by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 21, 2020 | Scam of the day
With so many of us working from home, cybersecurity during the pandemic is very important. I am giving a webinar for the University of Massachusetts Alumni Association on November 30th about protecting yourself online during the pandemic. They are graciously opening...
by admin | Nov 22, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Yesterday, an Iranian hacker Behzad Mesri who used the name “Skote Vahshat” was indicted on charges related to the hacking last summer of HBO. Mesri who had, in the past, worked as a hacker for the Iranian military, is accused of hacking into computer...
by admin | Nov 4, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
As I have reported to you for more than a year, various companies and even federal agencies, such as the Department of Defense offer “bug bounties” to vetted hackers who are able to identify vulnerabilities in their software,web pages and computer...
by admin | Aug 17, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Following on the heals of a hacking of HBO in which early episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, Ballers and scripts from Game of Thrones were stolen by cybercriminals demanding ransoms be paid or they will release the stolen material, a number of HBO’s social media...
by admin | May 19, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
A recent report by ProPublica and Gizmodo has found security vulnerabilities in the WiFi networks at Mar-a-Lago, the resort often visited by President Trump as well as a number of other Trump destinations including the Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey, Trump...