Fish publish their owner's credit card details
The aquarium fish were actually only supposed to play Pokémon. But when their owner is not at home, they go on a shopping spree and get up to more mischief.
Sometimes, however, it gets exciting. Especially when the game crashes in Mutekimaru's absence. The Switch and the YouTube stream continue undaunted.
In the further course of this somewhat peculiar phishing, the fish open a PayPal account and send another email to its owner. They debit 500 yen from the credit card, about three and a half francs or euros. From the login points they collect, they also treat themselves to a better-looking avatar. They also download the Nintendo 64 emulator. Then they have had enough and shut down the Switch on their own.
My interest in IT and writing landed me in tech journalism early on (2000). I want to know how we can use technology without being used. Outside of the office, I’m a keen musician who makes up for lacking talent with excessive enthusiasm.
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