by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
Receiving a telephone call from a debt collector is not a pleasant experience. Being hounded by someone attempting to collect a debt you do not owe is fraud. I have written many times in the past about scammers who use deceptive and abusive collections practices in...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 16, 2019 | Scam of the day
Today’s Scam of the day is another version of the Nigerian email scam that continues to plague the online community. Although it may seem that the Nigerian email scam began in the era of the Internet, the basis of the scam actually goes back to 1588 when it was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 15, 2019 | Scam of the day
Microsoft has disclosed that it suffered a data breach in which email services that it operates, Outlook, MSN and Hotmail were compromised. According to MIcrosoft, the hackers were able to leverage a customer support account to access the email accounts of a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
Ransomware attacks have increased dramatically in 2019. Recently the Department of Homeland Security issued a warning about ransomware and steps you can take to combat the problem. Here is a link to that warning: https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/tips/ST19-001 Ransomware...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
Adobe has just issued new security updates for the popular, but intensely flawed Adobe Flash Player along with other Adobe products. Not long ago, Adobe confirmed that it will stop updating and distributing Adobe Flash at the end of 2020 although frankly, it would...
