by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 2, 2023 | Scam of the day
The recent ransomware attacks against both MGM Resorts which operates 19 casinos in the United States and Caesars Entertainment the largest casino owner in the world, with more than 65 million Caesars Rewards members and properties in 18 states and Canada under the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 29, 2023 | Scam of the day
In 2015 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled a lawsuit it initiated against identity theft protection company, Lifelock about which I reported to you in a Scam of the day earlier that year. In the lawsuit, Lifelock was accused of not living up to the terms of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 24, 2023 | Scam of the day
According to a study last year by Javelin Strategy & Research more than 1.25 million children became victims of identity theft last year and the true number is probably much greater because in many instances child identity theft is not discovered until the child...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 13, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently the accounting firm Ernst & Young disclosed that it had suffered a data breach affecting 30,210 customers of Bank of America for whom Ernst & Young had been doing accounting. The personal information stolen was quite extensive and included names,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 31, 2023 | Scam of the day
Recently a Scamicide reader told me that she had received an email from a friend of hers asking for a favor. Her friend needed the Scamicide reader to send a gift card to someone because her friend was unable to do so and needed to send the gift card right away. The...
