you to be a target of a nation-state level adversary, and even then might be unlikely.
But spoofing call display info is trivial for robo-callers, spammers, and scammers.
So, unless anyone points out errors in my understanding, you can probably rest assured that your mobile device is safe.
Best of luck with the hard drive,
Ron (rb)
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How different is your old computer from your new computer? How old is your old computer? On Mon, 25 Sept 2023 at 19:09, Karen Lewellen via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote:
Hi folks, Sorry rather behind. request is simple, as my short term computer solution is starting to fail. while a new one is being built for me, I have no idea of that timeline. between the landline issue and my cell phone having someone accessing its sim code to dial it remotely, my computers are my contact with the outside world. Task will be simple for a knowledgeable person. Any ideas? Freecycle cafe used to be terrific for such small tasks, no idea of a good door now however. Thanks, Karen
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