by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 26, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently the FBI issued a warning to retailers throughout the country warning them that the type of recent hacking of their credit and debit card payment systems that was used against Target and Neiman Marcus can be expected to be used against many more retailers in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 25, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
In my Scam of the day for January 19th I introduced many of you to Guccifer, a legendary hacker who targeted the rich and famous, not so much for financial gain, but rather to embarrass public figures by disclosing personal information he gleaned from their email. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 24, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Today, as I regularly do, I am providing you with links to the latest security software updates for many of the programs that we all use. Of particular importance are the updates to Adobe and Google Chrome software, both of which have often been targets of hackers...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 23, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
In 2012 Adrian and Gillian Bayford of Suffolk, England were lucky enough to win 148 million pounds in the EuroMillions lottery. Since that time there have been a number of emails, including one that has recently surfaced, in which you are told that the Bayfords are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 21, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The Starbucks iPhone app is one of the iPhone’s most popular free apps and can be used by Starbucks’ customers to pay for food and beverages directly from their smartphones. Last week, however it was discovered that the app stored the person’s...