by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 31, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for October 10, 2023 I informed you of a data breach at the genetic testing company 23andMe that compromised information of 6.9 million of its customers. This week California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced he is suing Chrome Holding, the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 18, 2026 | Scam of the day
Amazon Prime Day is a global promotion of Amazon featuring sales on a variety of items available solely to Amazon Prime members. Although it is called Amazon Prime Day, it actually goes on for multiple days twice a year. This year Amazon has indicated that it is...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for May 9, 2026 I told you about the data breach at the educational technology company Instructure which makes the hugely popular learning management system Canvas. Canvas is used by school districts and universities around the world. As many...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 8, 2026 | Scam of the day
Educational technology company Instructure which developed the hugely popular learning management system Canvas which is used by school districts and universities around the world has confirmed that it suffered a data breach earlier this month in which as many as 275...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently, bakery owner Susan Limb of Maryland was disturbed when she received what appeared to be a call from her bank informing her that multiple fraudulent withdrawals had been made from her business account and that immediate action needed to be taken in order to...
