by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 28, 2026 | Scam of the day
It is late May and many of us are thinking about taking our summer vacations that we look forward to all year, however, scammers are also taking advantage of our vacation interest to scam us and the companies we work for. One new scam involves your getting an email...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 27, 2026 | Scam of the day
Carnival Cruise Line suffered a massive data breach by the ransomware gang ShinyHunters through social engineering on April 18, 2026 that is estimated to have affected 8.7 million records. The data breach is still being investigated, but is reported to have included...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 26, 2026 | Scam of the day
A report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates a 1,000 % increase in money lost to scammers through cryptocurrency ATMs in the last three years. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency ATMs look just like traditional ATMs, but instead of distributing cash, they...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 25, 2026 | Scam of the day
Insurance company Liberty Mutual suffered a data breach on April 30th done by the ransomware group Everest. Stolen data included policyholders’ names, addresses, insurance policy numbers, financial and billing details and other personal information including,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 24, 2026 | Scam of the day
Scammers are big fans of gift cards because they are easy to purchase, easy to send to the scammer and impossible to trace to the scammer. According to the FTC, consumers lost 250 million dollars to gift card scams in 2025. It is not even necessary for the scammer...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 23, 2026 | Scam of the day
When, according to AAA the average price for a gallon of gas in the United States was $4.82 in July of 2022 I told you in a Scam of the day about scammers posing as government agents offering phony fuel assistance. At that time the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...
