by admin | Aug 17, 2018 | Scam of the day
For many people, fax machines are a mere relic of the early days of electronic communications, but with 300 million fax numbers still in use, many people still have fax machines, often in the form of an all-in-one printer rather than a stand alone fax machine and...
by admin | Aug 15, 2018 | Scam of the day
In the days just prior to the Professional Golfers Association’s (PGA) recently completed PGA Championship tournament, its computers were the target of a ransomware attack that prevented the PGA from accessing many of its files. Ransomware is the name for...
by admin | Aug 15, 2018 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about security issues with ATMs for many years, primarily related to “skimmers” which are devices installed by criminals on ATMs that read your card and use that information to ultimately steal from your bank account, a problem that...
by admin | Aug 13, 2018 | Scam of the day
More than a billion people use the WhatsApp mobile messaging app that helps you send text messages, photographs, videos and audio. Due to its extreme popularity, it is not surprising that WhatsApp has become an attractive platform for scammers. I have reported to you...
by admin | Aug 12, 2018 | Scam of the day
The bad news is that a microchip security flaw called Meltdown had been determined to affect the Galaxy S7 cell phone used by approximately thirty million people. This flaw enables hackers to steal sensitive information such as passwords and banking information from...