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This week on Battle Born Tech. We warn about the cpanel / WHM vulnerability and warns that Microsoft Edge (alone among the browsers) stores all your passwords in plain text in memory and the seasonal scam of World Cup fake tickets (tickets only in the app, not a screenshot!) and special USA VISAs that do not exist. We welcome callers Char, Bruce, and Dee.
Char learns some computer addition as she struggles add easy web page access. We help her with mouse target practice to click on the key URL icon in the title bar of the web browser and join in the hunt in the bowels of Windows for icon pictures.
Bruce, makes a tough call on his Samsung Galaxy Tab A11. SOME can connect to the internet via cellular, but only a specific variant with cellular capabilities. The Tab A11 is available in both Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi+LTE and 5G models, so cellular connectivity depends on which version you have. (Hint: check for SIM slot, or if you have a 5G model, Settings | Connection | SIM manger for eSim )
Dee, learns origami to move her data into a foldable phone using Samsung Smart Switch.
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“They are proven to be long lasting.”
“I don’t want to get TOO much into your business.”
“Things are easy when you know how to do them.”
“They don’t make that easy.”
“I certainly will be returning it.”
“Updates…shouldn’t be a text link or email, those might be scams.”
“That’s a better phone that I got”
“Don’t leave this on table and walk away.”
“Weird security system: have an old phone.”
“The old phone may suddenly stop working—don’t freak.”
“Have a neat week.”
All em-dashes — were made by the common number of human fingers on the keypad—ALT+0151—no A.I. was involved in their creation.
BATTLE PLANS
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Notebook Cellular Cards
A small hardware card you install inside (or plug into) a laptop that lets it connect to a cell phone network for internet access, just like a phone does, without needing Wi-Fi.
URL
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the full web address you type into a browser, like https://www.battleborn.tech, that tells your computer exactly where to find a page on the internet.
Shiny Hunters
A notorious hacking group responsible for stealing and selling massive amounts of customer data from major companies using social engineering, (tricking users into give them access) most recently the Canvas school attack.
Canvas Hack
In early May 2026, the hacking group ShinyHunters breached Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system, stealing 3.5 terabytes of data including names, emails, student IDs, and private messages, then threatened to release it all unless ransoms were paid. This disrupted classrooms at nearly 9,000 schools worldwide right in the middle of finals season.
Cpanel
A popular web-based control panel that lets website owners manage their hosting account covering things like email, files, databases, and domains through a visual dashboard instead of typing commands.
WHM
Web Host Manager is an admin-level control panel that sits above cPanel, used by web hosting companies or server administrators to manage multiple cPanel accounts and entire servers at once.
eSIM
A built-in digital SIM card permanently inside your phone or device that lets you activate a carrier plan electronically, eliminating the need for a physical SIM card you can swap in and out.
Hot-Spot
A feature on your smartphone that shares its cellular internet connection with other devices, like your laptop or tablet, turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi router.
Jailbreak
The process of removing the manufacturer’s built-in software restrictions on a phone, giving the user full control to install unauthorized apps or make changes Apple or Android normally wouldn’t allow.
Provision
When a mobile service provider (carrier) remotely configures and activates the correct network settings on your device so it can access their data, voice, or messaging services — essentially the carrier “turning on” your service.
QR Code
A scannable square barcode made up of black and white dots that your phone’s camera can instantly read to open a website, share contact info, or trigger an action, without having to type anything.
Carrier
A carrier is the company — like Verizon, AT&T, or T-Mobile — that owns and operates the cellular network infrastructure and sells you the phone plan that connects your device to their towers for calls, texts, and data.
IMEI
A unique 15-digit serial number (International Mobile Equipment Identity) permanently assigned to every cell phone that identifies the specific device on a network. Carriers use it to activate or block stolen phones.
Palm Pilot
A pioneering handheld personal digital assistant (PDA) from the late 1990s and early 2000s that let users keep contacts, calendars, and notes in their pocket. Palm Pilots were essentially a grandfather of today’s smartphones, before phones could do any of that.
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