by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 18, 2019 | Scam of the day
I have written many times about ransomware because it continues to be a major problem to business, governments and individuals alike. Ransomware is the name for malware that once installed on a computer, often unwittingly through clicking on links in spear phishing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
The phrase “canaries in the coal mine” refer to the practice years ago of bringing canaries into coal mines because they were sensitive to small amounts of dangerous carbon dioxide and were useful in recognizing early the presence of dangerous carbon...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 16, 2019 | Scam of the day
Ingenious identity thieves are always finding new ways to phish for your passwords and other personal information in order to use that information to make you a victim of identity theft. I have written many times in the past about phishing emails and text messages...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 15, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is mailing refunds to victims of a scam operated by a number of defendants doing business under the name of Payless Solutions. Payless Solutions used illegal robocalls to lure unsuspecting victims of their scam into paying between...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 14, 2019 | Scam of the day
This scam starts as a text message that offers you $600 per week merely for displaying a small sticker on your car apparently for advertising purposes. If you click on the link contained in the text message it will lead you to instructions as to how to get your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 13, 2019 | Scam of the day
Adobe has just issued new security updates for the popular, but intensely flawed Adobe Flash software. Last year Adobe confirmed that it will stop updating and distributing Adobe Flash at the end of 2020 although frankly, it would be wise for you to migrate away from...
