by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 21, 2025 | Scam of the day
The Denver Field Office of the FBI has issued a warning about free online converter tools. Converter tools enable you to change files from one format to another such as converting a Word document to a PDF, image formats such as a JPEG to a PNG, audio files such a an...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 20, 2025 | Scam of the day
Some of you may have thought that Zeus was just a mythical figure, but, in fact, Zeus is very much alive and represents a real threat to your fiscal well-being. Zeus is the name of a particular type of malware, also known as Zbot, that has been around since at least...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 19, 2025 | Scam of the day
Imposter scams have long been among the most lucrative for scammers. While there are many variations of this scam, the most common variations have involved scammers emailing their victims posing as a popular company with which we all do business or calling their...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 18, 2025 | Scam of the day
Generally when I report to you about data breaches, it involves companies or government agencies that have had their computer networks hacked and personal information that can lead to identity theft stolen. Today, however, I am informing you of a data breach that...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Mar 17, 2025 | Scam of the day
Tech support scams in which consumers are tricked by scammers into believing there is a problem with their computers that require the expensive services of scammers constitute a major problem. Tech support scams are increasingly common and victimize consumers 60...
