by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 8, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently there has been a dramatic increase in the stealing of frequent flier miles from the accounts of unsuspecting airline customers who participate in the various airline frequent flier programs. The reasons for this is because this kind of theft is easy to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 7, 2019 | Scam of the day
A Subscriber Identity Module, more commonly known as a SIM card, is an integrated circuit that stores information used to authenticate subscribers on mobile devices, such as a cell phone. The SIM card is able to be transferred between different devices, and often is,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 7, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about dangers in the rapidly expanding Internet of things for more than five years. The Internet of Things is made up of a broad range of devices connected to the Internet including home thermostats, security systems, medical devices,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
Hawaii Island Police are warning the public about scam phone calls where the caller tells the intended victim of the scam that it is Fire Safety Month and that it is necessary for the caller to come to the home of the intended victim to inspect their smoke alarms. ...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for December 28, 2018 I told you about a Houston family who were frightened when they heard vulgar threats coming from the baby monitor they used to watch their four month old son. Their baby monitor had been hacked by someone attempting to...
