by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 1, 2026 | Scam of the day
In August of 2024, the rental car company Avis suffered a data breach in which personal and financial information of 299,000 of its customers was compromised. The compromised information included names, mailing addresses, email addresses, phone numbers, birth dates,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 31, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for October 10, 2023 I informed you of a data breach at the genetic testing company 23andMe that compromised information of 6.9 million of its customers. This week California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced he is suing Chrome Holding, the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 30, 2026 | Scam of the day
I have been warning you about phony kidnapping scams, also known as virtual kidnapping, for fourteen years and according to the FBI, the scam is increasing in frequency. Generally, the scam starts with a telephone call informing the person answering the phone that a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 29, 2026 | Scam of the day
PayPal is very popular and, as I always say, anything popular with the public is very popular with scammers. Over the years I have written about many scams involving PayPal, but one I have not written about until now relates to its Friends and Family Payment option. ...
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...
