<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><!-- generator=Zoho Sites --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><atom:link href="https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/tag/personal/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><title>Steve Aves - My Thoughts #Personal</title><description>Steve Aves - My Thoughts #Personal</description><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/tag/personal</link><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:21:45 -0800</lastBuildDate><generator>http://zoho.com/sites/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[I Came VERY Close To Clicking A Fake Web Link.]]></title><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/post/I-Came-VERY-Close-To-Clicking-A-Fake-Web-Link</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.steveaves.com/images/gbefbf5c7b6320749e6dd662359699e15cb52fbee7d580bd51e0152a321b882a409b21dd7db6768581f15d3af5192a0d3d41e2bd6e347f2270ac5b6f9e05f7c8b_1280.png"/>You should read the article below. It highlights the sophisticated methods scammers employ. Russian Hackers Create 4,300 Fake Travel Sites to Steal Hotel Guests' Payment Data]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_oo0MzDtqSleo4wxF32kSow" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_PTv9pkqwTia54zgNc40eoA" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_8EjwN2VzRFSFfhqHE4bAjg" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_YsQd_uxBQD-o3pwYmEkkzA" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style></style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_V_iQ6xmZRpSUmQf18exWMA" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style></style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center zptext-align-mobile-center zptext-align-tablet-center " data-editor="true"><div><div><div><div><div><div><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:20px;">You should read the article below. It highlights the sophisticated methods scammers employ.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:20px;"><a href="https://thehackernews.com/2025/11/russian-hackers-create-4300-fake-travel.html" title="Russian Hackers Create 4,300 Fake Travel Sites to Steal Hotel Guests' Payment Data" target="_blank" rel="">Russian Hackers Create 4,300 Fake Travel Sites to Steal Hotel Guests' Payment Data</a>&nbsp;</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:20px;"><br/></span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-size:20px;">&quot;The activity......., is designed to target customers of the hospitality industry, specifically hotel guests who may have travel reservations with spam emails. </span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-size:20px;">Of the 4,344 domains tied to the attack, 685 domains contain the name &quot;Booking&quot;, followed by 18 with &quot;Expedia,&quot; 13 with &quot;Agoda,&quot; and 12 with &quot;Airbnb,&quot; indicating an attempt to target all popular booking and rental platforms.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-size:20px;"><br/></span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:20px;">The above article reminded me of how I almost fell for a phishing scam. The email I received appeared to come from Zoho.com, a company I use to host my 3 Email accounts, personal website, and a number of other functions. </span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:20px;">The phishing Email was so specific, similar in scope to the ones mentioned above, that it did not cross my mind it could be a scam. The Email claimed to announce a new version of Zoho Mail's &quot;Mail Merge&quot; function. Now, THAT is a specific subject for a scam Email!</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:20px;">I came within a click of my mouse to find out more about this upgrade. But, something did not feel right. Zoho doesn't send emails about updates to &quot;little&quot; functions like mail merge. They just do the update. So I hovered my mouse over the link to see the URL. The domain name ended in &quot;.de.&quot; Zoho uses &quot;.com.&quot; Why would a&nbsp;German (.de a top-level domain) subsidiary of Zoho be sending me this email?</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:20px;">I forwarded the email to Zoho Mail's support desk asking about it. Sure enough, it was a scam. </span></p><span style="font-weight:400;font-size:20px;"><strong>Unsolicited Emails need to be viewed with suspicion. Always. It only takes one mistake to ruin your life.</strong></span></div>
</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div> ]]></content:encoded><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 12:54:14 -0600</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My First Football Game in Town]]></title><link>https://www.steveaves.com/blogs/post/My-First-Football-Game-in-Town</link><description><![CDATA[<img align="left" hspace="5" src="https://www.steveaves.com/marching band blog cover image.jpg"/>Grandson performing with the marching band forces me to attend a football game.]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="zpcontent-container blogpost-container "><div data-element-id="elm_abUvLZDwQmuM_y5sAgLkDA" data-element-type="section" class="zpsection "><style type="text/css"></style><div class="zpcontainer-fluid zpcontainer"><div data-element-id="elm_BqMPnXT5SMebknSWDyHNsw" data-element-type="row" class="zprow zprow-container zpalign-items- zpjustify-content- " data-equal-column=""><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_v3eZlz4wQ2uHIlpRtlUbOw" data-element-type="column" class="zpelem-col zpcol-12 zpcol-md-12 zpcol-sm-12 zpalign-self- "><style type="text/css"></style><div data-element-id="elm_2Qu2aJ5rRT6AUGwc3pT0kQ" data-element-type="heading" class="zpelement zpelem-heading "><style> [data-element-id="elm_2Qu2aJ5rRT6AUGwc3pT0kQ"].zpelem-heading { border-radius:1px; } </style><h2
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<div data-element-id="elm_vvhJi7wHS_SFsXuzrfA_ag" data-element-type="text" class="zpelement zpelem-text "><style> [data-element-id="elm_vvhJi7wHS_SFsXuzrfA_ag"].zpelem-text { border-radius:1px; } </style><div class="zptext zptext-align-center " data-editor="true"><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:24px;font-weight:400;">I am not a football fan.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:24px;font-weight:400;">To the best of my knowledge, I have attended a total of 5 games in the last 50 years and never a local high school game.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:24px;font-weight:400;">But, when my grandson is performing with the Bloomington High School Raiders Marching Band, you bet I'll attend.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:24px;font-weight:400;">I am not a photographer. It is a challenge for me to remember my phone has a camera, because I prefer to be &quot;in the moment.&quot; This explains my poor video and pictures below.</span></p><p style="text-align:left;text-indent:0.25in;"><span style="font-size:24px;font-weight:400;">I considered editing the video, but I do not know how. So, focus on the good parts and note how well the band performed at their first time on the field this year.</span></p></div>
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