by admin | Oct 16, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been reporting to you about tech support scams for years, however as with many scams, this one keeps evolving into new forms although the ultimate goal is still the same. At its essence, the scam involves being contacted purportedly by Microsoft or Apple in...
by admin | Oct 16, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
At the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), a temporary restraining order has been issued by a judge in the Federal District Court for Arizona temporarily shutting down the operation of a telemarketing scam in which three people, utilizing numerous...
by admin | Oct 15, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams for three years, but recently there has been a resurgence of this particular scam targeting the parents of college students in Virginia, California, Texas, Arizona and elsewhere. The scam starts with a telephone...
by admin | Oct 14, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
I have reported to you many times about the “bug bounty” programs used by private companies such as Google and Facebook as well as, more recently, the Department of Defense which offer a “bug bounty” to vetted hackers who are able to identify...
by admin | Oct 13, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Luggage and handbag manufacturer, Vera Bradley announced yesterday that its retail stores suffered a data breach in which credit card numbers, customer names, card expiration dates and verification codes for customers who used credit and debit cards at its stores...
