by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 17, 2021 | Scam of the day
Often the first indication that a company has suffered a data breach is when the data stolen by hackers appears for sale on the Dark Web, that part of the Internet where criminals buy and sell goods and services. This is what appears to be the case in regard to a...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
Today is World Password Day, which is a day dedicated toward inspiring people to choose better passwords for their various online accounts. Each year the password manager company NordPass does a study of the worst passwords commonly used. These easily discerned...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
As I have reminded you many times, we are only as safe and secure as the security as the websites that have our personal information. So even if you are extremely diligent in protecting your personal information, you can be in danger of identity theft and scams if...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 1, 2021 | Scam of the day
Last week Carlos Rodriguez Sr., also known as “Il Padrino” was sentenced to more than ten years in prison for his role in masterminding a nationwide countefeit check cashing identity theft scheme by which he and his cohorts stole more than 1.8 million...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 14, 2020 | Scam of the day
Personal information including birth date, gender, website activity, cell phone number, username, email address and hashed passwords of 3.5 million users of the dating site MobiFriends have recently been discovered to have been made available to cybercriminals on the...
