"Boris Johnson’s phone number ‘listed online for last 15 years’
PM’s contact details were listed at the bottom of a 2006 press release as officials reportedly told him to change it"
Makes amoeba look like geniuses. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
PM’s contact details were listed at the bottom of a 2006 press release as officials reportedly told him to change it"
Makes amoeba look like geniuses. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
And of course, although the offending article now seems to have been excised from Google, the internet never forgets. So his phone number is freely available here on Twitter, for example, thanks to people screenshotting the now deleted release.
Actually, the information is still available online as well. But it's a bit harder to find now than I suspect it was 24H ago. The press release itself is a PDF, and it looks like Google has de-indexed the text.
(No, I'm not going to link to it.)
(No, I'm not going to link to it.)
The biggest issue isn't pranksters harrassing him (though HE might feel like it is).
The problem is, malware exists that can potentially take over a phone just by sending it a compromised text. The recipient doesn't even have to do anything. So it's a target for foreign hackers.
The problem is, malware exists that can potentially take over a phone just by sending it a compromised text. The recipient doesn't even have to do anything. So it's a target for foreign hackers.
That escalated fast! Now, people are leaving a whole bunch of fake "warnings" on those "who called me?"-type websites against BJ's phone number, referencing various unsalubrious events in his life.
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