by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 21, 2022 | Scam of the day
Data breaches continue to a major problem for all of us. Regardless of how well you protect the security of your personal information on your own computers and devices, you are only as safe as the places that hold your information with the weakest security. Earlier...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 16, 2022 | Scam of the day
Data breaches have become a part of every day life and their numbers continue to increase. In the first three months of 2022 alone there were 404 major data breaches. The latest major data breach involves Professional Finance Company (PFC) which operates a debt...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Dec 22, 2021 | Scam of the day
Recently, the federal government issued a warning to business leaders to be ready for inevitable cyberattacks during the Christmas and New Year period. Many times in the recent years, major cyberattacks and data breaches occurred over the holidays when businesses,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 21, 2021 | Scam of the day
I am sure most people are familiar with Gieco from its clever commercials which often feature a talking Gecko. Geico is the second largest auto insurer in the country and recently it suffered a data breach in which the driver’s license numbers of an, at this...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 22, 2021 | Scam of the day
We learned a few days ago that the grocery and pharmacy chain Kroger had suffered a data breach of which it first became aware on January 23rd, but did not notify its customers of the breach until a few days ago. In a statement released on February 19th, Kroger...
