by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 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. | Dec 6, 2019 | Scam of the day
Over the years I have warned you many times about romance scams, but it is important to do so again because these scams are getting worse. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Americans lost more money to romance scams last year than to any other scam and...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 6, 2019 | Scam of the day
Russians Maksim Yakubets and Igor Turashev who the Justice Department allege operated an international cybercrime organization known as Evil Corp (which sounds like it should be the villain in an Austin Powers movie) were charged yesterday with stealing 100 million...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 4, 2019 | Scam of the day
Some former Netflix subscribers who cancelled their accounts are reporting that they are still being charged for their subscriptions. The problem arises when scammers using the username and passwords of the former Netflix subscribers to log into the canceled accounts...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 3, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is a federal agency created in 2018 that works with both the public and private sectors to build and maintain our nation’s infrastructure and protect it from cyberattacks. CISA recently issued a...
