by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 13, 2026 | Scam of the day
In the Scam of the day for December 22, 2023 I first told you about the data breach affecting all thirty-six million customers of Internet service provider Comcast Cable Communications which occurred between October 16, 2023 and October 19, 2023 in which usernames,...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 11, 2026 | Scam of the day
Identity theft is a serious crime that can result in financial harm and tremendous disruption of the lives of its victims. We are presently in an era of constant major data breaches so no matter how careful you are about protecting your personal information, you are...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jun 10, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently, Patricia Escriva was shocked to see that she had lost control of her cell phone and that scammers had emptied her bank account of $18,000. What made this more troubling was that her account was protected by dual factor authentication. She was the victim...
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...