by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 20, 2019 | Scam of the day
Within hours of the launch of the new Disney+ streaming service thousands of account holders discovered their accounts had been hacked and their access to their accounts denied. In many instances, the cybercriminals hacked into the Disney + accounts of their victims...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 19, 2019 | Scam of the day
SIM card swapping is a major problem. 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 19, 2019 | Scam of the day
Recently, the Los Angeles District Attorney issued a warning about the dangers of charging your phone at the USB chargers commonly found at airports, hotels and other public locations. A few years ago cyber security company Kaspersky Lab issued a report detailing the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
Convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff who stole 50 billion dollars from unsuspecting victims may be the last person from whom you would accept investing advice, but in fact, his advice, as contained in a 2014 jailhouse interview Madoff gave to the Wall Street Journal...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 16, 2019 | Scam of the day
Scams involving utility bills for electric, water or gas services have long been popular with scammers. Utilities United Against Scams, a consortium of more than 100 American and Canadian utility companies has designated the week of November 17-23rd as National...
