by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 10, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The term “Heartbleed” sounds serious and it is. Heartbleed is the name of the recently discovered security flaw in the Open SSL encryption security technology that is used by up to 2/3 of websites on the Internet. An indication that the website you are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Yesterday Microsoft officially ended technical support for its Windows XP program, which is still used by 95% of the world’s ATMs. Many people are justifiably concerned about the security of the ATMs that they use and if it is safe to still use them or are they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 8, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As regular followers of Scamicide know, whenever new security updates and patches are issued, we provide access to these so that you can update your software to provide better security on your computers, smartphones, laptops and other electronic devices. Updating...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 7, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A few days ago, Robert Dubuc and Oleg Pidtergerya pleaded guilty to a number of criminal counts in charges brought against them in federal court. The conspiracy of which they were a part is very telling of the danger that threatens the international banking system. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 6, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The FTC has obtained injunctions closing down a major telemarketing scam that stole more than twenty million dollars from senior citizens. The telemarketing used promises of various services including, ironically, fraud protection. Other services being sold were...