by admin | Dec 16, 2017 | Scam of the day
Many people have been scammed by criminals who call on the phone purporting to be from the IRS making various threats unless the targeted victim immediately pays alleged overdue taxes. For years, I have been telling you that the simplest way to know that the person...
by admin | Dec 15, 2017 | Scam of the day
Researcher Julio Casal recently discovered a massive data base of 1.4 billion unencrypted passwords available to cybercriminals on the Dark Web in a single file. The Dark Web is that part of the Internet where criminals buy and sell all manner of illegal and stolen...
by admin | Dec 14, 2017 | Scam of the day
According to a recent study just released by the Better Business Bureau, tech support scams continue to be a major problem for consumers, many of whom are cheated out of an average of $500 or, even worse, may unwittingly give access to their computer data to the...
by admin | Dec 13, 2017 | Scam of the day
Seven Romanian members of a gang called the Hornea Crew, named after its leaders Constantin Hornea and Ludemis Hornea pleaded guilty recently in Federal Court in Boston to charges related to installing skimmers in ATMs in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire New...
by admin | Dec 11, 2017 | Scam of the day
A joint effort by law enforcement forces of the United States, Germany and Belarus has resulted in the arrest of of the most influential cybercriminals in the world. While official law enforcement sources have not released the name of the criminal arrested, it is...
