by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
The healthcare industry has long been a prime target for hackers and ransomware gangs due to a combination of factors including the vast amounts of valuable personal information healthcare companies hold and their increased vulnerability to attack due to so many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 11, 2025 | Scam of the day
Columbia University recently disclosed that it had suffered a data breach in May that was discovered in June, but not disclosed until last week. According to public filings 868,969 people had their personal information compromised. The compromised information...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 10, 2025 | Scam of the day
Amazon’s popularity has not escaped scammers who tie many scams to Amazon including the phishing email copied below that can lead to identity theft and the hacking of your Amazon account. I have warned you many times over the years about scammers who send...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 9, 2025 | Scam of the day
Danish jewelry chain Pandora which has 2,700 locations worldwide announced recently that it had suffered a data breach in which personal information of approximately 30,000 people was compromised. The compromised information included names, email addresses, phone...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 8, 2025 | Scam of the day
In recent years, I have written many times about the myriad of cryptocurrency scams that have cost people billions of dollars. According to the FBI, Americans lost more than 9.3 billion dollars to cryptocurrency investment scams in 2024. In some instances, law...
