by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 24, 2026 | Scam of the day
Recently I got a Facebook friend request from a good friend of mine. The only problem was that we were already were Facebook friends. If one of your friends received a Facebook friend request that appeared to come from you, it does not mean that your account was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 23, 2026 | Scam of the day
The headline of this Scam of the day may be a bit confusing because dual factor authentication is not itself a scam, but rather a tool to avoid being scammed. It is not unusual for passwords to be compromised, particularly if you use the same password for all of your...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 21, 2026 | Scam of the day
Amazon Prime Day is coming October 6th and 7th. Recently there has been an increase in the number of scams related to Amazon Prime which is not surprising since there are approximately 220 million Amazon Prime members. Scammers attempt to lure people into providing...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 24, 2026 | Scam of the day
Identity thieves use legal and illegal online sources to gather their victims’ personal information, such as their Social Security number, address, and date of birth and use that information for purposes of identity theft which is a significant threat to...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 15, 2026 | Scam of the day
Zoll Medical Corp. is a medical technology company that provides emergency care solutions including critical care devices. In January of 2023 it suffered a data breach that compromised sensitive information of its customers. following which, as is now often the case...
