by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 5, 2025 | Scam of the day
Although I have been writing about synthetic identity theft for many years, many people are not familiar with the term “synthetic Identity theft.” Synthetic identity theft poses a significant threat to many people particularly children. Synthetic...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 22, 2024 | Scam of the day
Data breaches are all too common and according to a 2023 report by IBM, healthcare companies account for approximately 27% of all data breaches. Healthcare companies are targeted for a number of reasons including the general lack of security of many healthcare...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 14, 2024 | Scam of the day
The 40+ dating website Senior Dating has shut down after recently suffering a data breach on November 23rd. The compromised and stolen personal information of 765,517 of the apps users included biographies, birth dates, drinking habits, education levels, email...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 11, 2024 | Scam of the day
I have been reporting to you about the about the avoidable Equifax data breach in which personal data of more than 147 million people was stolen and legal actions related to the data breach since 2017 when the data breach occurred. The personal information compromised...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 9, 2024 | Scam of the day
Repeatedly since 2023 I have been telling you about cybercriminals, exploiting a vulnerability found in MOVEit file transfer software used by 620 organizations including American Airlines, TD Ameritrade, Johns Hopkins University and other users of the same software...
